Student Exploration: 3D Eclipse Test

The moon is by far the biggest and most easily recognizable object in earth’s atmosphere that can be perceived by the naked eye on a cloudless night. It is hypothesized that it came into existence nearly 4.5 billion years ago, from residual debris after a planetary body collided with earth. Although, considered the runner-up to the sun as the second brightest object in the sky, its illumination is deceitful, insomuch as the moon is not a source of light, but instead reflects the sun’s illumination from the half of the moon that is in direct alignment with the sun at that time. More readily identified as a satellite of the earth rather than as a planet itself or even a star, it has a diameter a quarter of the size of earth’s size and it

Based on Annie Dillard’s account of witnessing a total eclipse in her essay “Total Eclipse” I would have to say she definitely encourages her readers to witness a total eclipse. She says that it is almost the opposite of a partial eclipse, which I am sure most people have seen many times before, that’s how different they are and I believe most people including myself think partial eclipses are spectacular and almost dreamlike.

Question 5: Now that you have had a chance to apply your guiding statement to several simulations, on a scale of 1 to 10 (1

If we know the moon's position in the sky and its phase, we can estimate the time. In general, knowing any two of the

between light and shadow) from the north pole to the south pole of the moon. This is how the moon would be seen if it were on the observer’s meridian. We can use the drawing above to determine the amount of illumination and whether it is on the left or right hand side of the moon. Use the drawing above to draw the appearance of the moon in the box below.

Certain years stick out to Americans about how our nation got to where we are today. When hearing the year 1776 you automatically think of the Declaration of Independence and how we became no longer apart of the British Empire. When you hear the year 1861, you get reminded about Abraham Lincoln becoming the sixteenth president of the United States and the start of the Civil War. There are so many more important years that stick out in American history. Those types of events are what Americans remember and live for. America is so beautiful for the story it has behind it and the names who have created it. But what most people look past and forget is that happened in the year 1831. It’s hard to put major historical

l. Every part talks about where they are like when they were in the moon the first part were named moon.

Lunar phase (or Moon phase) refers to the appearance of the illuminated portion of the Moon as seen by an observer, usually on Earth. The lunar phases vary cyclically as the Moon orbits the Earth, according to the changing relative positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun. One half of the lunar

17. Why does the Moon change its phase, how does it move, and how do these combine to create eclipses?

Next to using an actual telescope, a telephoto lens is the best way to photograph the moon. It can show features and definition of the moon that your DSLR would otherwise not pick up. This lens can also capture action shots, as well as create a shallow depth of

right hand side of the moon. Use the drawing above to draw the appearance of the moon

| 2. If there is a full moon visible from Paris one evening, twelve hours later in Australia there will be a _________ visible. Answer

From memory, draw the positions of the Earth-Moon-Sun system during a complete monthly tidal cycle. Indicate the tide conditions experienced on Earth, the phases of the Moon, the time between those phases, and syzygy and quadrature.

5) When I first observed the moon on September 24, 2012 I observed that it was at a waxing gibbous phase which meant that I saw nearly half of the moon lit up, and half was dark basically. Every two days that I made an observation, the moon seemed to get bigger each time, but on the last day it started to decrease from the full moon phase but only slightly. On October 2, 2012 for my last day of observation I saw that the part of the moon I could see was getting smaller, but only by a little. The moon changed from small to full moon which was big, and then back to becoming smaller. I understand that the moon doesn’t actually change sizes, but when observing the amount of light or darkness that I can see, hence it appears smaller or bigger.

One of these natural occurrences is the solar eclipse. The word eclipse originates from a Greek word meaning "abandonment". Ana Ruiz states in “The Spirit of Ancient Egypt”, that the ancient Egyptians believed that Apep, a spirit