[helives]

"Waxing crescent Earth, First Quarter Earth, Full Earth, Waxing gibbous Earth, etc etc"

haha.....sounds like the history of Earth over the last 2000 yrs......I guess that makes the current Earth and its inhabitants the waxing gibbous Earth.....well thats the impression I get when I have a look at what entertains us........

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Lunar Telescopes***Why is the moon such a good place for astronomy? First of all the moon has no atmosphere. The sky is perfectly black and the stars do not twinkle. Stars and galaxies can be observed at all wavelengths including x-ray, ultraviolet, visible, infrared, and radio. ***

[MrsEmmaPeel]

Using my astronomical program Starry Night, If I were on the Moon right now (Sea of Tranquility at: 8.5N, 31.4E) I'd have a pretty good view of Australia. If I were at the Ocean of Storms (18.4 N, 57.4W), I'd have a pretty good view of Africa. Either case, the Earth phase looks to me like its a Waning Gibbous Earth - Just shy of a Third Quarter Earth