To: Popman
The far side of the moon gets just as much sunlight as the near side. It just gets it the other half of the month. You don't get a good view of Earth in the sky.
19 posted on
03/18/2006 4:30:36 PM PST by
KarlInOhio
(The tree of liberty is getting awfully parched.)
To: KarlInOhio
Really? I always thought it was dark all the time on one side. You learn something everyday at FR
37 posted on
03/18/2006 5:15:11 PM PST by
Popman
("What I was doing wasn't living, it was dying. I really think God had better plans for me.")
To: KarlInOhio
William Anders of Apollo 8 has that picture framed at his house just like you posted here. He say's that's the way he saw it from lunar orbit. It had to be a real mind-blowing experience. Among the first three humans to see Earthrise instead of moonrise. Also, Gene Cernan of Apollos 10 & 17 has long said he can't wait to rid himself of the title "Last Man on the Moon". I just hope that when NASA does it again, the tv cameras are better. Some High-Def images would be super.
74 posted on
03/18/2006 5:54:30 PM PST by
NCC-1701
(RADICAL ISLAM IS A CULT. IT MUST BE ELIMINATED FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH.)
To: KarlInOhio; Popman
The far side of the moon gets just as much sunlight as the near side.Technically, the "dark side" gets a little more sunlight every year, since it's never eclipsed by the earth's shadow.
128 posted on
03/18/2006 7:53:50 PM PST by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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