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Welcome to the Moon Page
as always please check back often as we continue to add to this section
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What’s Going On with the Sky
Lunar Phases this is a java applet and has a great deal of detail. It will open slowly.
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New Moon The Moon's unilluminated side is facing the Earth. The Moon is not visible (except during a solar eclipse).The lighted side of the Moon faces away from the Earth. This means that the Sun, Earth, and Moon are almost in a straight line, with the Moon in between the Sun and the Earth. The Moon that we see looks very dark.
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New Moon (GMT) June 25th
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First Quarter - June 3rd One-half of the Moon appears to be illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is increasing. The right half of the Moon appears lighted and the left side of the Moon appears dark
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Full Moon (GMT) June 11th
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Last Quarter - June 18th One-half of the Moon appears to be illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is decreasing. Sometimes called Third Quarter. The left half of the Moon appears lighted, and the right side of the Moon appears dark.
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