The Moon is not merely a nighttime object and we can often see it during the day. Find out why.Save 30% on the shop price when you subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine today! Katrin Raynor Published: January
The Moon’s gravitational tug causes Earth’s waters to bulge, birthing tides. During both Full and New Moons, the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in alignment,generating “spring tides.”These tides can swing exceptionally high or low due to the combined gravitational influences of the Sun and Moo...
A point-and-shoot camera (or “bridge camera”) is also capable of powerful images of the moon, especially when held up to the eyepiece of aDobsonian reflectortelescope. It can be tricky to capture a sharp image while hand-holding the camera up to the eyepiece, so you’ll likely need t...
What happens during a solar eclipse?Watch as a shadow slowly crosses the Earth. See all videos for this article The orbital eccentricity also affects solareclipses, in which the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, casting a moving shadow across Earth’s sunlit surface. If a solar eclipse...
While the moon can be tantalizing to photograph during its fuller phases, dynamic images can be captured anytime the "lunar terminator" is visible. This is the divide between day and night on the moon, and it can be exhibited between phases from the crescent to gibbous phases, bringing out...
Use ambient light: Capture different light sources. For example, during theblue hour, light from buildings gives a warm glow complementing the moonlight. Activate night mode: Newer phones often have night mode; this means slower shutter speeds from 1 to 30 seconds. How many seconds you need ...
During conversion, chromatic aberration and color balance were corrected. The image was then sharpened using Richardson-Lucy image deconvolution using a 5x5 box and 15 iterations then a 3x3 box with 25 iterations, and a small amount of unsharp mask applied. The plate scale of the original full...
Hello, kids, today we are going to learn something about the moon. Now look up at the sky, can you see the moon now? No, it‘s hard to see the moon during the day because the scattering/ˈskætər/ of the atmosphere /...
The daytime moon can be visible for most of the month. Why do the moon and sun share the daytime sky? (Image credit: Getty Images) Jump to: Moon quiz The moon's presence in the night sky has transfixed people for millennia. But why is the moon sometimes visible during daylight?
Credit: Getty Images Find the best fares to Global destinations Book nowThis year, Mid-Autumn Festival occurs on 29 September, when a full and luminous moon will cast its glow worldwide. The tradition of celebrating the festival is thought to have emerged in China during the Zhou Dynasty: ...