1st‚ 2012: The moon phase is a Waning Gibbous phase with 93% of the moon illuminated. When the moon is in waning phases the moon is becoming less illuminated each night‚ while gibbous means that the moon is more than 50% illuminated but less than 100%. During this phase the Waning Gibbous moon occurs after the Full Moon and before the Last Quarter. Sunday‚ December 2nd‚ 2012: The moon phase is a Waning Gibbous phase with 87% of the moon illuminated. Compared to yesterday the moon is becoming less
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Long and Short Term Causes of Moon Landing i. Establish Lunar Base - Wernher von Braun idea ii. Moon exploration program started during Eienhower era iii. Soviet success with Yuri Gagarin being put into space caused Kennedy to search for program to catch Americas imagination iv. Kennedy asked his vice president Lyndon Johnson to come up with such a plan. v. As Johnson was from Texas he proposed space idea because NASA base in Houston and would provide economically for them. vi. Kennedy said
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are exactly 8 phases of the moon. Each phase repeats themselves about once every 29.5 days. The Moon is very old‚ it is about 4.5 billion years old. To us the moon looks like it is moving very slow but it is actually pretty fast. It moves to about 2‚288 miles per hour. The moon constantly spins counter-clockwise. The phases are usually caused by the shadow and light of the Earth and Sun. The Moon has another name as well. The second name for the Moon is luna. The Moon is earth’s only natural satellite
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Essay – The False Moon Any child needs stability and love from their parents while growing up. If this is not the case the child will go out and find “safe places” elsewhere. The main character in the short story “The False Moon”‚ by Shirley Golden from 2011 is not met with stability and love. He is almost forced out on his own trying to fit into society. The main character is the first person narrator in the story. His name is Matt and describes himself in a rather bad way; “People don’t
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The Moon is the only natural satellite of Earth. The distance from Earth is about 384‚400km with a diameter of 3476km and a mass of 7.35*1022kg. Through history it has had many names: Called Luna by the Romans‚ Selene and Artemis by the Greeks. And of course‚ has been known through prehistoric times. It is the second brightest object in the sky after the Sun. Due to its size and composition‚ the Moon is sometimes classified as a terrestrial "planet" along with Mercury‚ Venus‚ Earth and Mars.<br><br><b>Origin
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Originally named the Mid-Autumn Festival‚ the Moon Festival is one of the most important holidays celebrated by Chinese communities around the world. Traditionally‚ it is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month in observance of the bountiful Autumn harvest. Although old rituals are no longer followed‚ families continue to gather for a day to relax and eat moon cakes. Upon this occasion‚ the legend of the Moon Goddess‚ CHANG-O‚ is often told to children. Once
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Full Moon Phenomenon A black cat crosses the road and it is bad luck‚ you aren’t supposed to open an umbrella inside of the house or a building‚ or break a mirror. These are all superstitions are that people believe in‚ it starts as early as age eighteen months when children start to exhibit a form of magical thinking when they begin to create imaginary worlds while playing. One superstition I grew up thinking was true and until recently I still did was that crazy things happen when a full
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Apollo Moon Landing While the controversy regarding the Apollo 11 Moon landing of 1969‚ isn’t as a discussed a topic‚ like child abuse‚ it is an important part of American history and is vital‚ concerning achievements in space exploration. Many people are skeptical of the moon landings validity‚ but the facts point to only one conclusion‚ the Apollo Moon Landing was real. The common theory is that the moon landing was filmed on some secret Hollywood sound stage. Now‚ here are some of the reasons
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President John F. Kennedy petitioned congress for $7 billion to $9 billion dollars for the space race and to successfully send a man to the moon and bring him safely home. In roughly eight years‚ NASA was able to produce the desired results when on July 20‚ 1969 Neil Armstrong took “one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.”
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Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon‚ Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin‚ on July 20‚ 1969‚ at 20:18 UTC. Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface 6 hours later on July 21 at 02:56 UTC. Armstrong spent about two and a half hours outside the spacecraft‚ Aldrin slightly less; and together they collected 47.5 pounds (21.5 kg) of lunar material for return to Earth. A third member of the mission‚ Michael Collins‚ piloted the command spacecraft alone
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