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The lunar cycle (moon phases) repeats with a period of 29.5 days. This is called a synodic period. Synodic comes from the Greek words meaning journey together, referring to the sun and moons positions with respect to each other.
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sunshine.chpc.utah.edu/labs/moon/lunar_phases_main.html
sunshine.chpc.utah.edu/labs/moon/lunar_phases_main.html
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Moon Phases is written using Java. You must have a Java enabled browser such as Netscape Navigator to be able to see this applet. ... In this program, I use a number that corresponds to the Moon phase: ... 0.00 Full Moon...
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www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/java/MoonPhase.html
www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/java/MoonPhase.html
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The appearance or shape of the Moon gradually changes through the course of a month. This cycle, the cycle of lunar phases, may be explained if we make the following assumptions:
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www.calvin.edu/~lmolnar/moon/
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Pick a century, year, month, day, time, and time zone and see the phase of the moo ... These lunar phase images were created by R. Schmidt from ray-traced images of the Moon. A Clementine spacecraft mosaic of the lunar surface was mapped onto a sphere, and scenes were rendered as a virtual Sun "orbited" the Moon.
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tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html
tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html
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Lunar phase - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A lunar phase or phase of the moon refers to the appearance of the illuminated portion of the Moon as seen by an observer, usually on Earth. The lunar phases vary cyclically as the Moon orbits the...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_phase
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Label the Moon Phases ... General; Description Inside the Moon Phases of the Moon Why Do We See Only One Side of the Moon? Activities, Web Links ... Lunar Eclipses...
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www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/moon/Phase...
www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/moon/Phases.shtml
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One of the biggest misconceptions about the Moon is that its phases are caused by the Earth's shadow. The Earth's shadow causes eclipses, but it has nothing to do with phases. Rather, the phases of the Moon are produced by the alignment of the Moon and the Sun in the sky. ... The StarrySkies Lunar Eclipse Pages;
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starryskies.com/The_sky/events/lunar-2003/phases.html
starryskies.com/The_sky/events/lunar-2003/phases.html
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Stargazer's viewing guide for the week ahead. ... Moon Phases ... Note: This tool displays the approximate Moon phases for a given month. For official phase times and dates for this month and past months, check our Sky Almanac. Moon rise and set times are available from the U.S. Naval Observatory.
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stardate.org/nightsky/moon/
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