When the Moon eclipses the Sun, the sky darkens, and stars, planets, and the Sun's corona are all visible. Why won't the Moon be? read more
You do. It’s the dark thing in front of the Sun. Seen from the Moon, the Earth would be full and over a dozen times brighter than a full moon. Photographers have processed total eclipse images enough to show the features on the Moon. read more
At the beginning of the cycle, we cannot see the Moon because none of its illuminated side is pointed towards Earth. This is known as a “New Moon”. Over the course of the next 29.5 days, the Moon will go through the phases of Waxing Crescent, First Quarter (i.e. a “half-Moon”) and Waxing Gibbous before appearing as a Full Moon. read more