Large Format Projectionist@Benhm3@mastodon.social
@Swede1952@universeodon.com
So that illumination is all earthlight?
Swede’s Photographs@Swede1952@universeodon.com
@Benhm3@mastodon.social
I suppose there’s earthlight—or more accurately, earthshine—but you can’t see it in this image. As you know, the Moon is illuminated by sunlight. When it’s a crescent, you can sometimes make out the faint outline of the dark portion. That subtle glow is called earthshine, caused by sunlight reflecting off Earth and softly lighting the Moon’s night side.