Earthshine
Earthshine
is one of the loveliest sights in the sky, and you don’t need any optical
equipment to see it.
This is the
reflected light from the Earth subtly illuminating part of the surface of the
Moon. It can sometimes be described as making the Moon look rather ghostly.
This is best
seen when the Moon is around 5 or 6 days old and this month the best time to see Earthshine will be around the 10th or 11th February.
The Moon is seen as a thin crescent.
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