Crescent Moon and Earthshine. View of a crescent moon in the sky. The bright sliver (the crescent) is directly lit by the Sun. However, the dimly lit

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Crescent Moon and Earthshine. View of a crescent moon in the sky. The bright sliver (the crescent) is directly lit by the Sun. However, the dimly lit side is illuminated only by sunlight reflecting off the Earth's surface, known as Earthshine.

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Photo credit: © DETLEV VAN RAVENSWAAY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: astronomical, astronomy, crescent, earth, earth-shine, earthshine, horizon, illuminated, landscape, light, lit, lunar, moon, night, phase, phases, planetary, reflected, science, shine, sky, solar, space, system