Crescent Moon and Earthshine. This is a waxing (increasing in size) crescent Moon, photographed from the Northern Hemisphere. The portion of the Earth

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Crescent Moon and Earthshine. This is a waxing (increasing in size) crescent Moon, photographed from the Northern Hemisphere. The portion of the Earth-facing side of the Moon not lit by sunlight, is here illuminated by Earthshine. This is the reflection of sunlight from the Earth to the Moon, and back again.

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Size: 5150px × 3448px
Photo credit: © DR JUERG ALEAN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 20, 20/05/2007, 2007, 20th, 21st, astronomical, astronomy, century, crescent, earthshine, hemisphere, illuminated, light, lit, lunar, moon, nature, northern, phase, phases, reflected, solar, space, system, waxing