Crescent Moon over a town. Thick fog is seen above the horizon. The area of the Moon lit by the Sun varies on a lunar monthly cycle, as it orbits the

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Crescent Moon over a town. Thick fog is seen above the horizon. The area of the Moon lit by the Sun varies on a lunar monthly cycle, as it orbits the Earth.

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Photo credit: © PEKKA PARVIAINEN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: astronomical, astronomy, cosmology, crescent, cycle, cyclical, dusk, evening, horizon, light, lights, lunar, moon, night, period, phase, planetary, satellite, science, sky, sunrise, sunset, town