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23 6:50 Tonight you could not see the moon because it was very cloudy. It was raining. If you could see the moon it would be a waning gibbous. I wonder what it would look like if you could see the waning gibbous. I think it would look pretty if you could see the waning gibbous.
ReplyDeleteI was sad that we couldn't see the waning gibbous tonight!! I sure hope the rain stops by tomorrow's moonrise!
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DeleteToday on the 22nd the sky condition is it is rain. But I know why the sky is still bright because the moon is always there.
ReplyDeleteThe moon is always there; tonight it is in the waning gibbous phase.
DeleteOn Feb 23 at 7PM, I went outside to see the moon, however the sky was dark and cloudy. So I did not see the moon or any stars. Tonight, the moon should be in a waning gibbous phase.
ReplyDeleteI know! I wish the rain would stop so we could see the waning gibbous!
DeleteTonight, February, 23 at 7:03, the moon's phase was a waning gibbous. The sky's condition was too cloudy to see it, unfortunately. I could not spot orion along with many other constellations because of the cloudiness tonight either. Some research: In the month of February, the moon is brighter than it is in other months!
ReplyDeleteWow! I never knew that the moon is its brightest in February; thanks for the great research!
Delete2-23-16 7:49 i couldn't see the moon because it was raining i might have saw a tiny bit of the the right side of the moon.
ReplyDeleteThe rain really did prevent us from seeing the waning gibbous tonight!
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23 Feb, 2016 7:54. I could not see the moon tonight because it was to cloudy. I really wanted to see it.
ReplyDeleteMe, too, Will! Maybe it will stop raining and we will see the waning gibbous tomorrow night!
DeleteI didn't see the moon because it was raining and that made the clouds dark and the clouds covered the moon and the clouds were dark so that is why I could not see the moon.
ReplyDeleteThe sky was sure dark tonight!
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ErikFebruary 23, 2016 at 4:58 PM
ReplyDeleteFrom 2/22 (I posted 3 times but there was an error in Safari and nothing got through): True, the moon was very clear tonight and full and the sky was clear. There was a cloudy aura that reflected moonlight and looked grey instead of black. I also spotted Orion and Canis Major. I observed the moon the first time at 7:45 pm. When I looked again at 9:00 pm, the moon had moved dramatically SouthEast.
Great post, Erik; it finally got through!!
DeleteYou really saw a great deal in the night sky!
Yeah, because I used my mom's computer with chrome instead of the 10 year old house i-mac.
DeleteI am so glad she let you use it! What a nice mom!
DeleteToday is February 23, and the phase of the moon is a Waning gibbous. I went out at 7pm to look for the moon, but the condition of the sky was rainy so the moon couldn't be seen!
ReplyDeleteDid you know that the temperature on the moon can vary from 253 F to -387 F depending on where the the sun is shining!!! This is because the moon has no significant atmosphere. The moon rotates on its axis in about 27 days - daytime on one side of the moon lasts for 13 and 1/2 days, followed by 13 and 1/2 nights of darkness.
Wow! The moon is a very hot place! I wonder how the astronauts survived their trip? I love your research, Om!
DeleteThe astronauts were protected by their space suits. The space suits have several layers of insulation as well as well as internal heating and cooling.
DeletePretty amazing that astronauts really stepped foot on the moon!!
DeleteBenFebruary 23, 2016 at 8:12 PM
ReplyDeleteFebruary 23 waning gibbous cold outside. I am in the back yard. Because of the clouds and rain the moon is not visible. I looked so many times! I also found orions belt. I thought that the moon did not show because it is waning gibbous. Bye moon blog!!!!
I can tell you really spent some time looking for the waning gibbous moon tonight, Ben! Maybe it will be out tomorrow night!
DeleteI tried going out twice to see the waning gibbous, at 6:48 and 8:20. Because of the rain I couldn't see anything except purple shapes in the sky (I don't know what they are, maybe parts of the Milky Way?). Did you know the Moon is Earth's only natural satellite and was formed 4.6 billion years ago? And it rotates together with Earth, so we always see one side.
ReplyDeleteWow! You really know a lot about the moon, Erik; thanks for all the great information!
DeleteFingers crossed that it will be a beautiful night tomorrow.
DeleteAgreed!
DeleteErik, I saw a youtube clip yesterday evening which said that the far side of the moon is about 30 miles thicker than the near side. They think once there might have been two moons, which collided to form the current moon. Amazing right?
DeleteFebruary 23, 2016
ReplyDeleteTonight I could not see the waning gibbous moon out the window of my house and outside the front door of my house. The clouds are blocking me from seeing the moon.
I could't see any constellations tonight either
DeleteMaybe the rain and the clouds will be all gone tomorrow, Lilly! You really looked as hard as you could.
Delete2-23-16 8:30 pm It was raining tonight although, it was waning gibbous we couldn't see the moon. I couldn't spot any constellations either. Let's hope its clear and sunny tomorrow!!
ReplyDeleteMy fingers are crossed, Jordan! Great dedication!
DeleteI couldn't either Jordan. No constellations.
DeleteThe clouds are too thick and dark. :(
DeleteThis must sound weird, but did you know that the moon weighs 73,476,730,924,573,500 kg!! Crazy, right? I don't get how they could weigh the Moon so exactly. I read this on space-facts.com.
ReplyDeleteThat is weird, Erik! I agree with you in wondering how anyone can really weight the moon!
DeleteEmmaFebruary 23, 2016 at 8:33 PM
ReplyDeleteI did not see the moon tonight.
I wonder why you couldn't---be specific!
DeleteFeb. 23,2016 (9:16) Yes, I couldn't view the moon form my perspective, If the clouds weren't in the sky we would of seen a Waning gibbus! I also didn't see Orin's belt.
ReplyDeleteI know, Sarah; me neither. Maybe the storm will be gone by tomorrow, allowing us to see the waning gibbous moon and Orion. Keep your finger's crossed!!
DeleteSo glad your post finally got through!! Yippee!!
Leo said... February 23, 2016 at 9:49 PM
ReplyDelete9:47PM I did not see the moon because the dark sky and rain clouds blocked the moon and the stars.
Maybe tonight the rain will finally stop and let us see the waning gibbous moon!
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