Comments on: Update on record crescent Moon sighting

By: Steve G

Steve G — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:57:52 +0000

Why don’t we see the “Earth Glow” on the rest of the moon? The entire image is the same color except for the sunlight crescent (?)

By: MandyDax

MandyDax — Thu, 08 May 2008 01:14:11 +0000

Sometimes, when the Moon gets to conjunction, it seems to turn a bright pink. This is called conjunctivitis. XD

But seriously, that is completely amazing. It’s nearly incredible that one can see any of it when it’s within that 5° considering all the scattering in our atmosphere.

By: Ed Minchau

Ed Minchau — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:55:57 +0000

Pareidolia.

By: Michael Amato

Michael Amato — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:02:53 +0000

If you look at that crescent closely, you can see uneven brightness on the crescent. This is called Saber’s Beads and it’s the same thing as Bailey’s Beads which are seen during total solar eclipses.

By: Richard B. Drumm

Richard B. Drumm — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:57:31 +0000

I’ll bet Herr Elsässer will try again to get a newer Moon shot.
Pig clouds! What a great term!
Schweinewolke is the new schadenfreude!
Rich in Charlottesville

By: The Bad Astronomer

The Bad Astronomer — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:05:05 +0000

Bwian, the point is to see the lit portion, not the dark silhouette. So this stands as a record, and may for some time I imagine.

By: Bwian

Bwian — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:58:41 +0000

Maybe I missed this in the earlier thread, but surely the newest moon ever seen would be one of the many pictures of a total solar eclipse?