Researchers find that whether you live in a rural or urban environment, your sleep patterns are affected by the full moon. On the nights leading up to full moon, people fall asleep later and sleep less overall.
Posted by Deborah Byrd in Astronomy Essentials | Moon Phases|1 week ago
No matter where you are on the globe, we all see the same moon. So why do photos from a distant location sometimes look different from what you’re seeing?
The first quarter moon occurs halfway between new moon and full moon. One quarter of the moon is visible from Earth, meaning that you see half the daylit side of the moon.
Posted by Deborah Byrd in Astronomy Essentials | Moon Phases|9 months ago
It’s rare to catch a moon within 24 hours of new. This month’s new moon comes on June 21 at 06:41 UTC. At sunset on June 21, some in the Americas or on Pacific islands might catch an exceedingly fragile young moon – fresh from an eclipse – low in the west after sunset.