Moon Phases
Published on Mar 24, 2016
No Description
MORE DECKS TO EXPLORE
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Moon phases happen because the earth's moon has a lighten side from the sun, and a dimmed side.
Photo by D.Boyarrin
The moon's first stage is called the NEW MOON, when the moon looks completely blended-in with the sky.
Photo by Quick Shot Photos
The next stage is a CRESCENT MOON, which is a slither of moon that looks like a banana!
Photo by lrargerich
Then comes the HALF MOON, which is half of the moon, and the orbit is a quarter done or quarter away from a complete orbit.
Photo by ☺ Lee J Haywood
The next is GIBBUS MOON, when it is more than the half moon/ quarter moon when the moon is completely a full circle, it's a FULL MOON.
Photo by CJ Isherwood
As the moon orbits the earth, it waxes, or grows. Once past the FULL MOON, I it wanes, or shrinks.
Photo by bark
The moon has completed half-orbit. Now, the order goes (FULL, GIBBUS, HALF, CRESCENT, NEW) instead the other way around in the other orbit.
Photo by dcysurfer / Dave Young
Shadows don't effect the moon phases, since the moon is slightly oval shape and there is a 5° angle difference.
Photo by Kerri Lee Smith
