the origin of the phrase “once in a blue moon” and what a blue moon actually is. “Once in a blue moon” today means “very rarely‚” though it used to mean something that was absurd‚ right along the lines of “when pigs fly.” The first known recorded use of a form of the phrase is in an anti-clerical pamphlet published in 1528 by William Roy and Jeremy Barlowe. In a conversation between two characters‚ one says‚ “Yf they say the mone is blewe/We must believe that it is true.” It appears to be a
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The moon The moon is the only natural satellite of Earth. The moon orbits the Earth from 384‚400 km and has an average speed of 3700 km per hour. It has a diameter of 3476 km‚ which is about ¼ that of the Earth and has a mass of 7.35e22 kg. The moon is the second brightest object in the sky after the sun. The gravitational forces between the Earth and the moon cause some interesting effects; tides are the most obvious. The moon has no atmosphere‚ but there is evidence by the United States
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Earth’s Moon The Earth’s Moon is the most important moon in the solar system in regards to Earth and all of the living things within it. It is also the only Moon that Earth has‚ whereas other planets‚ like Mars‚ have multiple Moons. The Moon is the only other Moon that humans have set foot on‚ which helped us to understand the formation‚ internal structure‚ and history of it. The “moon’s face” is the second brightest thing in the solar system after the Sun‚ and has a dark surface in actuality
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Miguel Mora‚ Katarina Vargas‚ Caleb Davis Mr. Lyons‚ Ms. Escorcia WHAP 7 December 2012 The Landing on the Moon Description: The Apollo program was to get man to step foot onto the moon‚ which back then was a very problematic thing to do. The Apollo 1 mission was a tragic loss to 3 Apollo astronauts to a fire on the launch pad. Apollo’s 7 and 9 were to test the Command and Lunar Modules‚ Apollo’s 8 and 10 were lunar orbit and return‚ Apollo 4 was the first all-up launch‚ Apollo 5 was the first
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The new moon occurs when the moon is positioned between the earth and sun. The three objects are in approximate alignment (why "approximate" is explained below). The entire illuminated portion of the moon is on the back side of the moon‚ the half that we cannot see. At a full moon‚ the earth‚ moon‚ and sun are in approximate alignment‚ just as the new moon‚ but the moon is on the opposite side of the earth‚ so the entire sunlit part of the moon is facing us. The shadowed portion is entirely hidden
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Moon Project Jessica Davidson Astronomy 7 Observation Time: 8:50 p.m. Obervation 1 A) Date & Location: September 24‚ 2012. Mt.SAC Campus B) North determined by IPhone App C) Altitude: 37 degrees D) Azimuth: 143 degrees E) F) Waxing Gibbous
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One of the most interesting theories that cannot be observed is the Moon’s magnetic field‚ and why there is not one anymore. Moon rocks Colwell 7 brought back from the Apollo age astronauts shows that at some point the moon did have a magnetic field as strong as the Earth’s at some point. From analyzing the way the rock formed‚ the scientists can determine how long the Moon had a magnetic field. From their research they have discovered that a magnetic field persisted for much longer than it should
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As the moon orbits around the Earth‚ from its perspective‚ it comes out of nowhere‚ grows in size‚ then shrinks back down to nothing as the month goes on. Whether it’s day or night‚ the phases of the moon can be observed from all around the world. Many people have tried to understand why the moon goes through its phases. Across the world‚ there are many different explanations of why the moon changes‚ but nothing gives us a better explanation than what science has to say about it. The light from
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way of green plants. Directly or indirectly‚ it provides us with energy to light and heat our homes and power our machines. For centuries‚ people dreamed of visiting the Moon. These dreams became a reality in the second half of the 20th century. First‚ the United States and the Soviet Union sent unmanned spacecraft to the Moon‚ to photograph its surface and help determine the best sites for landings. Meanwhile‚ manned spacecraft were being launched into orbits around the Earth‚ to give people a
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The Great “Moon Hoax” Technical Communication The Great “Moon Hoax” Conspiracy theories based on the United States landing on the moon claim that the elements of the Apollo program and the associated Moon landing was a hoax staged by NASA and participating members of other organizations. Such conspiracy claims have been made by various groups and individuals since the mid 1970s. The most notable claim is that the twelve Apollo astronauts did not walk on the Moon. Conspiracists
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