Impossible

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Impossible
« on: August 25, 2014, 10:26:49 AM »
A total full moon is impossible in this theory from the wacky.

The lunar phases vary cyclically according to the changing geometry of the Moon and Sun, which are constantly wobbling up and down and exchange altitudes as they rotate around the North Pole.

When the moon and sun are at the same altitude one half of the lunar surface is illuminated and pointing towards the sun, This is called the First Quarter Moon. When the observer looks up he will see a shadow cutting the moon in half. The boundary between the illuminated and unilluminated hemispheres is called the terminator.

When the moon is below the sun's altitude the moon is dark and a New Moon occurs.

When the moon is above the altitude of the sun the moon is fully lit and a Full Moon occurs.

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Illidreth

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Re: Impossible
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2014, 03:30:07 PM »
The semi-official stance (there are no official stances on anything, as you've no doubt noticed) seems to be that there is some sort of nigh-invisible undetectable dark moon that occasionally moves in front of the moon and that is how the phases of the moon occur.
Now, I'm not saying that's some of the most asinine drivel I've ever heard, but...
No wait...
Actually that's pretty much exactly what I'm saying.  :P
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Goggleman

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Re: Impossible
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2014, 05:30:15 PM »
Is the dark moon a shape shifter? How does that work with partial lunar eclipses?