... This phase is called "new moon" (like "no moon"). ... When their Moon is at 90њ to the left students will see the right half of the Moon ... Moon goes into its "gibbous" phase (more than half but less than fully illuminated ...
... Ring plane crossings are particularly favorable for seeing small moons since the normally bright glare of the rings is absent. 13 of Saturn's 18 known moons were discovered during ring plane crossings. ...
... Moon occurs when the Moon passes through the shadow of the Earth, on the opposite ... Moon to cross the center of the shadow, about 3 hours (in eclipses of the longest ...
... the eclipse of the Moon, plus clever reasoning, to deduce the distance of the Moon ... If so --ask if the Moon was full, or half Moon, or crescent? ... ask: would such an eclipse be more frequent with full Moon, half Moon or crescent ...
... Mimas . Saturn I . Mimas [MY-mass] is one of the innermost moons of Saturn. Mimas was a Titan who was slain by Hercules. ... William Herschel discovered the moon in 1789. The surface is icy and heavily cratered. ...