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03-09-2023 04:02 PM in
Galaxy GalleryLook! Orange moon tonight! Waning Gibbous Phase.
Why is the moon orange tonight?
When the moon is near the horizon, the moonlight must pass through much more atmosphere than when the moon is directly overhead. By the time the moonlight reaches your eyes, the blue, green, and purple pieces of visible light have been scattered away by air molecules. That's why you only see yellow, orange, or red.
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03-09-2023 09:18 PM in
Galaxy GalleryHello JerickS22_Ultra,
Thank you so much for sharing this awesome photo of the moon and for sharing a piece of trivia on why we see it as orange!
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