Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson

FYI: What most people see and call “Half Moon” is the Moon 1/4 or 3/4 of the way through its phases. Professionally we call these the First & Last Quarter Moons. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 18, 2019

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Due to some intriguing optical properties of reflection from textured surfaces, the Full Moon is 6x brighter than the Half Moon. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 18, 2019

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Compared with Crescent Moons, Half Moons, and Full Moons, the awkward, in-between Gibbous phase is hardly ever portrayed in Artwork. https://t.co/7z6jyHgshf — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 18, 2019