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Thread #109490   Message #2289292
Posted By: John O'L
15-Mar-08 - 06:02 PM
Thread Name: BS: Half moon - science question - ???
Subject: RE: BS: Half moon - science question - ???
That was a brave question Little Hawk.

We don't get an eclipse every night. The sun can only shine on the part of the moon that is facing it.

The dark side of the moon is so named because the sunlight is obscured by the bright side.