Comments on: An Alien View of the Moon Transiting Earth http://www.universetoday.com/2008/07/17/an-alien-view-of-the-moon-transiting-earth/ Space and astronomy news Sun, 8 Nov 2009 10:14:11 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Smudge http://www.universetoday.com/2008/07/17/an-alien-view-of-the-moon-transiting-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-26444 Smudge Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:35:33 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=15617#comment-26444 I never really thought about it before, but the moon seems fairly large relative to Earth, and also compared to some of the other moons in the solar system. No wonder its gravity affects and stabilizes Earth so much. Seems to lend some credence towards the idea of the moon being a dislodged chunk of earth, yes? I never really thought about it before, but the moon seems fairly large relative to Earth, and also compared to some of the other moons in the solar system. No wonder its gravity affects
and stabilizes Earth so much. Seems to lend some credence towards the idea of the moon being a dislodged chunk of earth, yes?

]]> By: RetardedFishFrog http://www.universetoday.com/2008/07/17/an-alien-view-of-the-moon-transiting-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-26434 RetardedFishFrog Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:19:36 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=15617#comment-26434 "To image Earth in a similar fashion, an alien civilization would need technology far beyond what Earthlings can even dream of building," I don't know; I can dream an awful lot. I think this mindset does not befit a scientist. I'm sure Sara Seager is a wonderful planetary theorist, and we can forgive the statement as a use of cliche. "To image Earth in a similar fashion, an alien civilization would need technology far beyond what Earthlings can even dream of building,"

I don't know; I can dream an awful lot. I think this mindset does not befit a scientist. I'm sure Sara Seager is a wonderful planetary theorist, and we can forgive the statement as a use of cliche.

]]> By: ChuckinIN http://www.universetoday.com/2008/07/17/an-alien-view-of-the-moon-transiting-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-26433 ChuckinIN Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:18:23 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=15617#comment-26433 Beautiful! Notice how dark the Moon Looks as it transits the Earth? Even it's sunlit side is only about as bright as the ocean and much dimmer than the land areas. I remember reading (or hearing on Astronomy Cast?) that even though the Moon looks pretty bright at night to us Its surface is really VERY dark and reflects only a small part of the light it receives. I seem to remember that the lunar dust that the Apollo astronauts tracked into the LEM was described as being the color of charcoal. This video really shows how little it reflects as compared to the Earth. Beautiful!

Notice how dark the Moon Looks as it transits the Earth? Even it's sunlit side is only about as bright as the ocean and much dimmer than the land areas. I remember reading (or hearing on Astronomy Cast?) that even though the Moon looks pretty bright at night to us Its surface is really VERY dark and reflects only a small part of the light it receives. I seem to remember that the lunar dust that the Apollo astronauts tracked into the LEM was described as being the color of charcoal. This video really shows how little it reflects as compared to the Earth.

]]> By: marcellus http://www.universetoday.com/2008/07/17/an-alien-view-of-the-moon-transiting-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-26394 marcellus Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:51:52 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=15617#comment-26394 Beautiful celestial mechanics. How about showing a transit of the Earth and Moon of the Sun? If we've got people on Mars, I think they'll see a transit like that in November, 2084. Beautiful celestial mechanics.

How about showing a transit of the Earth and Moon of the Sun? If we've got people on Mars, I think they'll see a transit like that in November, 2084.

]]> By: Davin http://www.universetoday.com/2008/07/17/an-alien-view-of-the-moon-transiting-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-26344 Davin Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:48:10 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=15617#comment-26344 I think we were just mooned. I think we were just mooned.

]]> By: James http://www.universetoday.com/2008/07/17/an-alien-view-of-the-moon-transiting-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-26340 James Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:52:52 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=15617#comment-26340 Cynthia, wouldn't the earth just be a black circle? There'd be no light on our side, so we'd just see a black dot moving in front of the sun. Cynthia, wouldn't the earth just be a black circle? There'd be no light on our side, so we'd just see a black dot moving in front of the sun.

]]> By: Cynthia http://www.universetoday.com/2008/07/17/an-alien-view-of-the-moon-transiting-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-26322 Cynthia Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:47 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=15617#comment-26322 Ok, now lets see the same thing with the Sun directly behind Earth. Ok, now lets see the same thing with the Sun directly behind Earth.

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