My Moonlight Challenge

[AV1611VET]

Does the moon shine?

 

[Warden_of_the_Storm]

Yes, there's even a name to describe it: moonlight.

 

[AlexB23]

Does the moon shine?

The moon reflects sunlight, so it shines, but not of its own power. However, the moon does glow in the infrared, as all objects with a temperature do.

Moonlight Is a Many-Splendored Thing

“By the Light of the Silvery Moon” goes the song. But the color and appearance of the Moon depends upon the particular set of eyes we use to see it. Human vision is restricted to a narrow slice of the electromagnetic spectrum called visible light. With colors ranging from sumptuous violet to...

www.universetoday.com

 

[Warden_of_the_Storm]

The moon reflects sunlight, so it shines, but not of its own power. However, the moon does glow in the infrared, as all objects with a temperature do.

Moonlight Is a Many-Splendored Thing

“By the Light of the Silvery Moon” goes the song. But the color and appearance of the Moon depends upon the particular set of eyes we use to see it. Human vision is restricted to a narrow slice of the electromagnetic spectrum called visible light. With colors ranging from sumptuous violet to...

www.universetoday.com

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That's freaky.

 

[AlexB23]

That's freaky.

Yeah, it is. The surface temperature of the moon can be 250°F (121°C), so the absorbed sunlight can be re-emitted as infrared radiation.

Weather on the Moon - NASA Science

On the Moon, snow does not fall. Thunder never rolls. No clouds form in the pitch-black sky. “Weather” on the Moon means something completely different than it does on Earth. The lunar climate is dominated by temperature swings of hundreds of degrees, incoming space rocks of all sizes, and...

science.nasa.gov

 

[Jonaitis]

Does the moon shine?

Yes, by the reflection of sunlight.

 

[eleos1954]

Does the moon shine?

Moonlight is actually sunlight that shines on the moon and bounces off.