1. “RAFT” JOURNAL: R – (Role) Astronaut A – (Audience) People on Earth F – (Format) A newspaper article T – (Topic) Why the moon IS/IS NOT a great place to live

2. THE MOON’S MOTION

3. THE FACES OF THE MOON Rotates and revolves at the same rate We always see the same side Dark side is not same as the far side They coincide at full moon Far side has many craters, but fewer maria

4. THE MOON’S WAXING PHASES Cycle begins at New Moon – moon is same direction as sun, cannot see it Waxing Crescent – thin sliver on the right side of the moon Cusps (“horns”) point away from sun Earthshine (light reflecting off of earth to the moon and back) illuminates the shadowed part First Quarter – terminator is straight up and down Waxing Gibbous – the growth of the lighted part of the moon between the first quarter and full moon

5. THE FULL MOON – HALF WAY THROUGH THE CYCLE Rising of the full moon = same time as setting of sun, and vice versa Harvest Moon – helped farmers gather crops after sundown (Sept. in N. Hemisphere/March in S. Hemisphere) Hunter’s Moon – fields are clear of vegetation and hunters can spot game animals more easily (one month after harvest moon)

6. THE MOON’S WANING PHASES Waning Gibbous – darkness appears on the right side Last Quarter – terminator is straight and darkness covers the right side Waning Crescent – moon slowly goes out of sight

7. THE MOON’S ORBIT Elliptical Perigree – closest Apogee - farthest Moving away 3.8 centimeters per year Period (time to travel around Earth) of 29.5 days when viewed from earth

8. SOLAR ECLIPSES When the moon comes between the earth and the sun Total eclipse = when the moon covers the sun’s entire disk Happens if the umbra (darker part of moon’s shadow) reaches earth’s surface Partial eclipse = when the moon covers part of the sun’s disk Happens if the viewer is in the moon’s penumbra Annular eclipse = a ring-shaped portion of the sun’s disk shows around the moon Happens at apogee

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10. SOLAR ECLIPSE Baily’s beads – pinpoints of light caused by sunlight shining through valleys at the moon’s edge Diamond ring effect – when a bright bead of light is visible while the rest of the solar crescent remains thin The effect: sky is darkened, temperature drops, some bright stars become visible Totality lasts from an instant to 7.5 minutes

11. LUNAR ECLIPSE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNi5UFpales When the moon passes into the earth’s shadow If it goes through earth’s umbra = total eclipse If it goes through earth’s penumbra = partial eclipse Longest time it can be in earth’s shadow is one hour and forty minutes, but time varies