earthshine
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- noun
- /ˈɜrθˌʃaɪn/
- Specialized
- So earthshine was unexplained until Leonardo da Vinci.
- moon illuminated by earthshine
- glow of earthshine
Examples
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A gorgeous crescent moon ripe with earthshine hangs low in the western sky.
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The sunlit part of the lunar surface was sharp, but the portion lit only by earthshine really impressed me.
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This cooling happens at all levels where the sunshine hits the carbon dioxide the same as the earthshine.
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(I am afraid that simple heat retention testing might not work here; we have to use real sunshine and real earthshine to determine the effect in W/m3 0.03%-0.06% CO2/m2/24 hours).
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I do not know if this represents a real effect, possibly associated with the onset of earthshine-window pinch-off, or if it is a dynamic range limitation problem with the MODTRAN model data or calculations.
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We could have a whole fleet of space-based interferometer telescopes heading for the outer solar system where Earthshine, the Sun, and Zodiacal Light don't hamper the viewing.
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Look for earthshine filling in the rest of the Moon's shape, aglow from sunlight reflected off Earth.
Synonyms
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Light from Earth makes a faint glow on the moon's dark side
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word earthshine is simply earth + shine, where shine means 'light', like in sunshine. That's why earthshine is the faint glow you sometimes see on the moon's dark side when sunlight reflects off Earth.