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Image caption:
The waxing crescent moon photographed from the Southern Hemisphere (New Zealand). During this lunar phase most of the moon's illuminated half is not visible from the Earth so only a thin crescent of the moon appears light.
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Image credit: Paul Stewart / astrostew Credit Link
Related glossary terms:
Lunar Phase
, Waxing Crescent
Categories:
Solar System
Image license: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic icons
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Captions in Different Languages:
Image caption: Die zunehmende Mondsichel, fotografiert von der südlichen Hemisphäre (Neuseeland) aus. Während dieser Mondphase ist der größte Teil der beleuchteten Hälfte des Mondes von der Erde aus nicht sichtbar, so dass nur eine dünne Mondsichel hell erscheint.
Image credit: Paul Stewart / astrostew
Related glossary terms: Mondphase , Wachsende Mondsichel Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Emma Krojanski
Image caption: Le croissant de Lune photographié depuis l'hémisphère Sud (Nouvelle-Zélande). Pendant cette phase lunaire, la majeure partie de la moitié éclairée de la Lune n'est pas visible depuis la Terre, de sorte que seul un mince croissant de Lune apparaît en lumière.
Image credit: Paul Stewart / astrostew
Related glossary terms: Le premier croissant , Phase lunaire Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Olivier Bonneton
Image caption: La luna crescente fotografata dall'emisfero meridionale (Nuova Zelanda). Durante questa fase lunare la maggior parte della metà illuminata della luna non è visibile dalla Terra, quindi solo una sottile falce di luna appare luminosa.
Image credit: Paul Stewart / astrostew
Related glossary terms: Falce di luna crescente , Fase lunare Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Giuliana Giobbi
