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Image caption:
Three images of the moon from the waning gibbous phase (left) to the last quarter phase (right) taken from the Southern Hemisphere (New Zealand). The illuminated area visible appears to shrink as the images progress.
In the last phase visible here (the last quarter) only half of the moon's illuminated half is visible. This phase is popularly known as half moon.
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Image credit: Dave Young / dcysurfer Credit Link
Related glossary terms:
Half Moon
, Lunar Phase
, Quarter Moon
, Waning Gibbous
Categories:
Solar System
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Captions in Different Languages:
Image caption: Drei Bilder des Mondes von der abnehmenden Dreiviertelphase (links) bis zur letzten Viertelphase (rechts), aufgenommen von der südlichen Hemisphäre (Neuseeland). Der beleuchtete Bereich, der sichtbar ist, scheint mit dem Fortschreiten der Bilder zu schrumpfen.
In der letzten hier sichtbaren Phase (dem letzten Viertel) ist nur noch die Hälfte der beleuchteten Hälfte des Mondes sichtbar. Diese Phase ist im Volksmund als Halbmond bekannt.
Image credit: Dave Young / dcysurfer
Related glossary terms: Abnehmender Dreiviertelmond , Halbmond , Mondphase , Viertelmond Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Emma Krojanski
Image caption: Tre immagini della luna dalla fase gibbosa calante (a sinistra) alla fase dell'ultimo quarto (a destra) riprese dall'emisfero meridionale (Nuova Zelanda). L'area illuminata visibile sembra ridursi con l'avanzare delle immagini.
Nell'ultima fase visibile qui (l'ultimo quarto) si vede solo metà della metà illuminata della luna. Questa fase è popolarmente nota come mezza luna.
Image credit: Dave Young / dcysurfer
Related glossary terms: Fase lunare , Luna Gibbosa calante , Mezza luna , Quarto di luna Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Giuliana Giobbi
