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- This slideshow will show the moon phases!
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- Un-illuminated side facing earth
- See none of moon
- Moon is between sun and earth
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- Less than one-half illuminated
- Moon’s disk that is illuminated is increasing
- Rises shortly after sunrise and is
visible short time after sun down
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- One-half is illuminated
- Direct sunlight
- Rises around noon sets about midnight
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- More than one-half is illuminated
- Illuminated part increasing
- Rises after noon sets before sunlight
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- Illuminated side facing earth
- Completely illuminated
- Rises around sunset
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- More than one-half illuminated
- Light decreasing
- Rises after sunset sets before sunrise
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- One-half illuminated
- Light decreasing
- Rises midnight sets noon
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- Less than one-half illuminated
- Light decreasing
- Rises around midnight-dawn sets when sun comes up
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- Those were the moon phases!
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Notes
