File:Jurvetson - Earthshine (by).jpg

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500 years ago, Leonardo da Vinci explained the phenomenon when he realized that both Earth and the Moon reflect sunlight. The dim light is reflected from the Earth to the Moon and back to the Earth as Earthshine. The bright crescent is plain ole moonshine.

As seen this evening
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Author Steve Jurvetson from Menlo Park, USA

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