There Is No Dark Side of the Moon, Really. Matter of Fact, It's All Dark

by "user314" (user314)
Published 08/21/2017 at 15:14

Tags: pink floyd ; Eclipse ; DSOTM
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Replies (4)

"PatBateman" (PatBateman)
08/21/2017 at 15:21, STARS: 1

False. Now the normal dark side of the moon is in fact being shined with light.

"jimz" (jimz)
08/21/2017 at 15:32, STARS: 3

right. the moon is tidally-locked; it does not rotate relative to the Earth so no matter where you are on this planet you’ll always see the same side of the moon. Think of it like attaching a string to a ball and twirling it around you.

it’s more correctly called the far side of the moon, since it gets plenty of sun light.

"user314" (user314)
08/21/2017 at 15:38, STARS: 1

That’s the last bit of the line you don’t normally hear: “The only thing that makes it look light is the sun.” 

"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
08/21/2017 at 16:02, STARS: 1

Technically the moon doesn’t have a dark side because it orbits. The side away from Earth sees more light than the side toward the Earth, in fact.

Since it’s tidally-locked, you only see one side of the moon from Earth, though.