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

"user314" (user314) 08/21/2017 at 15:14 • Filed to: pink floyd, Eclipse, DSOTM

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PatBateman > user314 08/21/2017 at 15:21

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

jimz > user314 08/21/2017 at 15:32

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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 > PatBateman 08/21/2017 at 15:38

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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 > PatBateman 08/21/2017 at 16:02

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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.