Where are ground lights?

Earthlight is located about 1.5 km east of Hadley Rille, less than 1 km north of the larger Dune Crater, and about 2 km south of the actual Apollo 15 landing site at Last Crater. The crater is dim and not apparent on the surface, and the astronauts did not stop to observe it.

Can you see Earthshine at night?

Earthshine is most easily visible from a few nights before to a few nights after a new moon, during the (waxing or waning) crescent phase. The sunlight is reflected from the Earth to the night side of the Moon. The night side appears to glow faintly, and the entire disk of the Moon is faintly illuminated.

Is there such a thing as Earthlight?

Ground light is the diffuse reflection of sunlight reflected from the Earth's surface and clouds. The term earth light would also be appropriate for an observer on the Moon seeing the Earth during the lunar night, or for an astronaut inside a spacecraft looking out the window.

How far is the moon from the earth in miles?

384,400 km
Moon/Distance to Earth

Can you see Earth from the Moon?

On the moon at this time it is a lunar night and the only illumination on the surface will be that cast by the earth. It would be bright enough to cast earth shadows if an astronaut stood on the surface in earth light. Anyone on the Moon would definitely be able to see Earth's light, we can see it from Earth when the conditions are right.

What kind of light can you see from the Moon?

On a clear night we can see 'earthshine' from here on both sides of a new moon. It is light from the sun that is reflected by the earth's cloud layer that has hit the moon and reflected back to earth. If we can see it from here, it would appear brighter if you were to stand on the surface of the moon.

With no atmosphere, no visible view of Earth, and even no Venus, the night on the far side of the moon is darker than any night on Earth. Image credit: Jay Tanner. The brightness of an entire Earth does not remain constant, but changes as the Earth rotates and as the seasons and weather patterns change. Earth is a living planet in every sense of the word.

What can be seen from Earth during a lunar eclipse?

A lunar eclipse! When part of the Moon is overshadowed by the Earth's shadow, both the Sun and the Earth are invisible, and only a ring of the Earth's illuminated atmosphere can be seen. Other than that, it's nothing but stars and planets from the surface of the Moon.