MOON- Some facts

Well January 30th,2010. We have speciality in our sky. Moon, the natural satellite of the earth has neared to 50000 kms to our planet.

Shall we look out some facts about it?

When and How Moon was formed?

There are many beliefs or theories about the findings of moon's origin.

• Some theories say, Moon was the first to be formed after then only earth. Because of the gravity,  it is believed that Earth has pulled out the Moon.
• Another theory was, Earth and Moon was formed at the same time, but due to the gravity,Moon instead of revolving the Sun, revolves Moon.
• Third one is, Earth was the first one to be formed. Some part of the earth was drawn away due to some Meteroite, which has become Moon. The blank place is the then Pacific Ocean.

Anyhow, all these are just hypothesis. None of them are proved.

Sun seen on day, Moon seen at night. Yet how both of them are at same size?

Is there any problem on our eyes? No.

The distance between Earth and the Moon is approximately 4 lakh Kms. But this is not a constant distance. It varies, as, like earth, Moon revloves Earth in an elliptical orbit.

Sun is 400 times bigger than Moon. Sun is at distance of 400 times of distance between Earth and Moon. That is why the sizes of sun and Moon are alike for a spectator from Earth.

BLUE MOON, BLACK MOON, OTHER MOON:

We would have heard some terms "Once in a Blue Moon", it is quoted for something which is unusal. What is Blue Moon. Does the color of the Moon becomes blue? Not at all. Sometimes due to the intervention of dust,fog,smog on Earth's surface makes the Moon to look blue.
Another fact is, usually full moon event occurs once in a month. But once in 3 years full moon occurs twice in a month. The second full moon of the month is termed 'Blue Moon'.

Once in 29 days full Moon becomes new Moon. But sometimes full moon event does not occur at all, say for example in the month February, where we have 28 days, we cannot see full moon at times. that is termed as Black Moon.

We would have heard some stories from our Grand parents, parents, like Moon is swallowed by a giant Snake. That is Lunar Eclipse. Imagine how big the snake must be to swallow a moon!

What is the reason when something visible has become invisble? Because it was covered up by something Who can be the mischief who covers up the Moon. He can eiether be the Sun or the Earth. Moon is not illuminated on its own.  It gets its light from Sun. If there is no Sunlight then there is no light for Moon.

During Lunar eclipse, Earth comes in between the Sun and the Moon and all the three are in a straight line. So light from the Sun is blocked to Moon, by the Earth from being reflected. So suddenly Moon disappears. But Moon continues to revolve around the Earth. Thus becomes visible again.

MOON DAY: July 20th, 1969. The Day when Earth man first time landed on Moon.

GRAVITY:What will we do to reduce our weight? Diet,Excercise or both. But we do not require this if we are in Moon.

The gravity in Moon is 1/6th of the gravity of Earth. So anything weighing 6 kilogram in Earth will 1 Kg in Moon. If you are 60 kg in Earth, then you are 10 kg in MoonIf you jump from a land surface from Earth, we come back within seconds but in Moon we come back after some minutes. Because Moon has no gravity.

Intersting isn't it?

Well these are some small facts of Moon.

Known is a drop, Unknown is Moon