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First quarter moon
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Caption: The first quarter moon photographed from New Zealand. As half of the moon's illuminated half is visible, this is phase is popularly know as half moon.
Credit: Dave Young / dcysurfer
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Glossary Terms:
Lunar Phase , Quarter Moon , Half Moon
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Solar System
License: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic icons
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First quarter moon
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Caption: The first quarter moon photographed from the Northern Hemisphere (USA). At this phase half of the moon's illuminated half is visible. This phase is popularly known as half moon.
Credit: Stephen Rahn
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Glossary Terms:
Lunar Phase , Quarter Moon , Half Moon
Categories:
Solar System
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication icons
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Last quarter moon
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Caption: This shows the last quarter moon photographed from the Northern Hemisphere (USA). During this phase half of the moon's illuminated half is visible. This phase is popularly known as half moon.
Credit: Stephen Rahn
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Glossary Terms:
Lunar Phase , Quarter Moon , Half Moon
Categories:
Solar System
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication icons
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Waxing gibbous moon
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Caption: This image, taken from the Northern Hemisphere (France), shows the waxing gibbous Moon. During this lunar phase, we see most of the Moon's illuminated half with the unilluminated half only appearing as a dark crescent on the left. This phase comes after first quarter moon (sometimes called half moon) and before full moon.
Credit: Thomas Bresson
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Glossary Terms:
Lunar Phase , Waxing Gibbous , Gibbous Moon
Categories:
Solar System
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported icons
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Waning gibbous moon
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Caption: This image, taken from the Southern Hemisphere (New Zealand), shows the waning gibbous Moon. During this lunar phase, we see most of the Moon's illuminated half with the unilluminated half only appearing as a dark crescent on the left. This phase comes after full moon and before last quarter moon (sometimes called half moon) .
Credit: Dave Young / dcysurfer
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Glossary Terms:
Lunar Phase , Waning Gibbous , Gibbous Moon
Categories:
Solar System
License: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic icons
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