[DOC] [TLE] Planetshine - Wikipedia [PAR] Planetshine is the illumination, by reflected sunlight from a planet, of part of the 
otherwise dark side of one of its moons. The best known example of planetshine 
is earthshine, which can be seen from Earth when the Moon is new, or nearly so. 
Typically, this results in the side of the Moon opposite the Sun being bathed ... 
Sunlight is reflected from the Earth to the night side of the Moon. [DOC] [TLE] The Moon And Earthshine [PAR] It is caused by sunlight that reflects off the Earth onto the Moon's night side. Under the earthshine, the Moon's outline and its dark features can be seen, even though only a thin crescent is bright. We see the Moon because of reflected sunlight (the Moon does not generate its own light). [DOC] [TLE] Earth's Reflection Varies on the Moon - Space.com [PAR] Apr 7, 2009 ... The difference in light reflection from the Earth's land masses and oceans ... The 
moon will be full Thursday, which means we'll see it in all its illuminated glory. ... 
is little sunlight reflecting directly off the moon, which would otherwise ... only 
visible to the naked eye on the darker portion of thin crescent moons... [DOC] [TLE] What is earthshine? | Moon Phases | EarthSky [PAR] Apr 8, 2016 ... That glow over the unlit part of a crescent moon - called earthshine - is light ... the 
bright crescent of the moon, but also the rest of the moon as a dark disk. ... and 
that the globe of the moon is always half-illuminated by sunlight. ... really is  
sunlight reflected from the nearly full Earth shining in the moon's sky. [DOC] [TLE] Understanding Astronomy: The Moon and Eclipses - Physics [PAR] Third, when the moon is in its crescent phase and the sky is sufficiently dark, you 
can ... of all these observations is that the moon shines by reflected sunlight. It's 
spherical in shape, with half of the sphere illuminated by the sun at any given 
time. ... A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the 
earth. [DOC] [TLE] the-moon - Retro-Reflection phenomena [PAR] Lunar Retro-reflectivity Observed from Earth. The Lunar Heiligenschein ... 
Observations of reflected sunlight in shadowed craters. Other things attributed to 
lunar... [DOC] [TLE] Why Does the Moon Shine? - Live Science [PAR] May 29, 2014 ... The moon shines because its surface reflects light from the sun. ... only half of its 
surface is facing the sun, and therefore, only half of the moon is lit up. ... dark disk 
is slightly illuminated by sunlight that reflects off of Earth, then... [DOC] [TLE] Phases of the Moon and Percent of the Moon Illuminated [PAR] Mar 27, 2014 ... Like the Earth, the Moon is a sphere which is always half illuminated by the Sun, 
but as the Moon orbits the Earth we get to see more or less of... [DOC] [TLE] Little-known facts about the Moon The Moon really does have a dark ... [PAR] Jan 7, 2012 ... Moon illuminated by reflected Earth light ... in complete darkness, because for 
that part of the Moon the Earth is always in ... During a full Moon, when it's facing 
away from the Sun, the far side of the Moon is very dark indeed. [DOC] [TLE] Why Does the Moon Shine? - Universe Today [PAR] We enjoy the light from the Sun during the day, and then the comforting glow of 
the ... Because of its dark color and bumpy surface, it only reflects about 12% of 
the ... During its first and last quarters, the Moon is half illuminated, but it's only 8
% as ... The Moon follows an elliptical orbit around the Earth, changing its 
distance... [DOC] [TLE] What are the phases of the Moon? - StarChild - NASA [PAR] Answer: The Moon orbits Earth at an average distance of 382,400 kilometers. ... 
Just like the Earth, half of the Moon is lit by the Sun while the other half is in 
darkness. ... We only see the Moon because sunlight

Question: Sunlight reflected by the earth that illuminates the dark part of the moon
Answer: Earthshine