I don't know, I've looked at the moon through a telescope and there seems to appear that there is a shadow on its surface. So if there is an anti-moon that's a flat circle in shape, why is it that when you look at the moon, it doesn't look like there is anything blocking out the stars as two overlapping circles would show? How come it looks like a shadow when I look at it through my telescope. If it's a shadow, and the stars where this anti-moon would be hanging off the real moon do not disappear. I have come to the conclusion based on the scientific method, that it is a shadow. Here is my study:
1 - Ask a question
Is there an Anti-Moon?
2 - Do the research.
There is apparently a 'documented' case where stars disappear from the sky according to this forum. I cannot find any information outside of here, although that does not necessarily mean that it does not exist.
3 - Form a Hypothesis.
I want to try and prove the existence of another celestial body between Earth and the Moon. I believe there is not one, but will try to disprove this belief.
4 - Test this hypothesis.
When I observe the moon at night through a telescope, It appears to me that the moon has a shadow cast on it not unlike shining a flashlight on a beach ball, with a smaller beach ball behind it. If the ball is off-center, the light that is not blocked by the first ball will be cast onto the smaller ball, revealing the shadow of what would seem like a 'crescent'. This shadow would explain why the stars next to the moon do not also disappear. If the existence of an ''anti-moon" was true, I conclude that it would be visible in regions blotting stars out, and during a full moon said object would be observable through a telescopic lens. The stars would also be blotted out by this solid object that has enough mass to cut the light from 'mother moon'. Not on a "Oh, there have been reported cases of this" level, but on a constant, irrefutable level. I also observed that in the shaded regions of the moon, the craters are identical and viable to the eye. This phenomena can only be explained by a shadow. Furthermore. I must ask how either the moon or the anti-moon are suspended over us, because according to this place, any orbit is impossible.
5 - Analyze Data
In my observations, I found that the stars near the dark side of the moon were completely visible. This concludes without a doubt that if there were an object there with mass enough to block the light from reaching earth so that we would see it as a 'crescent', than it would have blocked out the stars near the dark side also.
6 - Report Results
The results of my study can be reproduced by anyone who has a telescope and an open mind to the truth. I came to the conclusion that if there was a celestial body large enough to block out the light reflected from the sun (Or radiated from 'mother moon') than it would also be powerful enough to, on a rather constant basis, block out the stars. If this is not true, and I cannot locate any object in the sky matching the description of the Anti-Moon, I must conclude that it does not exist. The dark parts of the moon must be created by a shadow, not by another object. Furthermore, I would have to ask that if it is another object, than why is it that in my results, I see the craters of the moon still in the shaded portions. These craters are the same as when the moon is full.
There... For all of you wondering how the scientific method works. Please refer to this study. Your anti-moon has been debunked by science. Not only can this study be made, but it can be reproduced without getting a different result. That, in the realm of science, is proven to be a fact. Please, report your findings as I have if you wish to contest me. For all of you looking for a visual representation of this scientific method, please refer here so you can even get the pretty colors too...
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentoring/project_scientific_method.shtmlYou cannot combat hard, physical evidence that anyone with a telescope can observe on a clear night. Don't try to disprove this with "Conspiracy!" "Kill the non-believer!" or any of that crap. Anyone with an eye, and an open mind can go out and see this to be true. If it is not, please explain to me in great detail why it is the way you believe it.
Ooooh, Pwnt by the noob!
Good day...