Moon light.

It appears that people on this site are confused over more than the form of the earth. It looks like they are also confused about the nature of moonlight, or should I just call it reflected sunlight.
A quick spectroscopic analysis will soon clear up this question...take some sunlight...analyse it...a few hours later take some moon light analyse that.....compare...and surprise surprise....it's the same, more or less.

How do you knof that the moon isn't just the same as the sun then?

How do you knof that the moon isn't just the same as the sun then?

But it is the same....moonlight is just reflected sunlight....end of.

So why can't the moon just be another sun?

Have you ever seen shadows on the sun? Ha

Sunspots.

in case you hadn't noticed yet, I have been trolling. Birthday takes this way too seriously

While not the same, I understand your point.

So why can't the moon just be another sun?

A sun that's dark half of the time?

A sun that can be lit by light reflected from Earth?

Are we supposed to collect some moonlight in a test tube? I don't think the luna will like that.

We can and it's called moonshine.


PS. it can blind you, don't look directly into the moonshine. Dangerous stuff.

Are we supposed to collect some moonlight in a test tube? I don't think the luna will like that.

No trouble!

Frank Sinatra – Swinging On A Star Lyrics
Would you like to swing on a star?
Carry moonbeams home in a jar?
And be better off than you are?
Or would you rather be a mule?

So why can't the moon just be another sun?

It would be a very dim sun, since the moon is a factor of almost 400 closer and full moonlight is only about one millionth the intensity of sunlight.

Almost a Dim Sim.

Quote from: origamiscienceguy on November 02, 2016, 12:53:07 PM

So why can't the moon just be another sun?

A sun that's dark half of the time?

A sun that can be lit by light reflected from Earth?

anybody that notices this, let's have a conversation in AL white text (note, I'm still trolling)
The moon is his not quite hot enough to shine, and only when then extra heat of the sun hits is it hot enough to shine.

Quote from: onebigmonkey on November 02, 2016, 01:56:37 PM

Quote from: origamiscienceguy on November 02, 2016, 12:53:07 PM

So why can't the moon just be another sun?

A sun that's dark half of the time?

A sun that can be lit by light reflected from Earth?

anybody that notices this, let's have a conversation in AL white text (note, I'm still trolling)
The moon is his not quite hot enough to shine, and only when then extra heat of the sun hits is it hot enough to shine.

Could you repeat that please..

Who is AL and why is his text white?

How does one collect the sun light and moon light? I have some mason jars and a couple pails. I also have some pH strips - I recall someone had an idea about light and pH. Will that help?

The moonshramp will wage war on us if we capture them.

IonSpen is a nerd

The nature of moonlight is that it causes physical and mental abnormalities in humans as well as aberrations in plant activity.  Sunlight does not have a comparable.

Quote from: origamiscienceguy on November 02, 2016, 12:53:07 PM

So why can't the moon just be another sun?

A sun that's dark half of the time?

A sun that can be lit by light reflected from Earth?

Well to be fair we've never seen the dark side of the sun.

Also we can put a man on the moon but we never put a man on the sun? Awfully suspicious.

Quote from: onebigmonkey on November 02, 2016, 01:56:37 PM

Quote from: origamiscienceguy on November 02, 2016, 12:53:07 PM

So why can't the moon just be another sun?

A sun that's dark half of the time?

A sun that can be lit by light reflected from Earth?

anybody that notices this, let's have a conversation in AL white text (note, I'm still trolling)
The moon is his not quite hot enough to shine, and only when then extra heat of the sun hits is it hot enough to shine.

Mmmmm. Me thinks your understanding of reflected light is somewhat wanting.....go shine a torch in a mirror...

Quote from: origamiscienceguy on November 02, 2016, 04:21:27 PM

Quote from: onebigmonkey on November 02, 2016, 01:56:37 PM

Quote from: origamiscienceguy on November 02, 2016, 12:53:07 PM

So why can't the moon just be another sun?

A sun that's dark half of the time?

A sun that can be lit by light reflected from Earth?

anybody that notices this, let's have a conversation in AL white text (note, I'm still trolling)
The moon is his not quite hot enough to shine, and only when then extra heat of the sun hits is it hot enough to shine.

Mmmmm. Me thinks your understanding of reflected light is somewhat wanting.....go shine a torch in a mirror...

Methinks origamiscienceguy is trying to take the mickey out if us!

The moonshramp will wage war on us if we capture them.

We should have included moonshramp in our story, they could've fought the penguins by damaging their eyes and causing lunacy.

Have you read it Rab? we only just got to introduce your character before the noobs had at it.

Quote from: Space Cowgirl on November 02, 2016, 05:03:06 PM

The moonshramp will wage war on us if we capture them.

We should have included moonshramp in our story, they could've fought the penguins by damaging their eyes and causing lunacy.

Have you read it Rab? we only just got to introduce your character before the noobs had at it.

Sure, I've read about those moonshramp, but the Southern Hemisphere ones are called lunarprawns. They turn orange when cooked and become yummy-prawns.

Quote from: onebigmonkey on November 02, 2016, 01:56:37 PM

Quote from: origamiscienceguy on November 02, 2016, 12:53:07 PM

So why can't the moon just be another sun?

A sun that's dark half of the time?

A sun that can be lit by light reflected from Earth?

Well to be fair we've never seen the dark side of the sun.

Also we can put a man on the moon but we never put a man on the sun? Awfully suspicious.

They would have to land at night so it wouldn't be so hot. 

Quote from: crutonius on November 02, 2016, 06:51:55 PM

Quote from: onebigmonkey on November 02, 2016, 01:56:37 PM

Quote from: origamiscienceguy on November 02, 2016, 12:53:07 PM

So why can't the moon just be another sun?

A sun that's dark half of the time?

A sun that can be lit by light reflected from Earth?

Well to be fair we've never seen the dark side of the sun.

Also we can put a man on the moon but we never put a man on the sun? Awfully suspicious.

They would have to land at night so it wouldn't be so hot.

Why hasn't NASA offered you a job yet?