Phases of the Moon: Worksheet

Fall 2005 ASTR 110L, Sec. 2 Name: ________________

All-sky chart for recording Moon's position and phase.

All-sky chart for recording Moon's position and phase.
Important: write the time chosen for your observations: ________________________

a circle
Date: ________		 a circle
Date: ________		 a circle
Date: ________		 a circle
Date: ________		 a circle
Date: ________
         
a circle
Date: ________		 a circle
Date: ________		 a circle
Date: ________		 a circle
Date: ________		 a circle
Date: ________
         
a circle
Date: ________		 a circle
Date: ________		 a circle
Date: ________		 a circle
Date: ________		 a circle
Date: ________

Sketch the Moon each night you observe, and date your sketch. Note if you can see earthshine.

  a circle
Moon		 a circle
ball		   a circle
Moon		 a circle
ball		  
  Date/time: ________________   Date/time: ________________  

During the day, hold a small ball up in the sunlight next to the Moon, and sketch the phases of both.

Joshua E. Barnes (barnes@ifa.hawaii.edu)
Last modified: September 28, 2005
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