Phases of the Moon: Worksheet (November)

Fall 2008 ASTR 110L, Sec. 1 Name: ________________
Chart for recording Moon's position and phase.

Chart for plotting the Moon (between 18:30 and 19:00 HST). Show the Moon's phase each time you observe it.

a circle
Date/time: ________		 a circle
Date/time: ________		 a circle
Date/time: ________		 a circle
Date/time: ________
       
a circle
Date/time: ________		 a circle
Date/time: ________		 a circle
Date/time: ________		 a circle
Date/time: ________
       
a circle
Date/time: ________		 a circle
Date/time: ________		 a circle
Date/time: ________		 a circle
Date/time: ________

Sketch the Moon each night you observe. 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 at ifa.hawaii.edu)
Updated: 27 October 2008
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