earthshine
the faint illumination of the part of the moon not illuminated by sunlight, as during a crescent phase, caused by the reflection of light from the earth.
Origin of earthshine
1- Also called earthlight.
Words Nearby earthshine
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How to use earthshine in a sentence
Using ground-based instruments at Big Bear, Goode and his colleagues measured earthshine — the light that reflects off our planet, to the moon and then back to Earth — from 1998 to 2017.
Earth is reflecting less light. It’s not clear if that’s a trend | Sid Perkins | October 14, 2021 | Science NewsBecause earthshine is most easily gauged when the moon is a slim crescent and the weather is clear, the team collected a mere 801 data points during those 20 years, Goode and his colleagues report.
Earth is reflecting less light. It’s not clear if that’s a trend | Sid Perkins | October 14, 2021 | Science NewsWhether the decline in earthshine is a short-term blip or yet another ominous sign for Earth’s climate is up in the air, scientists suggest.
Earth is reflecting less light. It’s not clear if that’s a trend | Sid Perkins | October 14, 2021 | Science NewsAnd now day begins to decline; and your globe, which never sets to us, will soon shed her pale earthshine over the landscape.
The Heroine | Eaton Stannard BarrettThe ancients were greatly exercised in their minds to account for this "earthlight," or "earthshine," as it is also called.
Astronomy of To-day | Cecil G. Dolmage
One might have supposed that Fanny's influence had added a slim crescent of silvery light to her habitual earthshine.
Memoirs of a Midget | Walter de la Mare
British Dictionary definitions for earthshine
earthlight
/ (ˈɜːθˌʃaɪn) /
the ashen light reflected from the earth, which illuminates the new moon when it is not receiving light directly from the sun
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