# @nasaartemis on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BEQr2hoGh1M
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/15346827-nasaartemis-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/legacy-do/98d000023d23b01643736cf0a2896aa6792c5bac3354e8ed98bdf59977205107.jpg
- **Posted:** 2016-04-16T12:12:51.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA Artemis (@nasaartemis) — https://gondola.cc/nasaartemis

## Caption

Northern spring is the best time to spot one of the loveliest sights in the heavens: Earthlight reflected from the Moon. Maybe you can see see it for yourself, tonight during the new moon! A new moon occurs when all of the Sun’s light is reflected away from Earth, and the side of the moon facing #Earth is barely visible. Sometimes the dark face of the #moon catches Earth’s reflected glow and returns that light. The dark face of the moon has a faint shine. The phenomenon is called "Earthshine." Credit: NASA

#Earthshine #NewMoon #Celestial #astrophotography #Earthshine

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## Tags

earth, astrophotography, newmoon, earthshine, moon, celestial

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