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CRESCENT MOON [4 records]

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Record 1 2024-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
  • The Sun (Astronomy)
  • The Moon (Astronomy)
  • The Earth (Astronomy)
CONT

A partial solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, but the Sun, Moon, and Earth are not perfectly lined up. Only a part of the Sun will appear to be covered, giving it a crescent shape.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
  • Soleil (Astronomie)
  • Lune (Astronomie)
  • Terre (Astronomie)
CONT

Souvent, l'alignement entre les trois astres n'est pas parfait et l'ombre de la Lune évite la Terre. Dans ce cas, la phase partielle est la seule à se produire et il n'y a aucune totalité. On parle alors d'une éclipse solaire partielle.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Moon (Astronomy)
CONT

As the moon moves eastwards in its orbit around the earth, the sunrise terminator crosses the nearside from east to west to produce a crescent moon. The crescent waxes to first quarter when the moon, at quadrature, is half illuminated, through a gibbous moon, and finally to full moon, when the moon is at opposition and the nearside is fully illuminated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lune (Astronomie)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Luna (Astronomía)
DEF

[...] Luna [...] cuando más de la mitad de su disco se halla iluminado [...]

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Record 3 2004-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
CONT

Half moon facet : A pavilion girdle break; is triangular shaped on princess diamonds and crescent shaped on radiant diamonds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire

Spanish

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Record 4 1983-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
OBS

A new moon occurs when the moon is at conjunction and the nearside is totally unilluminated by the sun. As the moon moves eastwards in its orbit around the earth, the sunrise terminator crosses the nearside from east to west to produce a crescent moon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
OBS

On convient de faire commencer la lunaison quand la Lune est en conjonction avec le Soleil, donc invisible. C'est la Nouvelle Lune. Son fin croissant apparaît peu après.

Spanish

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