THE MOON

THE MOON

Introduction

• Moon seen at night
• Look, distance, satellite
• No light
• Darkspots
• Full moon
• Amabasya
• Attracts the earth
• Tide and ebb
• No air in the moon
• Conquered in 1969
• Moonlight cool
• Conclusion

The Moon

The moon is the queen of night. It is seen after the sunset. During the day the light of the sun hides the moon. So it can be seen in the sky only at night. The moon looks like a silver disc. It is over two lakhs mile away from the earth. The moon is the only satellite of the earth. It moves round the earth. The moon has no light of its own. The light of the sun falls on the moon. So we can see it. There are dark spots on the moon. They are nothing but caves where the sunlight cannot get into. Sometimes we see the moon quite round and then it shines brightly on the earth. We call it the full moon.

The Moon

Next it becomes smaller and smaller and lastly we do not see it at all. The moon attracts the earth. Due to this attraction tide and ebb occur in the earth. There is no air in the moon. In 1969 man landed on the moon and created history in spacecraft. The moonlight is mellow, cool, soft and pleasant. A walk on a moonlit night is very charming. The moon is very favourite to poets, women and children.