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__IMPORTANT TO KNOW:__
 * half of the moon is lit up at all times

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There are 8 important phases that the moon goes through. They are:
 * New Moon- Comes after waning cresent. When the moon is between the earth ant the sun. We can't see any part of the moon that's lit up.
 * Waxing Cresent- Comes after the new moon. We can see less than half of the lit up side of the moon. The visible amount of the lit up side of the moon is increasing.
 * First Quarter- Also known as a half moon. Comes after the waxing cresent. We can see half of the lit up side of the moon. The visible amount of the lit up side of the moon is increasing.
 * Waxing Gibbous- Comes after first quarter. We can see more than half of the lit up side of the moon. The visible amount of the lit up side of the moon is increasing.
 * Full Moon- Comes after waxing gibbous. When the moon is between the earth and the sun. We can see the entire lit up side of the moon.
 * Waning Gibbous- Comes after full moon. We can see more than half of the lit up side of the moon. The visible amount of the lit up side of the moon is decreasing.
 * Third Quarter- Also known as a half moon. Comes after waning gibbous. We can see half of the lit up side of the moon. The visible amount of the lit up side of the moon is decreasing.
 * Waning Cresent- Comes after third quarter. We can see less than half of the lit up side of the moon. The visible amount of the lit up side of the moon is decreasing.

media type="custom" key="5117473" align="center" I know what you're thinking: "This is about the MOON, not the SUN, why is there stuff about SOLAR eclipses?" ... maybe you weren't, I'm only guessing. But if you //were// thinking that, please allow me to explain. Solar eclipses happen when the MOON gets between the earth and the sun, in case you didn't know, so solar eclipses are related to the moon. Besides, they're cool. So here's some info about them and when and where they are.

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html

Solar Eclipses of 2010:
 * Annular solar eclipse of 2010: January 15- Somewhat visible from Africa, Asia and Indonesia.
 * Partial solar eclipse in 2010: June 26
 * Total solar eclipse of 2010: July 11
 * Total solar eclipse of 2010: December 21