Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 16:21

Hi Mike! On one of your journals you posted a great animation of the earth going around the sun. After watching it a few of my first graders got to wondering what the moon looks like from the South Pole. Do you see it at all? We're guessing there are times of the year you don't see it, just like you don't see the sun during the winter. Are there times you might see it all day long? Does it look bigger or smaller or is it the same size as what you see in Delaware.

We love seeing Theodore in your pictures! We know he's having a great time!

~Karen D'Annecy mrsdannecy.blogspot.com

Michael League

Wow! Mrs. D'Annecy's first graders, I am so impressed. Sorry it took afew days to answer, I am just amazed! I was speechless! In Delaware we
talk about the appearance of the moon in 8th grade. You are way ahead!
So smart!
First, just like you, we are seeing the same Moon - there is only one
that goes around Earth. The different appearances (or shapes) are
called phases. It takes about one month to see all the different
phases. Sometimes (just like you) we see the moon during daylight and
sometimes when it is dark.
Here's the weird part. When you look at the moon right now in Florida
(Northern Hemisphere), it will be just a little bright in the shape of a
banana on the right. When I look at the same moon, I see the same
banana-shape but on the left! How crazy is that?
Now, I never would have noticed this if you hadn't asked. Annamarie
found a great website to help show you how the moon appears differently
in the Northern and Southern hemisphere.
Check it out! [Click here](http://www.ilovemedia.es/moon-phases/)
Thanks for the great question! We are so impressed down here!
Mike
Bonus question: In just a few weeks, we won't be able to make moon
observations? Do you know why? Think about the seasons journal from
August 26th.

Michael League

Wow! Mrs. D'Annecy's first graders, I am so impressed. Sorry it took afew days to answer, I am just amazed! I was speechless! In Delaware we
talk about the appearance of the moon in 8th grade. You are way ahead!
So smart!
First, just like you, we are seeing the same Moon - there is only one
that goes around Earth. The different appearances (or shapes) are
called phases. It takes about one month to see all the different
phases. Sometimes (just like you) we see the moon during daylight and
sometimes when it is dark.
Here's the weird part. When you look at the moon right now in Florida
(Northern Hemisphere), it will be just a little bright in the shape of a
banana on the right. When I look at the same moon, I see the same
banana-shape but on the left! How crazy is that?
Now, I never would have noticed this if you hadn't asked. Annamarie
found a great website to help show you how the moon appears differently
in the Northern and Southern hemisphere.
Check it out! [Click here](http://www.ilovemedia.es/moon-phases/)
Thanks for the great question! We are so impressed down here!
Mike
Bonus question: In just a few weeks, we won't be able to make moon
observations. Do you know why? Think about the seasons journal from
August 26th.