A terrible thing to do to yourself is learn what moon phases are approximately visible at what times of day. It's not too complicated—a full moon by definition is opposite the Sun's position, hence night, etc.—but it's surprising how many books out there will have incorrect moon phases. It's clearly not on the list of things to fact check!
Even more galling are all the paintings and drawings of the moon which have stars visible THROUGH THE MOON. The moon is spherical, whether it’s lit or not! It doesn’t turn into a croissant and then disappear!!
Neil Degrasse Tyson famously called out titanic for having an incorrect night sky depiction. In a later remaster they fixed it. It is well covered in his book as well as online.
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A terrible thing to do to yourself is learn what moon phases are approximately visible at what times of day. It's not too complicated—a full moon by definition is opposite the Sun's position, hence night, etc.—but it's surprising how many books out there will have incorrect moon phases. It's clearly not on the list of things to fact check!
Even more galling are all the paintings and drawings of the moon which have stars visible THROUGH THE MOON. The moon is spherical, whether it’s lit or not! It doesn’t turn into a croissant and then disappear!!
Neil Degrasse Tyson famously called out titanic for having an incorrect night sky depiction. In a later remaster they fixed it. It is well covered in his book as well as online.