The moon has been in the news a lot this month, after the successful lunar flyby during the Artemis II mission. And while the full moon usually takes center stage as the big lunar event of any given month, unless there’s a lunar eclipse, like there was back in March, there are a few times a year when the new moon is equally interesting, and one of those events is Earthshine.
Earthshine — a phenomenon you may know from the Rush song on the band’s 2002 album Vapor Trails — is a real thing that you can experience during April, May and June. You know you’re looking at Earthshine when you look up at the moon, and you can see all of it, but not as bright as a regular full moon.
During a full moon, the sun’s light is reflected off the moon’s surface and sent to Earth, making it bright and
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