Disney's Man and the Moon 3 of 6 - The Science of the Moon

I love these old documentaries, easy straight to the point explanation..

New moon would only be visible during day time since the Moon would need to be nearly between the Earth and Sun. So it would be invisible to people anywhere on Earth's shadow side (below their horizon). :D 哈哈哈

Great vid's! I never seen them! Very educational! Tnx! Plz keep with this!

Ah, great catch! But I think its just a limit of their tech. It was a physical model it looks like. They probably tried putting an 'earth' in, but it probably didn't look right due to no light skattering thru no 'atmosphere' of the earth. Plus wires & other supports throw shadows too. So looks like they just used a colored light, but showing the offset of the camera as a slight shadow that shouldn't have been there.(the camera would have to be offset to not throw its OWN shadow on the moon! :-)

Small science blunder: the moon can only go into eclipse when it is full, though the example animation is shown to be a waning gibbous moon. :D