What would the Earth look like from the Moon?

When we see the moon as nearly full, any moon people would see a slim crescent Earth. Because one side of the moon always faces us, from most places on the moon, Earth doesn’t appear to rise or set. Instead, from a given point on the moon’s near side, you’d always see Earth hanging in your sky.

How big is the Earth when viewed from the Moon?

Simple answer. The earth is about 3–4x the actual size of the moon, and if you’re on the moon looking at earth it’s the same distance as us on the earth looking at the moon. So, answer is 3–4x the size of the moon as we see it from earth. It’s big but not ‘take up half the sky’ big.

How big would a telescope have to be to see the flag on the Moon?

around 200 meters
The flag on the moon is 125cm (4 feet) long. You would require a telescope around 200 meters in diameter to see it. The largest telescope now is the Keck Telescope in Hawaii at 10 meters in diameter. Even the Hubble Space telescope is only 2.4 meters in diameter.

Which part of Earth is visible from moon?

The near side of the Moon is the lunar hemisphere that always faces towards Earth, opposite to the far side. Only one side of the Moon is visible from Earth because the Moon rotates on its axis at the same rate that the Moon orbits the Earth—a situation known as synchronous rotation, or tidal locking.

Is the Moon above Earth?

The moon’s orbit around Earth is elliptical. At perigee — its closest approach — the moon comes as close as 225,623 miles (363,104 kilometers). At apogee — the farthest away it gets — the moon is 252,088 miles (405,696 km) from Earth. On average, the distance from Earth to the moon is about 238,855 miles (384,400 km).

Can you see flag on moon from Earth?

Yes, the flag is still on the moon, but you can’t see it using a telescope. The largest optical wavelength telescope that we have now is the Keck Telescope in Hawaii which is 10 meters in diameter. The Hubble Space Telescope is only 2.4 meters in diameter – much too small!

Can we see the Moon’s surface with a small telescope?

Update from Ann: It’s still the case that the relatively small telescopes we have on Earth, and orbiting Earth, can’t see these tiny features on the Moon.

Can we see the flag on the Moon?

What about the lunar rover? Can we use the Hubble Space Telescope to see anything left behind by the astronauts? Yes, the flag is still on the moon, but you can’t see it using a telescope. I found some statistics on the size of lunar equipment in a Press Kit for the Apollo 16 mission.

How to see the Moon from a tourist’s perspective?

Like any tourist, it will help you to have a good map. One of the most useful ones is the ” Sky & Telescope Field Map of the Moon ,” available in both normal and mirror-reversed versions. The latter is mainly for observers with refractors and Cassegrain telescopes, which reverse the moon’s image left to right.

Can we use the Hubble Space Telescope to see anything left behind?

Can we use the Hubble Space Telescope to see anything left behind by the astronauts? Yes, the flag is still on the moon, but you can’t see it using a telescope. I found some statistics on the size of lunar equipment in a Press Kit for the Apollo 16 mission.