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Sunday, 5 April 2026

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Interesting that NASA are referring to the 'Dark' side of the moon and not the 'Far' Side because it does give the impression that the side we don't see is completely dark, which it isn't and receives as much light as the side facing us.
I was listening to a phone in show on the Radio and a discussion of how they will illuminate the surface to take the pictures which made me smile but it is understandable because they keep hearing is it Dark.   
The word 'Dark' is used in the same way that we refer to the Dark Ages as in not much is know about it and the first time we saw the Far Side of the Moon was when the Soviet's Luna 3 sent back sketchy pictures in 1959 although we have had many photographs of it since including the 1972 one from Apollo 16 above.
Interestingly, the Chinese have been sending probes to that side because the far side of the Moon provides a good environment for radio astronomy and listening to the sounds of the Cosmos as interferences from the Earth are blocked by the Moon, which makes sense.
No mention yet of the Artemis 3 and  4 mission which, on the successful completion of Artemis 2, is pencilled in for 2027 and 2028 and will land astronauts on the surface of the Moon with the Lunar South Pole the likeliest destination but as i own a piece of the Moon, I am keeping a keen eye on it just in case they land in my patch and then i can claim Owner Rights and take NASA for trillions (or a free t-shirt at least).  

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