A sun question (moon, universe, see, new)

[linicx]

What causes these things?

Every now and then I see a new moon (the sun recently set) in the summer or early fall that looks to be very large and sitting on the horizon. Dad said when he was in Hawaii during WWII this type of phenomonon was caked a "dishpan" moon.

I recently saw what appeared to be a full red sun late one morning last week.

Do scientists know how old our "outer space" is?

[plwhit]

Originally Posted by linicx

What causes these things?

Every now and then I see a new moon (the sun recently set) in the summer or early fall that looks to be very large and sitting on the horizon. Dad said when he was in Hawaii during WWII this type of phenomonon was caked a "dishpan" moon.

http://www.santarosa.edu/planetarium/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_moon

Do scientists know how old our "outer space" is?

Roughly 13.7 billion years old....

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