This is not the dark side of the moon you’re seeing. http://nyti.ms/1P1WjkZ pic.twitter.com/0fONflFrSU
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@kchangnyt little confused as to why the moon is not rotating at all when being viewed from an external point?
@iquidus Remember the moon rotates much more slowly, once every 27 days vs. once a day for Earth.
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@kchangnyt yes, its rate of rotation is equal to its orbit. It's hard to determine how many degrees of orbit are shown, but its > 0 -
@iquidus In 5 hours, it would rotate about 2.8 degrees. - 2 more replies
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