Moon+Knowing


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__**Now/You**__
 * Shape
 * Texture
 * Light: Bright/Dim
 * Contrast
 * Close celestial bodies


 * __Past (someone or some people in history)__

What I observed about the moon was the halo of the moon and the angle of the moon in relation to the horizons (East and West) Within the first few days of the month the moon rose from the West, the same side the Sun set. In contrast, times at which the moon was waning it seemed to shift and rise more to the east. For example, on Day 1, 2, and 3 the moon clearly was on the west side after the sun set. However, on Days 13, 14, and 15 the moon seemed to be on the east side after the sun set. This was a strange thing that I was able to observe through my sense of seeing. I was able to acknowledge the moon's shift by constantly observing the moon near sunset. Another interesting issue that I decided to tackle would be the moons halo, which was not always visible like on Day 1 and 2, November 18 and 19 respectively. Whenever there were clouds I noticed there tended to be a halo like on Days 14 and 15, December 2 and 3 respectively. The halo seemed to be more visible and clearer around clouds and just before the rain. According to research, empiricism, this is due to the light refraction of crystals. Crystals could be solid water particles in the air that refract light hitting them, in this case, the "moon's" light. This empirical analysis explains when there was no cloud I would sometimes see a halo.

Empirical knowledge is through experimentation. It is basically science based activity. Many people in history have done observations of the moon and used the empirical way of knowing to come to a conclusion for a question. For example, Rutheford's experiment of finding what the center of the atom was made of he used what he already knew and applied it. I knew that glass like materials reflected light and made it stand out. Through my understanding and assumption that when there was clouds there was a halo sometimes. During the nights it rained there also was a halo. After the rain the presence of the halo was not as frequent. This means that the rain brought something that allowed the halo to shine against. The only thing I reasoned is that the rain brings water and at an altitude of more than 10 km the water particles are surely frozen meaning that they are crystals, or like glass, which ultimately mean that they are what must cause a halo to exist.

**__**Emotional response to the moon sighting**__

At a few times I experienced some emotional feelings, this would be when I first saw the halo for the moon I felt a sense of excitement and curiosity. Another time would be when I saw the moon up during the day, it was November 28 at around 5:15 just before sunset. It brought me an emotion of fascination and excitement. I was happy to see such a phenomena, two celestial bodies visible during the day. Since the Sun is so powerfully bright and the moon reflects the sun's light it is something that gets me excited. To celestial bodies lighting up the sky, it was like in the sci-fi movies where they are on a distant planet and the sky has two suns and a moon. It is always a joy to see the moon out during the day because it always seems strange and fascinating. I haven't experienced any sad or angry emotion from viewing the moon, I guess because I am interested in the way the moon functions and the way it is able to be so interesting.

//Hey diddle diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon; The little dog laughed to see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon.

According to this nursery rhyme it is saying how the moon, the full moon, can make strange behavior. Cat playing the fiddle?

// //The sky was lit by the splendor of the moon So powerful I fell to the ground

Your love has made me sure I am ready to forsake this worldly life and surrender to the magnificence// //of your Being.

Rumi.

The emotional response by the author is through love, as is many other reactions with the moon. The moon is something that is heavily related to romance.

The moon how true It makes you feel blue All in excitement and fascination From your home to another nation

Across the globe we go Into another world we go It is still shining wherever you are giving you hope making you feel like a star.

The sun of the night the thing that gives you hype Next time at night when you are sad Look at the sky and the moon will get rid of all that is bad.//

=== __Reason__ In the past people have wondered what the moon was and what it was made of and there has been many ideas. Some claimed that the celestial body was made of cheese! Others assumed it was a god. These radical ideas are through perception and emotion. For example, the idea of god was through fear. ===