Moonlight consists of mostly sunlight reflected from the parts of the Moon's surface where the Sun's light strikes.
About Moonlight
Three-time Oscar winning film about the life of a gay, African-American man growing up in Miami. The film is the first Academy Award winning movie in history to feature an entirely African American cast.
Achievement of Moonlight
The film is loosely based off Tarell Alvin McCraney's titled In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue. The movie was filmed in less than a month.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About Moonlight
Airglow - Airglow is a faint emission of light by a planetary atmosphere. In the case of Earth's atmosphere, this optical phenomenon causes the night sky never to be completely dark, even after the effects of starlight and diffused sunlight from the far side are removed.. Daylight - Daylight is the combination of all direct and indirect sunlight during the daytime. This includes direct sunlight, diffuse sky radiation, and both of these reflected by Earth and terrestrial objects, like landforms and buildings.. Diffuse reflection - Diffuse reflection is the reflection of light or other waves or particles from a surface such that a ray incident on the surface is scattered at many angles rather than at just one angle as in the case of specular reflection.. Earthlight (astronomy) - Earthlight is the diffuse reflection of sunlight reflected from Earth's surface and clouds. Earthshine, also known as the Moon's ashen glow, is the dim illumination of the otherwise unilluminated portion of the Moon by this indirect sunlight.. Lunar effect - The lunar effect is a purported unproven correlation between specific stages of the roughly 29.5-day lunar cycle and behavior and physiological changes in living beings on Earth, including humans. In some cases the purported effect may depend on external cues, such as the amount of moonlight.. Scotobiology - Scotobiology is the study of biology as directly and specifically affected by darkness, as opposed to photobiology, which describes the biological effects of light.. Lunar observation.. Moon.. Light sources.. Light.
