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  • Moonlight: Understanding How the Moon Reflects Sunlight
    The Sun doesn't give light to the Moon. The Moon itself doesn't produce any light. We see the Moon because it reflects sunlight.

    Here's how it works:

    * The Sun is a star: It produces its own light and heat.

    * The Moon is a large, rocky body: It orbits the Earth.

    * Sunlight falls on the Moon: Some of this light is absorbed by the Moon's surface, and some of it is reflected back into space.

    * We see the reflected light: The reflected sunlight is what makes the Moon appear bright in the night sky.

    So, the Moon doesn't "get" light from the Sun in the sense of receiving a beam, but rather it acts like a mirror, reflecting the Sun's light.

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