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Earthshine
The faint glow which dimly illuminates the dark part of the new moon which is seen as a narrow crescent. During this time, the earth is completely illuminated by the Sun which is the source of earthshine light. Earthshine has been used to study the amount of sunlight reflected by the earth.
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