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Question
Name two things that are incorrect in Fig. 11.10 (a crescent Moon shown among clouds with stars).
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Answer
A star inside the Moon, and the dark part shown solid black.
Explanation
- A star cannot be seen through the Moon, as the Moon is solid and opaque.
- So showing a star inside the Moon's outline is incorrect.
- The unlit part of the Moon is still there, just not bright.
- Showing only a crescent with the rest fully black ignores the whole round Moon.
Showing a star within the Moon and treating the dark part as empty sky are the two errors.
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