There also is another neat moon-lighting effect called Earthshine. When the moon is less than full, you can sometimes seen the unlite part of the moon, but much fainter. This is caused by light reflecting off the Earth and illuminating the moon. Links below to some further explanation and a nice picture:
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...earthshine.htm

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap020419.html

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