21. In the early 20th century, the French astronomer Andre-Louis Danjon undertook the first quantitative observations of earthshine . 22. Other climate experts echoed that caution but said it did not doom earthshine as a novel way of peering back at Earth. 23. During a crescent moon, earthshine can be viewed with the naked eye, looking at the shaded portion of the moon. 24. Earthshine is most readily observable from shortly before until shortly after a new moon, during the waxing or waning crescent phase.25. At the time it was not in direct sunlight but was illuminated by light reflected off the Earth & mdash; Earthshine . 26. Astronomers have paid particular attention to whether earthshine measurement can detect the red edge, a spectral feature that is due to plants. 27. Instead of direct observation, earthshine reflected from the portion of the Moon not lit by the Sun has served as a proxy. 28. Linda Hunley of Aiken, S . C ., made the mystic connection immediately when she first encountered Earthshine about six years ago. 29. P . Goode and colleagues at Big Bear Solar Observatory have measured the earthshine and T . Livengood of NASA analyzed the EPOXI data. 30. TRAVEL-EARTHSHINES-AURA _ LAKE TOXAWAY, N . C . _ The celestial-sounding name is alluring : Earthshine Mountian Lodge.
