Dark Side of the Moon

Dark Side of the Moon (2002 film)

Dark Side of the Moon is a French mockumentary by director William Karel. It originally aired on the Franco-German television network Arte in 2002 with the title Opération Lune.

The Dark Side of the Moon

The Dark Side of the Moon is the eighth studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on 1 March 1973 by Capitol Records in the United States, and on 16 March 1973 by Harvest Records in the United Kingdom. Developed during live performances, it was conceived as a concept album that would focus on the pressures faced by the band during their arduous lifestyle, and also deal with the mental health problems of former band member Syd Barrett. New material was recorded in two sessions in 1972 and 1973 at EMI Studios in London.

Far side of the Moon

The far side of the Moon, also called the dark side of the Moon, is the hemisphere of the Moon that faces away from Earth; the opposite hemisphere being the near side. Due to tidal locking, the time it takes for the Moon to orbit the Earth once is equal to the time it takes for the Moon to rotate once, thus, the far side of the Moon never fully comes into view from Earth's surface. The far side has sometimes been called the "dark side of the Moon", where "dark" means "unseen" instead of "unilluminated". There is however a common misconception that the dark side of the Moon is so-called because it never receives light, when each location on the Moon experiences two weeks of sunlight while the opposite location experiences night. The far side is actually more reflective than the near side, as it lacks the large areas of darker maria surface.

Moon

The Moon is the only natural satellite of Earth. It orbits Earth in an elliptical path, at a distance that varies over the year, averaging around 378,000 kilometers (235,000 mi). It completes an orbit in relation to Earth and the Sun (synodically) every 29.5 days. The Moon and Earth are bound by gravitational attraction, which is stronger on the sides facing each other. The resulting tidal forces are the main driver of Earth's tides, and have pulled the Moon to always face Earth with the same near side. This tidal locking effectively synchronizes the Moon's rotation period to its orbital period.

dark

Adjective

1. Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
2. Extinguished.

Noun

1. A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.
2. Ignorance.

side

Noun

1. A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
2. A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face.

Adjective

1. Being on the left or right, or toward the left or right; lateral.
2. Indirect; oblique; incidental.

moon

Proper noun

1. Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).

Noun

1. Any natural satellite of a planet.
2. The light received from the Moon; moonlight.