Quarter Moon  Quarter Moon |
One of two lunar phases when the moon's disk is half illuminated. The moon at this point is between crescent and gibbous phases. The First Quarter Moon the illuminate portion of the disk is "waxing" (growing larger each night) until the moon is "Full", and on the Last Quarter Moon the illuminated portion is "waning" (growing smaller each night) until the moon is "New". | |
| Quasar | Object which appears starlike but is very far away and so it is thought to be a galaxy. | |
| The "Stars and Scopes" Glossary was compiled by Peter Ue from various sources on the internet. I tried to correct and edit as much as possible, but I can make no claim or warrenty to the information here. If you find any errors just contact me and I'll try to fix it - Thanks , Peter. |
