Darkside of the Moon

Pink Floyd's Darkside of the Moon album had nothing to do with the moon; however, still great music. We have all heard of the phrase 'dark side of the moon', but is there really a dark side?

Did you know... observers from earth always see the same side of the moon. How can this be? According to statistical data, the rate of rotation is equal to the rate of revolution around earth. With these two values similar, the same side of the moon always faces earth. Think about this: if the rate of rotation was equal to the rate of revolution around the sun for earth, then one side of Earth will be extremely hot and the other side will be extremely cold.

The dark side of the moon is a fictitious phrase. Think about this: when the moon is at the new moon phase, the observer from earth sees a "dark moon" the other side of the moon is all lit (as though it is a full moon). In reality, we should call that portion of the moon we do not see from earth as simply as "the other side".