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by bryanrasmussen 571 days ago
There is no far side of the moon, really. Matter of fact, from a cosmic perspective it's pretty nearby. The only thing that makes it look far is that we're so small.
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The moon has two sides from our vantage. The near side is the one you see, the far side is the one you don't. It has nothing to do with our distance from the object, just the orientation of that object.
you're probably not familiar with Pink Floyd then.
Well I thought I was somewhat, but that didn't ring a bell. I take my well-ackshually comment back :)
I tend to be somewhat abstruse in references at times, it's a play on the "there is no dark side of the moon, really" quote.