Neil deGrasse Tyson (twitter mirror)
March 2023 marks the 50th anniversary release of @PinkFloyd’s legendary album Dark Side of the Moon. And I’ve spend 50 yrs undoing the misconception it has caused. The Moon has a far side, but no dark side -- nor is it “all dark”. On the Moon, the day/night cycle lasts a month. pic.twitter.com/9tLBu2GARf
Neil deGrasse Tyson on Twitter

“March 2023 marks the 50th anniversary release of @PinkFloyd’s legendary album Dark Side of the Moon. And I’ve spend 50 yrs undoing the misconception it has caused. The Moon has a far side, but no dark side -- nor is it “all dark”. On the Moon, the day/night cycle lasts a month.”

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Mar 17, 2023 at 9:58pmWeb
Show threadBryanMar 19, 2023
@neildegrassetyson I think what you mean to say is that there is not a defined side permenantly in darkness; but there is always a side that is dark.
Show threadStephen SmithMar 19, 2023
@neildegrassetyson Ah, there is always a dark side of the moon - opposite the sun. Once a month during the new moon, this dark side faces earth.
Show threadTiaTeachmanMar 21, 2023
@neildegrassetyson yea
Show threadTiaTeachmanMar 21, 2023
@neildegrassetyson so its helpful to remember that we exist to the darkside of the moon as much as the "dark side" of the moon exists to us.