I've been told all my life that we CAN'T see nor have we ever been able to see the far side of the Moon (aside from moon missions of course). But I have noticed that in Stellarium, it shows that 2025 years ago, we saw the full moon a bit differently than we do now. Can some astronomers shed some light on what I'm missing here?
by Life_Perspective5578
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How does this appear any different to how the moon looks today?
That looks exactly the same as it does now. What are you talking about?
What exactly do you think “this” is?
This is the near side of the Moon…. Facing Earth
And you are asking why a computer program doesn’t meet your expectations (which it does…) so maybe ask the developers?
Libration! [https://youtu.be/3f_21N3wcX8?si=cRhS54Z_QI-6pHdp](https://youtu.be/3f_21N3wcX8?si=cRhS54Z_QI-6pHdp)Except the moon does that every month- we see the moon a little different from different angles and different times.
L…look up a picture of the moon idk what to tell you. Its the same. The Tycho crater is right there
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libration)