Actually the moon is a lousy reflector, albedo ~ 0.11<br />(reflects 11 precent of light, except at the time of the full moon).<br />Nearly as black as asphalt?<br /><br />In any case, the sun is very bright, so it makes up for it. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>