Transient lunar phenomena (TLP) are relatively brief flashes of light that appear to come from the surface of the Moon. Such flashes of light have been observed for centuries by both amateur and professional astronomers, and several theories have been put forward to explain them.
One theory is that TLP are not genuine lunar phenomena, but only random observational errors caused by defects in the telescopes some observers use. Optical instruments such as telescopes or microscopes are complex pieces of machinery; even small flaws in their design can create artificial optical impressions like flashes or other distortions in the visual field. To an observer, a flash of light caused by an instrument error may sometimes look like a real phenomenon taking place in nature.
A second theory is that meteors striking the Moon cause TLP. Because the Moon has no atmosphere, meteors often reach the lunar surface. In fact, meteors strike the Moon every day. According to the meteor theory, when meteors strike the lunar surface, they explode, creating enough heat energy to appear as a flash of light to observers on Earth. When people observe TLP, they are actually observing flashes of light generated by meteor impacts.
A third theory is that TLP are the result of lunar rocks emitting their own light by a process called thermoluminescence. It is known that the Moon does in fact contain certain rocks that are capable of generating light in this way when they are heated by the Sun. This is strong empirical support that TLP are caused by thermoluminescence.
By the writer, several hypotheses have been put forward to elaborate on Transient lunar phenomena (TLP) observed by both professional and amateur astronomers. However, the lecture All of them not valid and casts doubt on them.
First and foremost, the passage asserts that Transient lunar phenomena (TLP) are just a random observation error caused by telescopes not working properly. On the other hand, the lecture points out that if TLPs were random they would have been observed in random locations whereas they have appeared in some specific location on the Moon. As a result, the flash of light due to the flaws in optical instruments is not credible.
Secondly, the reading claims that meteors striking the Moon brought about TLP in which they explode and release lots of heat energy enough to be seen as a flash of light. The lecture, conversely, points out that TLP stands for 20 minutes except for a few numbers of them, however, a meteor's light just remains for seconds.
Last but not least, the article mentions that the thermoluminescence process is the very reason for TLP. In stark contrast, the professor clears out that thermoluminescence is not capable of the possible source since the Moon at night is so bright while the power of the light of thermoluminescence compared to the Moon's is like the light of a candle to the large bright lamp.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, conversely, first, however, if, second, secondly, so, whereas, while, except for, as a result, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 10.0 10.4613686534 96% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 1.0 5.04856512141 20% => OK
Conjunction : 5.0 7.30242825607 68% => OK
Relative clauses : 7.0 12.0772626932 58% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 12.0 22.412803532 54% => OK
Preposition: 34.0 30.3222958057 112% => OK
Nominalization: 5.0 5.01324503311 100% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1129.0 1373.03311258 82% => OK
No of words: 230.0 270.72406181 85% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.90869565217 5.08290768461 97% => OK
Fourth root words length: 3.89432290496 4.04702891845 96% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.83099573684 2.5805825403 110% => OK
Unique words: 134.0 145.348785872 92% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.582608695652 0.540411800872 108% => OK
syllable_count: 334.8 419.366225166 80% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.55342163355 97% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 0.0 3.25607064018 0% => OK
Article: 9.0 8.23620309051 109% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.25165562914 80% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 2.5761589404 116% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 9.0 13.0662251656 69% => Need more sentences. Double check the format of sentences, make sure there is a space between two sentences, or have enough periods. And also check the lengths of sentences, maybe they are too long.
Sentence length: 25.0 21.2450331126 118% => OK
Sentence length SD: 56.7184948171 49.2860985944 115% => OK
Chars per sentence: 125.444444444 110.228320801 114% => OK
Words per sentence: 25.5555555556 21.698381199 118% => OK
Discourse Markers: 13.0 7.06452816374 184% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 4.19205298013 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 3.0 4.33554083885 69% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 2.0 4.45695364238 45% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 4.0 4.27373068433 94% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.381802514111 0.272083759551 140% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.134081202079 0.0996497079465 135% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0961586905374 0.0662205650399 145% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.203051030745 0.162205337803 125% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0581562245901 0.0443174109184 131% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.5 13.3589403974 109% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 54.56 53.8541721854 101% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.9 11.0289183223 108% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.49 12.2367328918 94% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.52 8.42419426049 101% => OK
difficult_words: 53.0 63.6247240618 83% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 11.5 10.7273730684 107% => OK
gunning_fog: 12.0 10.498013245 114% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.2008830022 107% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 86.6666666667 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 26.0 Out of 30
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