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Re: N.A. + Moon phase
From: Doug Royer
Date: 2004 Oct 29, 12:03 -0700
From: Doug Royer
Date: 2004 Oct 29, 12:03 -0700
> -----Original Message----- > From: Royer, Doug > Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 11:14 > To: 'navigation-l@listserv.webkahuna.com' > Subject: N.A. + Moon phase > > Bill, > I see now I didn't understand your question fully. > On the part of the time referance of the lighten phase..........I don't > know.I never thought about it untill now.I would be interested to learn > what the referance is though. > I'm also not sure about the last sentence in your post. > The times for moonrise,moonset for a given latitude is extrapolated from > the columns directly above the phase diagrams and Table II, page xxxii of > the almanac.But you know that already. > So,I'm not grasping what you mean by "observer position" as reguards to > the moon phases/time referance.If the Moon's visible one would see it in > the phase stated no matter where one's position on earth is?