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Re: Sun and Full Moon visible simultaneously
From: Bruce J. Pennino
Date: 2015 Aug 29, 13:31 -0600
From: Bruce J. Pennino
Date: 2015 Aug 29, 13:31 -0600
Yeh! And I'm hoping to stand on a Cape Cod dune and take sextant sights at Hs angles less than 10 degrees. My height of eye will be over 100 ft. Wondering about accuracy......gotta be a lunatic?
Best regards,
Bruce
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Subject: [NavList] Sun and Full Moon visible simultaneously
Best regards,
Bruce
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From: "Don Seltzer"To:
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Sent: 29 Aug 2015 11:32:02 -0700
Subject: [NavList] Sun and Full Moon visible simultaneously
On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 5:17 PM, Ridge White <NoReply_RidgeWhite@fer3.com> wrote:
The full moon cannot appear at the same time the sun is up, as the two bodies are 180° apart...
But consider refraction, which extends the period for which both bodies are visible.
In Boston this very evening, the full moon will rise at 7:16 pm and the sun will set 8 minutes later.
Don Seltzer
