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Sun and Full Moon visible simultaneously
From: Don Seltzer
Date: 2015 Aug 29, 09:49 -0400
From: Don Seltzer
Date: 2015 Aug 29, 09:49 -0400
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
