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From: David Pike
Date: 2025 Nov 20, 14:30 -0800
Frank Reed you wrote "Here's a famous image from a film you may have seen. It may inspire some of you to "break things"... When you come down from the endorphin rush, take a critical look at the astronomy in this image. It's all in the zone of celestial navigation knowledge, no astrophysics. How many problems can you find? "
1. That looks like a two day Moon to me, so the Moon should be about 26° ahead of or behind the Sun. Going on semi-diameters, the Sun and Moon are only about 1.5° appart.
2. The red glow on the undersides of the clouds at the side of the house suggests that the Sun should be lower than shown.
3. If the Moon was that close to the Sun, it would be hidden in Sun glow.
4. Either a filter is in use, or the sun is much lower. If using a filter, the Moon would be harder to see.
5. There's no chimney on the house for Father Christmas to get down.
DaveP
