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Re: Why does the Nautical Almanac include Moon lower meridian passage?
From: Brad Morris
Date: 2015 Jan 11, 15:42 -0500
From: Brad Morris
Date: 2015 Jan 11, 15:42 -0500
Martin
For a high enough latitude, the upper and lower passages of the sun and moon will be observable
Brad
On Jan 11, 2015 3:37 PM, "Martin Gardner" <NoReply_Gardner@fer3.com> wrote:
The lower right hand corner of a Nautical Almanac right hand page has both upper and lower meridian passage for the moon. Why the lower?
In reply to a similar question in Sep 2013 Herbert Prinz made reference to circumpolar stars. I get that, as you might be able to observe both transits. But why for the moon?
Martin Gardner
