Re: (meteorobs) Re: full moon and LM

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• Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Re: full moon and LM
• From: LUNRO.IMO.USA@prodigy.com (MR ROBERT D LUNSFORD)
• Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 14:13:24, -0500
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-- [ From: Robert Lunsford * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] --


> He, he, when the moon reaches is highest northern declination,
> it is only 2 degrees below the northern horizon here at latitude
> 60 N. And it culminates only 58 degrees high in the south.
> 
> When it reaches its southernmost declination, it rises only about 2
degrees
> above the southern horizon. So it's not too much of a pain to observe
the
> Perseids during a Full Moon :-)
> 
Trond,

What an interesting situation you have presented. Its hard to imagine
the full moon rising in the south and just skimming the horizon. I will
have to see this for myself someday.

Bob Lunsford

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