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can anyone tell me why the moon is so low tonight
This is a special time for the moon.
http://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/big-brilliant-moon
just in the moon is fantastic,orange right over wick,what a sight,such a shame its blowing a hoolly.
DeHaviLand
22-Mar-11, 00:06
can anyone tell me why the moon is so low tonight
Its low because its just rising. Same as the sun is low when its just rising :roll:
George Brims
22-Mar-11, 19:14
A better question would be "Why is the moon so striking tonight?" It's one of those rare (but not once-in-a-lifetime rare) occasions when the moon is full at the same time (within an hour) as it is at its closest to Earth. The last time it did that was in 2008, when the Astronomy Picture of the Day people published this picture:
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap081212.html
A better question would be "Why is the moon so striking tonight?" It's one of those rare (but not once-in-a-lifetime rare) occasions when the moon is full at the same time (within an hour) as it is at its closest to Earth. The last time it did that was in 2008, when the Astronomy Picture of the Day people published this picture:
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap081212.html
Why didnt the astronauts travel there when it was like that, it would have saved a fortune on fuel.
Why didnt the astronauts travel there when it was like that, it would have saved a fortune on fuel.
Because it wasn't £1.39 litre then :~(
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