But, probably easier to see as it'll be further away from that bright orb that happens to illuminate the sky near it (even after it's gone over the horizon). --- On Fri, 1/28/11, daniel turner <outwest112@yahoo.com> wrote: From: daniel turner <outwest112@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] lunar boat correction To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Friday, January 28, 2011, 12:31 AM My Bad!! The event will occur on Thurday evening. I forgot that UT midnight occurs at 5 pm locally. Friday the moon will be two days old and still very pretty, just not quite as good as Thursday night. DT --- On Thu, 1/27/11, daniel turner <outwest112@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: daniel turner <outwest112@yahoo.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] lunar boat on 4 feb sunset To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Date: Thursday, January 27, 2011, 11:03 PM Next Friday just after sunset when the sun is just below the horizon there will be a one day old moon 11 degrees away from the sun. The angle of the ecliptic and lunar orbit will position the moon so that it will appear like a boat above the horion. The moon will be 1 percent illuminated and you will need a clear west south west horizon but it should be a sight worth seeing.
I learned this from the Jean Meeus book, forth in the series "Morsels" which I'm currently reading. I highly recomend the entire series I through V for anyone enjoys observational astronomy. Readings like these are how I make it through the cold and cloudy days of winter.
DT
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