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    Re: Longitude by Sunset
    From: Alexandre Eremenko
    Date: 2012 May 6, 21:07 -0400

    I tried "moonset over sea" and "...over ocean"
    on Google, and found one good movie from a space station,
    and two photos which seem completely unrealistic,
    and I suppose they are taylored.
    APOD also does not give any reasonable picture.
    
    Is it indeed true that one cannot see it???
    
    Alex.
    
    On Sun, 6 May 2012, Greg Rudzinski wrote:
    
    >
    > Gary,
    >
    > The 14th of May looks good as well. I'll give it a go.
    >
    > Greg Rudzinski
    >
    > [NavList] Re: Longitude by Sunset
    > From: Gary LaPook
    > Date: 6 May 2012 13:00
    > Wait til May 15th when the Moon will set north of straight west so you will 
    have a clear horizon north of the islands.
    >
    > gl
    >
    > --- On Sun, 5/6/12, Greg Rudzinski <gregrudzinski---com> wrote:
    >
    > From: Greg Rudzinski <gregrudzinski---com>
    > Subject: [NavList] Re: Longitude by Sunset
    > To: NavList---org
    > Date: Sunday, May 6, 2012, 12:27 PM
    >
    > Alex,
    >
    > Would it be possible to compare an observation of the Moon at 2 * then 
    follow with an observation of the Sun at 2* from the same location and height 
    of eye to perform the time lunar you are suggesting ? Unfortunately I can't 
    perform this experiment for a true sunset/moonset from my location because 
    there are islands in the way :(
    >
    > Greg Rudzinski
    >
    > [NavList] Re: Longitude by Sunset
    > From: Alexandre Eremenko
    > Date: 6 May 2012 12:45
    > Marcel,
    >
    >> These few observations were at night. The (full) moon just gradually faded
    >> out when approaching the horizon.
    >
    > Perhaps there were clouds?
    > I am trying to recollect, but cannot remember any instance
    > that I've seen a moonset over the sea:-(
    >
    >> I'm still
    >> interested to know better under which conditions a moon set
    >
    > Me too.
    >
    > Alex
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