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From: Greg Rudzinski
Date: 2012 May 6, 17:29 -0700
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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