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A Lunar theory question
From: Jeremy C
Date: 2010 Apr 7, 10:43 EDT
From: Jeremy C
Date: 2010 Apr 7, 10:43 EDT
As I have been shooting lunars over the past two years or so with
different comparing bodies, i often wonder how much does the difference in
relative declination matter to lunar accuracy. For example how does the
accuracy of the lunar differ if the moon's declination was 25 degrees south, and
the sun was 20 degrees north, verses both being of similar declination.
Is this the reason that we choose bodies close to the ecliptic for
lunars? I tend to think about this when I am shooting star lunars in the
dead of night when I am presented with many options of bodies to
compare.
Jeremy