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Re: Sun and Full Moon visible simultaneously
From: Bill B
Date: 2015 Aug 29, 17:03 -0400
From: Bill B
Date: 2015 Aug 29, 17:03 -0400
On 8/29/2015 3:52 PM, Bruce J. Pennino wrote: > Yeh! And I'm hoping to stand on a Cape Cod dune and take sextant sights > at Hs angles less than 10 degrees. My height of eye will be over 100 > ft. Wondering about accuracy......gotta be a lunatic? Jackpot! The first of 3 SUPER moons. No need for a scope, just use a zero mag sight tube ;-) Bonus. September's super moon features an eclipse. As for timing, a man with more than one watch never knows what time it really is.... According to Sky and Telescope, full moon is 2:35 pm EDT on August 29. http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/sky-at-a-glance/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glance-august-28-september-5/ According to Moon Phases it occurs at 11:37 GMT (7:37 EDT?) on August 29. http://www.moonphases.info/full_moon_calendar_dates.html#Full_Moon_dates_2005 According to Earth & Sky, full moon at 1:35 p.m. CDT (2:35 EDT) on August 29 http://earthsky.org/tonight/august-29-supermoon-first-of-three-supermoons#when
