[AZ-Observing] Re: By The Light of The Southerly Moon
- From: "Mark Wyzenbeek" <markwyz@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 17:31:44 -0700
Not the magazine, but that led me to check the Skywatchers Bulletin
which links to the story here :
http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/article_1472_1.asp
This text from the last paragraph tells what to look for when:
"We're in one of those extreme periods from now through 2007. For
Northern Hemisphere residents, the full Moon of June rides remarkably
low, the full Moon of December rides remarkably high, and in March, the
first-quarter Moon (which is on the meridian around sunset) is at its
highest possible declination. Go out and take a look."
Mark
Rick Tejera wrote:
>Mark,
>
>Was it the June issue of S&T? Just read in Fed Schaff's column about the
>cycle you refer to. HE referring to the shift tin declination of Eltanin
>(Gamma Draconis) first noted by James Bradley in the 1720's.
>
>Page 50 of the June 05 issue.
>
>Interesting.
>
>Rick Tejera
>Editor SACnews
>Saguaro Astronomy Club
>Phoenix, Arizona
>saguaroastro@xxxxxxx
>www.saguaroastro.org
>
>
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