So the new moon was really 65 years ago?? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Tejera" <saguaroastro@xxxxxxx> To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 8:45 PM Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: new moon image I observed it last night around 1915, which put the age at 23h 33 min (According to SkyMap Pro v 11, New moon was 18 Mar 1942. Still waiting for the launch Clear Skies Rick Tejera President, Editor SACnews Saguaro Astronomy Club Phoenix, Arizona www.saguaroastro.org saguaroastro@xxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard Payne Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 8:22 PM To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: new moon image Sam, yes it was cropped it wasn't the most photogenic foreground.I found a website you can plug in the time and it gives the moons age: http://www.cycletourist.com/moon/ Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: <sam@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 8:01 PM Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: new moon image Nice shot, Richard. Did you crop this image? I am comparing this to what I took at 420mm focal length: http://www.pbase.com/pegsam/image/75959776 I know your image dimensions are larger than what I posted, but I would not have expected the Moon to be so much larger in your image. And how did you estimate the age at 21 hours? We couldn't have been more than 20 minutes from the timing of our shots, but both of my planetarium programs (The Sky and Starry Night Pro) put the age at 1.09 days. Is there a better source to get the phase and "age" of the Moon? Sam Tucson -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list. -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list. -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.14/727 - Release Date: 3/19/2007 11:49 AM -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.