What did we just see? Please tell me we didn't just witness the beginning of the end of the world...
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posted by Emms
on Jun 11, 2013 -
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Where would be a good location in Eastern Massachusetts to see and photograph both the sunset and (full) moonrise on Sunday, June 23rd?
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posted by bondcliff
on May 21, 2013 -
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What was the size of the earth, proportionally to it today, before whatever hit it to create the moon?
posted by Sparx
on Jan 13, 2011 -
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Astronomers: how to best determine the exact time to take a photograph of the full moon where the moon is situated between two earthly objects?
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posted by komara
on Jul 20, 2010 -
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Back about a decade ago, I happened to be watching in early evening as the moon went from thin sliver to complete disappearance. It was one of those unexpected and somewhat wondrous moments of my life (due to many circumstances of the time, and the unplanned coolness of it). I'd like to see it again. Is there some schedule for me to tell when this is going to happen again visible from my area?
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posted by Kickstart70
on Oct 23, 2009 -
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We had a full moon a few days back, and it seemed - to me - to be floating very much higher in the sky than a full moon I watched last summer, which I think was at a much lower angle. But if the moon rotates around the equator, then wouldn't it always be the same height in the sky, for any particular position on earth?
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posted by woodblock100
on Nov 27, 2007 -
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If I looked up at the sky some time at night, pointed to the moon and gave you the exact orientation of my arm (the two angles in the north/south and east/west directions) and told you the exact time of night and date it was, would you be able to tell my exact location in the world? If so, how?
posted by DirtyCreature
on May 30, 2007 -
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Is there a way I can figure out the moon's path across the night sky as viewed from a specific location on Earth on a given day?
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posted by yellowlightman
on Oct 31, 2006 -
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