Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Brian: I am in Oakland and plan to go up to the Lawrence hall of science where there is a large open area and it is quite dark except for the city lights down below. Roland Smith - ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Reid <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, December 19, 1999 11:34 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Bay Area Lug/Leg impromptu yosemite trip? > The US Naval Observatory says that the moon will be full in Palo Alto, > California (where I live) on 22 December 1999 at 9:32 a.m. PST. > However, it also says: > > Moonrise 4:22 p.m. on preceding day > Moon transit 11:42 p.m. on preceding day > Moonset 7:06 a.m. > Moonrise 5:20 p.m. > > This means that when the moon sets at 7:06 a.m. it will be 2 1/2 hours > shy of full, and when it rises that afternoon at 5:20 pm it will have > been full (and thus started waning) for 8 hours. > > The closest to a full moon that I'll be able to see here in California > will be early in the morning of 21/22 December, though it will look > awfully full the night of 22/23 December. > If you want to get this data for your city, look here: > > http://aa.usno.navy.mil/AA/data/docs/RS_OneDay.html >