flybywire wrote:
Apparently if you are a Canadian wolf this is the one to howl at

Perfectly clear view at the moment at nearly overhead

Unless you're a Somerset Lupine - too cloudy here!

Apparently if you are a Canadian wolf this is the one to howl at

Perfectly clear view at the moment at nearly overhead

"flybywire" wrote in message
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Apparently if you are a Canadian wolf this is the one to howl at

Perfectly clear view at the moment at nearly overhead


"Perfectly clear view at the moment at nearly overhead "?

You're right, there's a howler straight away,

Shhh all this talk of moon, you'll start you know who?

flybywire wrote:

[moon] Perfectly clear view at the moment at nearly overhead

The moon last night was as far north (almost) as it can ever get, some
5 degrees above the ecliptic. This is due to the inclination of its
orbit, but it will be many years before the full moon is that high
again.

Incidentally, although thre is no midnight sun in the Shetlands, in the
far north of the islands, the moon last night (or last day) never set .

Jack

Jack ) wrote:
flybywire wrote:

[moon] Perfectly clear view at the moment at nearly overhead

The moon last night was as far north (almost) as it can ever get, some
5 degrees above the ecliptic. This is due to the inclination of its
orbit, but it will be many years before the full moon is that high
again.

Incidentally, although thre is no midnight sun in the Shetlands, in the
far north of the islands, the moon last night (or last day) never set .

Didn't this thread crop up last February?

Weatherlawyer wrote:
Jack ) wrote:

flybywire wrote:


[moon] Perfectly clear view at the moment at nearly overhead

The moon last night was as far north (almost) as it can ever get, some
5 degrees above the ecliptic. This is due to the inclination of its
orbit, but it will be many years before the full moon is that high
again.

Incidentally, although thre is no midnight sun in the Shetlands, in the
far north of the islands, the moon last night (or last day) never set .


Didn't this thread crop up last February?


Prove it lawyer !

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flybywire wrote:

[moon] Perfectly clear view at the moment at nearly overhead

The moon last night was as far north (almost) as it can ever get, some
5 degrees above the ecliptic. This is due to the inclination of its
orbit, but it will be many years before the full moon is that high
again.

I wondered about that. I noticed how small it looked (as an antidote
to all those observations last year (was it?) when the full moon, low
in the sky, looked so big.

Incidentally, although thre is no midnight sun in the Shetlands, in the
far north of the islands, the moon last night (or last day) never set .

Fascinating.

Philip

On 2 Jan 2007 21:53:24 -0800, Jack ) wrote in
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The moon last night was as far north (almost) as it can ever get, some
5 degrees above the ecliptic. This is due to the inclination of its
orbit, but it will be many years before the full moon is that high
again.

Incidentally, although thre is no midnight sun in the Shetlands, in the
far north of the islands, the moon last night (or last day) never set .

This feature is related to the 18.6 year lunar noday cycle (in which we are
currently at an extreme) and there is a useful summary here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_standstill

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Mike 55.13°N 6.69°W Coleraine posted to uk.sci.weather 03/01/2007 10:20:32 GMT

"Weatherlawyer" wrote in message
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Jack ) wrote:
flybywire wrote:

[moon] Perfectly clear view at the moment at nearly overhead

The moon last night was as far north (almost) as it can ever get, some
5 degrees above the ecliptic. This is due to the inclination of its
orbit, but it will be many years before the full moon is that high
again.

Incidentally, although thre is no midnight sun in the Shetlands, in the
far north of the islands, the moon last night (or last day) never set .

Didn't this thread crop up last February?

Nah, you're confusing it with the Deja Vu thread. I have told you before.

ta very interesting


"Mike Tullett" wrote in message
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On 2 Jan 2007 21:53:24 -0800, Jack ) wrote in
oups.com

The moon last night was as far north (almost) as it can ever get, some
5 degrees above the ecliptic. This is due to the inclination of its
orbit, but it will be many years before the full moon is that high
again.

Incidentally, although thre is no midnight sun in the Shetlands, in the
far north of the islands, the moon last night (or last day) never set .

This feature is related to the 18.6 year lunar noday cycle (in which we
are
currently at an extreme) and there is a useful summary here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_standstill

--
Mike 55.13°N 6.69°W Coleraine posted to uk.sci.weather 03/01/2007
10:20:32 GMT