Hi: Yes they can be! I have seen them many times when the angle is more like .5 degree and less. Yes, a solar eclipse is one occasion when you cna see both in such proximity. As for the sun below the horizon and the moon above, new moon, the record les at somwhere between 10 to 12 degrees.
Murray Paulson On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 7:09 PM, John Lutzon <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello All, > > May i ask a silly question? Answer, better than anyone you know. > > Well, will our Sun and Moon ever be <15 degrees apart from each other, as > observed from Earth? > Can this occurance be calculated or is it an impossibility? > > John > IMCA# 1896 > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
