Jim_Cobb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I noticed that this time disagrees with the time given in the almanac, > so I thought I should provide more information so as not to impugn the > reputation of the excellent xephem program. The 16:08:17 UT time is > what xephem computes as the time of the full moon. I do not know how > to get it to reveal the maximum eclipse time.
Well, that's interesting. I would have defined "full moon" as the time when the moon is most nearly opposite the sun, which would be the same as the time of maximum ecclipse. How else can it be defined? There must be something like a projection into the ecliptic. Art Carlson
