> 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
Perhaps the difference arises from measurement with respect to the celestial equator in one instance and the plane of the ecliptic in the other. Since the moon is not precisely opposite the sun, times measured for "opposite" can be different for the different coordinate systems. I'm not sure; I will see if I can find out tonight. Jim ------------------- ---------------------- -------------------- | Jim Cobb | 540 Arapeen Dr. #100 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Parametric | Salt Lake City, UT | (801)-588-4632 | | Technology Corp. | 84108-1202 | Fax (801)-588-4650 | ------------------- ---------------------- -------------------- In a museum in Havana, there are two skulls of Christopher Columbus, "one when he was a boy and one when he was a man." -- Mark Twain
