Hello Phil, Yes, I live on the west coast but see sun and moon rises over the water to the east. The attached Google Earth placemark with an image link tells the story best.
I am 25 km north of Victoria on Vancouver Island and can look east across the Salish Sea and San Juan Islands 33 km away to Mt Baker, a glaciated volcanic peak 117 away. Horizon clutter? not really. I can wait a few minutes to catch the rising orb. This is a million dollar view according to the local real estate prices for waterfront property. I walk a couple of blocks to enjoy the many public viewpoints including a 7 km seaside promenade. Some day the right conditions will be right for a Fuji Diamond type of picture. With the right conditions, perhaps a dozen days a year, we can also look across the Salish Sea over Seattle to Mt Rainier, 235 km away at 135°azimuth. Refraction allows us to see the top 4000 ft rather than 400, sitting like a distant icy haystack on the uncluttered sea horizon. Regards, Roger 48 39.449 N, 123 24.050 W From: Phil Walker Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2011 4:08 AM To: Roger Bailey Subject: Re: Perigee Equinox Moonrise I'm curious, Roger. Where did you view the moonrise? I guess you must have been somewhere near Victoria, on Vancouver Island, to see the horizon due East , but where? Are not the mainland mountains above the horizon? Or am I totally wrong? Best wishes, Phil Walker 52.77N 2.34W ----- Original Message ----- From: Roger Bailey To: Sundial List Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2011 3:59 AM Subject: Perigee Equinox Moonrise Did you see the perigee equinox full moon rise this evening? We walked down to the nearby east facing shore to see it rise. The horizon was remarkably clear and the rising moon was beautiful over the water, a large burnished golden orb rising just after 8 pm. At the lunar perigee the moon is closest to us so the moon looks bigger, a full 31'51" in diameter. Today was just before the equinox, 20 March 23:21 UTC. The sun set due west and rises due east. As this this full moon is just before the equinox, we have to wait a month for Easter. The sun is not everything. We enjoyed the reflected glories of a perigee equinox moonrise. Regards, Roger ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
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