Thanks to all about the Perigee explanations, and thanks to the Greeks too, my favourites in History. I just came across yesterday that the word Museum comes from ancient greek meaning the "place were the Muse lives", and that's quite good working in Museums!! Roser 2011/3/20 Roger Bailey <[email protected]>
> 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 <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, March 20, 2011 4:08 AM > *To:* Roger Bailey <[email protected]> > *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 <[email protected]> > *To:* Sundial List <[email protected]> > *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 > > > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > > >
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