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statman wrote:I meant - why are the paths not parallel - as in, the same apparent distance apart on the image: measure with a ruler and you will see they are different distances apart between top and bottom.

statman wrote:Why aren't the Jupiter and Moon paths parallel as the "movement" is nearly all due to the earth's motion?

antn_e wrote:Surely planes have the white lights at the front, so the trails must be taking off and diverging not converging (unless they were flying backwards!)

http://www.tsingma.com.hk/Web_pages/Intro_tmca/ting_kau_bridge_e.htm wrote:


<<The 1,177m long Ting Kau Bridge and the 500m long dual Approach Viaduct form a vital link in Hong Kong's new Route 3, connecting Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the new airport at Chek Lap Kok to the New Territories and the mainland. Two main ramps connect to the Tuen Mun Highway and the Western New Territories.



The outstanding features of this unique cable stayed bridge are the 3 towers with heights of 170m, 194m, and 158m, located on the Ting Kau headland, on a reclaimed island in Rambler Channel and on the north-west Tsing Yi shoreline respectively. The arrangement of separate decks on both sides of the 3 towers contributes to the slender appearance of the bridge while acting favourably under heavy wind and typhoon loads. Each deck carries 3 traffic lanes and a hard shoulder. Spanning the 900m wide Rambler Channel, the Ting Kau Bridge ranks amongst one of the longest cable stayed bridges in the world.>>

Case wrote:On January 18 2010, the moon rises and sets later than the sun. (Hong Kong local times: Sunrise: 07:06, Moonrise: 08:44, Sunset: 18:02, Moonset: 20:35) Thus, to see the moon in a dark sky, you have to look west after sunset.
Jupiter being on the left side of the moon is another clue for the western horizon.