by tanq10 » Fri Jun 24, 2005 7:38 pm
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Hmmm.. Yes, the sun and full moon are on opposite sides of the Earth, but the Earth is at it's maximum tilt this time of year so the ecliptic plane, as projected on our sky, would intersect both the eastern and western horizons further north than at other times of the year, right? If that's correct then bodies traveling along or near the ecliptic would be both rising and setting the furthest north of the year (certainly our sun, which travels along the ecliptic does this, no?).
If the moon is at most only 5 degrees off the ecliptic, I just can't visualize the moon rising the furthest
south of the year during the summer solstice no matter what it's phase. I must be missing something...
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Thanks for answering!
Hmmm.. Yes, the sun and full moon are on opposite sides of the Earth, but the Earth is at it's maximum tilt this time of year so the ecliptic plane, as projected on our sky, would intersect both the eastern and western horizons further north than at other times of the year, right? If that's correct then bodies traveling along or near the ecliptic would be both rising and setting the furthest north of the year (certainly our sun, which travels along the ecliptic does this, no?).
If the moon is at most only 5 degrees off the ecliptic, I just can't visualize the moon rising the furthest [b]south[/b] of the year during the summer solstice no matter what it's phase. I must be missing something... :(