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by cw
Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:48 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Lunar Transit From Stereo - ap070303.html (APOD 3 Mar 2007)
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Should have done more investigation. Per: http://stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov/where/ with the date 25-02-07 and time 13:50 the result is a plot of the moon in line between Stereo B and the Sun. The relevant item being, while Stereo B was about 1 million miles _from_ the Earth, it was only "traili...
by cw
Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:13 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Lunar Transit From Stereo - ap070303.html (APOD 3 Mar 2007)
Replies: 1
Views: 1375

Lunar Transit From Stereo - ap070303.html (APOD 3 Mar 2007)

OK, I'm a bit behind in my APOD viewing. My understanding is: The Earth orbiting about 93 million miles from the Sun. The Moon orbiting about ¼ million miles from earth. Stereo B, also in Solar orbit, trailing the Earth by about a million miles. Basically, an equilateral triangle, with Earth/Sol for...