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--Apple-Mail-29--577929264 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed A VERY YOUNG CRESCENT MOON CAN BE SEEN THIS EVENING!! There is an interesting observing challenge this evening, April 6th, if the sky is nice and clear, low in the west. At sunset, a very young crescent Moon will be positioned about 9 degrees above the western horizon. Details: Slightly north of west (azimuth 280 degrees) at SUNSET (7:49 p.m. Avonport, N.S.) Altitude at sunset, about 9 DEGREES (a fist sighted vertically against the sky at arms-length marks an angle of about 10 degrees) A low, unobstructed horizon is a must. Moon's age is about 19 HOURS old (from the moment of New Moon, which was very early this morning ( 00:55 or 12:55 a.m. ADT Apr 6th) The Crescent is very thin, the shape of a "smile", careful scanning with a pair if well focused binoculars will help find it early in the observation period (sunset to about 8:55 p.m.). Eventually as the sky darkens, if the sky is transparent and you have a very low horizon and good eyes, you may be able to pick it out with the unaided eye. Keep in mind that very shortly after 8:50 p.m. the Moon goes below the horizon. It will be easier to find tomorrow evening (crescent a bit larger). Here is a website reference: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/ y2008/04apr_crescentmoon.htm If you are able to try, good luck, Sherman --Apple-Mail-29--577929264 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">A VERY YOUNG CRESCENT MOON CAN = BE SEEN THIS EVENING!!<div>There is an interesting observing challenge = this evening, April 6th, if the sky is nice and clear, low in the west. = =A0At sunset, a very young crescent Moon will be positioned about 9 = degrees above the western horizon. =A0</div><div><br = class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Details:</div><div><br = class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Slightly north of west = (azimuth 280 degrees) at SUNSET (7:49 p.m. Avonport, N.S.)</div><div><br = class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Altitude at sunset, about = 9 DEGREES (a fist sighted vertically against the sky at arms-length = marks an angle of about 10 degrees) A low, unobstructed horizon is a = must.</div><div><br class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Moon's = age is about 19 HOURS old (from the moment of New Moon, which was very = early this morning ( 00:55 or 12:55 a.m. ADT Apr 6th)</div><div><br = class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>The =A0Crescent is very = thin, =A0the shape of a "smile", =A0careful scanning with a pair if well = focused binoculars will help find it early in the observation period = (sunset to about 8:55 p.m.).=A0</div><div><br = class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Eventually as the sky = darkens, if the sky is transparent and you have a very low horizon and = good eyes, =A0you may be able to pick it out with the unaided = eye.=A0</div><div><br class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Keep = in mind that very shortly after 8:50 p.m. the Moon goes below the = horizon.</div><div><br class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>It = will be easier to find tomorrow evening (crescent a bit = larger).</div><div><br = class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br></div><div>Here is a = website reference: =A0=A0<a = href=3D"http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/04apr_crescentmoon.htm">ht= tp://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/04apr_crescentmoon.htm</a>=A0=A0 = =A0</div><div><br class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>If you = are able to try, good luck,</div><div>=A0=A0Sherman</div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-29--577929264--
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