19 March 2005

17 March 2005

Observing
Location		Kips Bay, New York, NY
Observational
Period		1800-1830 EST
Atmospheric
Conditions		The sky was reasonably clear in the neighborhood of the Moon. I wasn't paying attention to other areas of the sky. The temperature was mild at the time.
Instruments Naked-eye Observing
Observing
Party		 Charlie Ridgway

TargetMoon
ConstellationTau
CategoryLunar
Time17Mar05; 1804 EST
CommentsThe Moon was the closest to the zenith that it ever gets at 1804-1816 EST tonight, 77.2º at TotL. It certainly looked high but I can't say that it was perceptibly higher than in other years. The process of changing elevation is probably so gradual that you don't notice it as it is happening.
Sky and Telescope article.

posted by Charlie at 13:50

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