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Old July 21st 16, 08:16 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Gerald Kelleher
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Default Moonlight at the South pole

I am getting so careless these days - the North and South poles don't rotate to the Sun as a function of daily rotation but they do rotate to the Sun as a function of the planet's orbital motion.

http://www.usap.gov/videoclipsandmaps/spwebcam.cfm

It is enchanting to see the reflected light of the lunar day/night cycle within the polar day/night cycle but this insight won't appeal to brutes or who think astronomy is only a hobby for a few hours at night.