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Old March 21st 07, 05:51 AM posted to uk.sci.astronomy
Ben
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Default MOON - Mar 22, 07

Moon, Mar 22
0h UTC

coords: 02 37 n 19 31
cent long trmntr : e 52.017 deg
sin long: 0.788
ecc of ell: 0.657
dist: 225 100 mi / 362 263 km
diam: 32.9
illum: 12.3%

Features:
N- Apollonius, Firmicus, Condorcet, Pt Agarum
+ craters, Cleomedes-Burkhardt- Geminus-
Messala-Schumacher-Mercurius...
at 0h trmntr between Berzelius/Franklin

S- Langrenus-Vendelinus-Petavius, Humboldt(!),
Snellius, Furnerius, Fraunhofer, Peirescius,
Vega, Lick, Picard, Yerkes (ruin)....
at 0h trmntr xing Stevinus and Snellius Valley
Libration: e 4.7 d, S 5.5 d

Moon trav 13.339 d @ 0.57 d/hr

Clear, dark, tranquil 6 mag skies,

Ben
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