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Old April 25th 07, 07:52 AM posted to uk.sci.astronomy
Ben
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Default MOON - Apr 25, 07

Moon, Apr 25
20h UTC

coords: 09 45 n 15 36
cent long trmntr: w 11.1d
sin long: -0.1926
ecc ell: 0.95
dist: 246 559 mi / 396 798 km
diam: 30.1'
illum: 65.6%

Features:
N- Sommering, Schroeter, Archimedes, Autolycus,
Aristillus, Grabau Ridge, Kirch, Piazzi Smyth,
Pico, Alpes Vallis...
at 20h trmntr xing Eratosthenes, W Plato

S- Mostig, Lalande, Flammarion + rille, Alphonsus (!),
Thebit, Rupes Recta (!), Purbach, Regiomontanus,
Walter, S Highlands...
at 20h trmntr xing Clavius
Libration: e 7.2d, s 0.38d, (still favors Humboldt)

Moon travels 11.38d @ 0.474 d/hr

Clear skies,

Ben
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