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Old May 9th 07, 10:35 AM posted to uk.sci.astronomy
Ben
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Default MOON - VESTA, May 10, 07

Moon, May 10
03h UTC

coords: 21 26 s 17 25
cent long trmntr: w 6.13d
sin long: -0.1068
ecc ell: 0.9999
dist: 235 175 mi / 378 477 km
diam: 31.59'
ill: 49%
quadrature @ 04:29 UTC
Moonrise London: 01:51 UTC

Features:
N- Eratosthenes, Wallace, Timocharis, Plato,
W Limb
Libration: w 7.0d, n 4.5d
at 03h trmntr xing Archimedes

S- Lalande, Davy, Lassell, Rupes Recta (!),
Birt, S Highlands
at 03h trmntr xing Flammarion

Moon trav 12.645d @ 0.527 d/h

VESTA: 16 51 20 s 13 50 17
5.8 mag, trav 25"/h
ca. 5.0d wnw of Sabik (Eta Oph)

Best Wishes,

Ben, 90.126 n 35.539