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Old May 7th 18, 02:39 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Mike Collins[_4_]
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Default Full moon at the South Pole

Gerald Kelleher wrote:
On Sunday, May 6, 2018 at 11:04:17 PM UTC+1, Mike Collins wrote:
Gerald Kelleher wrote:



Here is something anyone can work on as the moon orbits the Earth so a
unique place to see the phases evolve continuously for periods of the moon's orbit.


You can’t see the phases continuously for two reasons. It’s often cloudy at
the South Pole and the moon rises and sets. It will set on the 12th of May
and rise on the 25th. During these times when you can’t see the Moon from
the South Pole you can see the evolving phases of the Moon every day from
your own garden.


Won't dignify the 'cloudy' bit but unlike lower habitable latitudes, the
moon's orbital motion is constantly in view for periods or days at the
South Pole just as I mentioned in my previous post.

https://www.timeanddate.com/moon/antarctica/south-pole

And it’s out of view for days at a time. But you can see the moon phases
almost every day from your garden whereas at the poles it’s below the
horizon for a couple of weeks at a time.