Comments on: Just Another Harvest Moon… http://www.universetoday.com/2008/09/15/just-another-harvest-moon/ Space and astronomy news Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:15:54 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jorge http://www.universetoday.com/2008/09/15/just-another-harvest-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-33053 Jorge Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:34:09 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=18101#comment-33053 Freiddie, that's probably caused by atmospheric diffraction. It's the same phenomenon that often distorts the Sun in sunsets and sunrises (and the origin of mirages). In this picture it's rather subtle, but I see other, smaller, irregularities in the lunar disc, at 6 o'clock, at 4 o'clock and at 7 o'clock. Freiddie, that's probably caused by atmospheric diffraction. It's the same phenomenon that often distorts the Sun in sunsets and sunrises (and the origin of mirages).

In this picture it's rather subtle, but I see other, smaller, irregularities in the lunar disc, at 6 o'clock, at 4 o'clock and at 7 o'clock.

]]> By: Ricardo http://www.universetoday.com/2008/09/15/just-another-harvest-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-32959 Ricardo Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:35:10 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=18101#comment-32959 Tammie, You are a true romantic Wonderful Tammie,

You are a true romantic

Wonderful

]]> By: Freiddie http://www.universetoday.com/2008/09/15/just-another-harvest-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-32951 Freiddie Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:22:37 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=18101#comment-32951 Why doesn't the moon in the photo look very circular? There seems to be a "pothole" at the top-left edge of the moon in the photo. Why doesn't the moon in the photo look very circular? There seems to be a "pothole" at the top-left edge of the moon in the photo.

]]> By: Tammy Plotner http://www.universetoday.com/2008/09/15/just-another-harvest-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-32941 Tammy Plotner Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:44:29 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=18101#comment-32941 heheheee... have you ever tried a right angle finder? i felt like a total jerk because i couldn't find the moon with one! heheheee… have you ever tried a right angle finder? i felt like a total jerk because i couldn't find the moon with one!

]]> By: Archer http://www.universetoday.com/2008/09/15/just-another-harvest-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-32938 Archer Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:57:34 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=18101#comment-32938 Thanks Tammy! This should be easy. At times when I'm trying to look through my finder scope, I might as well be standing on my head. :-) Thanks Tammy! This should be easy. At times when I'm trying to look through my finder scope, I might as well be standing on my head. :-)

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