On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 12:50:44 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:


"Skip Gundlach" wrote in message
...
"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message
anews.com...
Somebody, oh somebody PLEASE teach Skippy about moon rise and moon set.

Unlike what he seems to think, the moon does not rise and set only two
or three hours apart.

"The moon rose and fell in quick succession, and . . ."

This is at least the second time Skippy has posted that nonsense. How can
it be that anybody who claims to be a sailor not know the basic facts
about moon rise and moon set?

BTW, and it hurts, it hurts real bad to write this but kudos, Skippy, on
your successful voyage.

Wilbur Hubbard

O, Master, thank you for your kind words. I'm so glad I didn't follow
your advice about the truck. I think we'd have beaten it here...

Meanwhile, it's plain you've never been in high latitudes,or you'd
recognize that celestial bodies behave differently. Ever hear of the
midnight sun? Where, if you're in the right place at the right time, it
sets but comes back up in a couple of hours?

The reverse also happens at the end of the season, where it rises, then
sets, quickly.

Now, assuming you know the state of the moon (not very full, putting it
kindly), with your staggering intellect, even though you obviously didn't
already know it, you could immediately deduce that similar behavior would
be exhibited by the moon at certain phases.

However, you're always right about other stuff, so I'll let this one
slide.


Good try, Skippy. You have several GPS units I imagine? I just programmed
Portland ME into mine and got the moon rise and moon set at Portland for
August 4th, 2008.

Moon Rise = 0817 hrs
Moon Set = 2026 hrs.

Spot on!
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/aa_rstablew.pl
Probably had a nap..

He is as close to the pole as the south of France.


Just because you can't see the moon (13% waxing) during the day doesn't mean
it waits until dark before it rises. I'm sure you know this but you need to
reflect it in your writing so as to improve your credibility. You wouldn't
want to disappoint your thousands of fans, now would you?

Cheers,
Wilbur Hubbard