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To: Deaf Smith

It rotates once on its axis every 27(?) days so that one side always faces Earth. If you have (access to) a decent telescope, it can be quite fascinating to look at the Moon every night, as the phase changes. You’ll be looking at the same piece of lunar landscape, but the Sun angle is different every night, and the terminator is in a different place, and different features are highlighted.


30 posted on 01/14/2019 7:39:02 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: NorthMountain

A telescope should make it to my wish list one day.


31 posted on 01/14/2019 7:49:47 PM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's fore sure)
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