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Visibility of Luna and Lunar Crescent

A discussion on visibility of LUNA'S cRESCENT

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FimUy the coordides ofthc Ss @ Edcdar.d for UTE qd 0r followins cdculadon

I,sT = a,

csnr-LST-L,

n_GSTtr-To

(2.1.7)

{2.7,8)

(2.7.9J

uTr=T,'L0027379093?5

(2.7.10)

So ihat theE is a dilfer€ne of l€ss drs a *cond b.tween one v.lue ofuTr ed ib.ext

[or lhe locat sunrise and sunset $c base vatue $ the UTtr ahd inirial

apptoxmalDns for the sunnse k UTr - 6h = UTn and lhat ot tnc suMt is UTr + 6r -

UTst. Dcpendi.8 on rhe tocat longirude L, UTs ed Ursl nay ti.I on pr.viou or rexr

day csp.clively so lbar a necese,y dare adjutmeir mul b. dorc. runher ddpe.ding on

the local lairude il is funher possible thar these pbenomcna sihply donl occur.

The pbc.s bcgins

Urs0. The holr angl€ HA

de c@rdi@res of rh. Sun for UT6 (or

stt'ne or nsing ovcr a l@al horjzon k

(2.7 r)

stEE I is rh€ eeghphic laritude of rh. obsedcr lnd lhe au nd€ of d. poinr of sky is

a$med to b. ero, How.ver owirS to th€ phdohcnon ofEri&tion a ,r.r, rhe Su dd s

pld.l ae wll b.low th. hode. std rhcy @ a€ru.lly seo sdrjng or risin8. The

t\@g€ rFe.t of EFadioD is rhar . srat E@iN visibte de ir ft hs gone j4 e Dinu!€s

below hori^n. 'Ilis allitudc is kmh s srand.rd drilud. dcnoEo s 4, ed is @nsid@.I

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