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The Moon's apparent position in the sky changes significantly when observed from different locations on Earth due to the planet's rotation.

Space ExplorationGeographyMay 19, 2026score 0.172 posts · 0 replies across 1 instances
The thread discusses the apparent movement of the Moon in the sky as observed from two different locations on Earth, using the Jupiter-Venus distance as a scale to illustrate the change. This highlights the effect of Earth's rotation on celestial observations.

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The Moon's apparent position in the sky changes significantly when observed from different locations on Earth due to the planet's rotation.
Parent: AstronomyEntity: Celestial ObservationImpact: neutralDate: May 19, 2026Target: The Moon's apparent movement as observed from different Earth locations

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What a difference one third of an Earth rotation makes! Look how much the Moon moved when going from @huubeggen 's picture (Netherlands, right) to @sundogplanets (Saskatchewan, Canada, left), using the Jupiter-Venus distance as scale.
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@[email protected]
What a difference one third of an Earth rotation makes! Look how much the Moon moved in the sky when going from @[email protected] 's photo (Netherlands, right) to @[email protected] (Saskatchewan, Canada, left), using the Jupiter-Venus distance as scale.
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