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Old 27-05-2019, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by multiweb View Post
Very interesting Rodney. I had no idea the moon would brighten the sky that much prior to rising but when you think about it depending on the phase it makes a lot of sense. Having said that from my backyard the glow that affects your pristine dark skies is swamped into the local LP and probably would account for 0.1% of the total sky illumination here.
Ah, yes. At least I am fortunate to have reasonable skies so that I can see the effect of the rising moon. Can't complain really .
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