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Originally Posted by JeniSkunk
I agree that it is not a great time to be viewing, but it's not an impossible time.
At the Nundah Star Party last year, we were at the location, setting up, and observing the moon, at about the same time of day you made your post. On 2019-09-07, the moon was 64% waxing gibbous. By approx 3:30pm some folks, including me, were set up and already observing the moon, in the mid afternoon sky.
Added to that, 2 days prior to the Nundah Star Party, 2020-09-05, I spent the best part of an hour and a half observing the moon, from about 2:20pm through to about 4:00pm.
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...01#post1444601 |
Yes, daytime lunar observing can be great fun, but trying to find the full moon in the afternoon is not.
OTOH it is possible to see a large moon (apparent size) during the day, for example when perigee occurs during first or last quarter.