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Old 03-09-2008, 05:19 PM
rupert32001
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Originally Posted by iceman View Post
Hi Rupert.

That's because the moon was directly above the Sun, so the Sun only illuminated the bottom part of the moon.

When the moon is further north or south of the Sun, that's when you'll get side illumination.
Great, that explains it. I had just come homr from the pub and thought I was maybe imagining things!!
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