Joel, Thank you for responding. What I am interested in is learning how to use an ephemeris calculator to solve problems similar to the example I gave. I don't need answers to an accuracy necessary to point a telescope at the center of the moon, I was just wondering could that kind of problem be solved with information available on ephemeris.com. Thanks for your help, Ed Quoting Joel Stucki <joel.stucki@gmail.com>:
Well if the date is tonight, it will be at 9:09 and it will be at azimuth 121 04' 7.5" which is in the SE. About 31 degrees from due east. Pretty easy with software.
On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 6:09 PM, Ed <utnatsedj1@xmission.com> wrote:
Help! Can anyone tell me how, or where I can find out how, to use an ephemeris calculator (like ephemeris.com) for the Moon to figure this out? How many degrees north or south of due east will the Moon be when it is 10 degrees above the horizon on a specific date, at a specific lat/long location approximately 70 miles west of SLC, and at what time that will occur? An iterative solution method would be acceptable, if a direct calculation is not possible. I would appreciate any help that anyone can provide. Ed Stimpson _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
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