[meteorite-list] Question: Sun/Moon

Mark's Meteorites mark at meteorites.cc
Fri Apr 15 21:24:45 EDT 2011


Hi John,

Not quite sure what you mean... if the question is, 'less than 15 degrees apart in the sky, as observed from earth', then the answer is yes - every new moon. In some cases the angle is essentially  zero - whenever there's a solar eclipse.

M
On 16 Apr 2011, at 02:09, John Lutzon wrote:

> Hello All,
> 
> May i ask a silly question? Answer, better than anyone you know.
> 
> Well, will our Sun and Moon ever be <15 degrees apart from each other, as observed from Earth?
> Can this occurance be calculated or is it an impossibility?
> 
> John
> IMCA# 1896 
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