Thread: Why does the moon's terminator not appear orthogonal to the direction of the sun?
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Old 08-March-2006, 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Thumper
I have a question about the ecliptic and didn't want to necessarily start a new thread:
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Is there something about the orbit of the Moon I'm not understanding that makes its path across my sky vary so quickly? (Or am I nuts? I can accept that. )
I've accepted mine a long time ago.
The moon's orbit has its own tilt in relation to the sun, or the equator, and none of them match up.
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