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...m any point in the sky. Lunar terrain does provide some screening near the horizon so meteors are more likely to come from above. Only the few meteors that co ...a minute. You should watch the sky between the named constellation and the horizon. The effect can be awe inspiring and very romantic and will certainly give

...latitude. At such a spot the sun is never more than 6.5 degrees above the horizon as it shines from the direction of the equator, and Earth's disk only parti

...s and laser communications telescopes. Even a glancing path near the lunar horizon could be a problem. This zone covers most of the lunar hemisphere facing th ...tion zone near the lunar limb where the Earth will dip above and below the horizon, or where local terrain could obstruct the line of sight. In these areas

Also the Moon is simply a smaller sphere than the Earth. This makes the [[horizon]] much closer than a person is used to and leads to difficulties in distanc

...ollect and remain frozen. At the lunar poles, the sun is always low on the horizon, so some crater ridges cast shadows that keep parts of the crater floors in

...he local summer at the poles, the Sun simply circles the sky very near the horizon. Occasionally, it may be blocked by mountain tops or local installations s

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...ety degrees from horizontal. When the sun is 40 degrees or more above the horizon, the axis of the paraboloid is pointed at the sun. When the sun is in the

...ailable almost all the time. From the peak, the sun will appear low in the horizon, and circle the sky for one lunar day (29 Earth days). This is a great site

...2 °F). Also the nights are not nearly so long and the sun stays near the horizon.

...stant angular momentum. This causes a pitch down movement relative to the horizon. Shifting mass from the middle towards the ends causes the opposite effect