Thursday, February 10, 2011

Astronomy Lesson of the Day

Amateur Astronomers note:

Here is a graphic of current moon phases as seen from Massachusetts:

Waxing Crescent, 41% of the Moon is Illuminated
TodayFeb 11
First Quarter
Feb 18
Full
Feb 24
Last Quarter
Mar 4
New


And here is the same graphic from Argentina:

Waxing Crescent, 41% of the Moon is Illuminated
TodayFeb 11
First Quarter
Feb 18
Full
Feb 24
Last Quarter
Mar 4
New


Yes, it's true! The moon is upside-down in Argentina. This is clearly a bug, and I will let you know as soon as a fix comes through. You can thank me later.


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