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From: Martin S Taylor on 12 Jul 2010 05:43
J. J. Lodder wrote
>> Phase is fairly independent of where you are, other than being the wrong
>> side of dateline. Rise and set times are very location dependent,
>> latitude, longitude, local time zone and horizon etc.
>
> Completely independent even,

Might look a bit different if you were on Mars, I suppose. But then, I doubt
weather weather.com would work there. [1]

(Quick check and discover that weather.com does indeed cover Mars, PA. Didn't
know there was life there.)

MST

[1] Sorry about the bad spell of whether.

From: J. J. Lodder on 12 Jul 2010 06:37
Martin S Taylor <mst(a)hRyEpMnOoVtEiTsHm.cIo.uSk> wrote:

> J. J. Lodder wrote
> >> Phase is fairly independent of where you are, other than being the wrong
> >> side of dateline. Rise and set times are very location dependent,
> >> latitude, longitude, local time zone and horizon etc.
> >
> > Completely independent even,
>
> Might look a bit different if you were on Mars, I suppose.

Indeed, seen from Mars the moon will never appear full.
However, like everybody else the Martians
will understand 'full moon'
as moon as sun, earth, and moon aligned,
so they will have to agree too.

Jan
From: Martin S Taylor on 12 Jul 2010 06:57
J. J. Lodder wrote
> Martin S Taylor <mst(a)hRyEpMnOoVtEiTsHm.cIo.uSk> wrote:
>
>> J. J. Lodder wrote
>>>> Phase is fairly independent of where you are, other than being the wrong
>>>> side of dateline. Rise and set times are very location dependent,
>>>> latitude, longitude, local time zone and horizon etc.
>>>
>>> Completely independent even,
>>
>> Might look a bit different if you were on Mars, I suppose.
>
> Indeed, seen from Mars the moon will never appear full.
> However, like everybody else the Martians
> will understand 'full moon'
> as moon as sun, earth, and moon aligned,
> so they will have to agree too.

I regularly interview two Martians in my stage show, so I'll ask them.

MST

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