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The moon has just the right speed not to crash on the Earth or escape into space. What are the odds?

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How do I calculate moon phase orientation at any Coordinates given all the necessary data?

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How do times of lunar standstills vary over time? If we folded them back into a lunar month plot, would they have "prograde and retrograde motion"?

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What experiments can be performed during a solar and lunar eclipse respectively?

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Why can I see sometimes a horizontal half moon instead of a vertical one?

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Is there a timekeeping word for the orbit of a moon?

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