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Determining Vernal Equinox by observation
As noted in comments, Easter has been calculated, not measured since the third century. However measuring the date of the equinox is something that is well within the abilities of any ancient ...
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Determining Vernal Equinox by observation
People have been able to determine the approximate date of the equinox since ancient times. The Babylonians even knew (to fairly good precision) the location of the First Point of Aries (the March ...
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Are the NASA Dial-A-Moon frames rendered as seen from the north and south poles?
Does this mean that the frames are rendered as if they were seen from the North Pole and the South Pole respectively?
No. The images are how the Moon appears from Earth (technically the center of the ...
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