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Re:Lunar Terminator Paradox by rob74 on Monday September 28, 2026 @06:56AM (#49876090)
The only place where the illuminated part of the moon points straight down, as the article expects, is also the only place where the sun moves perpendicular to the horizon when setting: if you're at the equator.
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Re:Lunar Terminator Paradox by thombat on Monday September 28, 2026 @11:56AM (#49880080)
Doesn't the sun do this at all latitudes at the equinoxes? (Rises due east, sets due west)
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Re:Lunar Terminator Paradox by schiffern on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @01:28AM (#49888660)
That makes sunset and sunrise at 180°, not making the Sun hit the horizon going "straight down" at 90°. Maybe you're thinking azimuth?
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Re:Lunar Terminator Paradox by thombat on Thursday October 01, 2026 @04:27AM (#49919189)
Right you are, and thanks. I should have pondered the path in the sky at higher latitudes...
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