Re: What's happening with the moon?!

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From: Robert F Casey
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 00:00

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In <5bk1q1$h9a$1@marina.cinenet.net> cberry@cinenet.net (Craig Berry)
writes: 
>
>Robbie Baldock (rcb@ednet.co.uk) wrote:
>: Anyone know why the Moon's phases seem to be racing at the moment?!
>: My ephemeris says it should be at first quarter this evening but
it's
>: plainly half-full!
>
This bugs me a bit too.  It's just screwey termonology, how "quarter
moon" = "half moon".  At least noone calls a crescent moon a quarter
moon because only 1/4 of its Earthside surface is lit by the Sun.  Now
that would be a real pain in the *ss.  

Does anyone call the other half moon (the one a week after full moon)
the three quarter moon?

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From: wa2ise@ix.netcom.com(Robert F Casey)
Subject: Re: What's happening with the moon?!
Date: 1997/01/16
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