Hi, Lookout
It truly is a fascinating subject - only yesterday it struck me as being something of an inigma, because the sun was high in the sky along with the so called waning moon in the same sky. Why in such circumstances wasn't the sunlight illuminating the whole 360° of the moon's surface, and obviously with the sun high up in the sky without the earth anywhere in-between the path from sun to moon...
The seasons dictate the height of the sun so far as I know,with the sun being at its highest in Winter.
I suppose the moon too is dependent on its phases along with the directional pull in its atmosphere.
I can agree that it's a fascinating and interesting subject,but so much to learn.
My late husband was a " sky at night " boffin and had a telescope.I used to tell him he'd end up with a twitch like Patrick Moore had.
The sunrises over the Far East are something else,they're magnificent and appear enormous especially when flying. In fact the sky changes as you go further East,particularly at night when you see showers of shooting stars once you reach Australia's outback. Their sky is jam-packed with stars.
