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[quote=Fischerizator post_id=303299 time=1592470162]

So the Sun and even the Moon rise westward in Australia ? [/quote]

Westward?

As in the westward sky or rising in a westwardly direction? :) [/quote]
Easterly may refer to anything facing,
located in, or coming from, the East,
[b][u][color=#0000FF]particularly westward trade winds[/color][/u][/b],
which blow primarily east-to-west in tropical regions.

[quote=Fischerizator post_id=303299 time=1592470162]
So the Sun and even the Moon rise westward in Australia ?
[/quote]

Westward?
As in the westward sky or rising in a westwardly direction?
:)

[quote=Fischerizator post_id=303299 time=1592470162]
So the Sun and even the Moon rise westward in Australia ?
[/quote]

Not sure what you mean by that. In either hemisphere, the Sun and Moon rise in the east (though rarely [i]exactly [/i]east). If you're in the northern hemisphere, the ecliptic is tipped toward the south, so they appear to rise upwards and to the right. In the southern hemisphere, the ecliptic is tipped to the north, so they rise upward and to the left.

[quote=Fischerizator post_id=303299 time=1592470162]
So the Sun and even the Moon rise westward in Australia ?
[/quote]

It reminds me of the only time I've been in the So. Hemisphere.
My wife and I were staying in Brazil, and before the trip I wondered what it would be like for me to see the Sun in the northern sky.
I was surprised to find out that my brain was trained to believe that mid-day Sun would indicate South and so I kept getting East and West backwards as a result!

So the Sun and even the Moon rise westward in Australia ?

[quote=TheZuke! post_id=303162 time=1592228855 user_id=144643]
So, I'm wondering why in some scenes the Moon "exits" the Sun on the lower left, and on some the lower right.
I also was disappointed that the compilation had the "large cloudy sunmoonrise" broken up through the video, instead of being a contiguous clip.
[/quote]

I agree. I'm confused. There seem to be half a dozen separate interleaved clips in the short video and it's not clear to me what the differences are. Were they all taken in western Australia? I see two different names on the attribution, so maybe two separate photographers from different locations?

[quote="orin stepanek" post_id=303160 time=1592220293 user_id=100812]
8-) DistortedSunrise_Chasiotis_1080.jpg

You don't get to see a crescent sun very often! :D 8-)
[/quote]

Very cool. Looks like some Elven war ship arriving from Middle Earth!

So, I'm wondering why in some scenes the Moon "exits" the Sun on the lower left, and on some the lower right.
I also was disappointed that the compilation had the "large cloudy sunmoonrise" broken up through the video, instead of being a contiguous clip.

[quote="orin stepanek" post_id=303160 time=1592220293 user_id=100812]
8-) DistortedSunrise_Chasiotis_1080.jpg

You don't get to see a crescent sun very often! :D 8-)
[/quote]

Thanks for reminding us of that magnificent photo, Orin! 😀

Ann

8-) [attachment=0]DistortedSunrise_Chasiotis_1080.jpg[/attachment]

You don't get to see a crescent sun very often! :D 8-)

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