The Role of Orion, the Hyades, and the Pleiades
in Indicating Standstills of the Moon
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StarryNight Pro Plus 7 |
0420 Hours, 13 January 1680 Primary Minor Lunar Standstill, 13 January Solstice, 20 December Lunar Disk 91.6% Illuminated |
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StarryNight Pro Plus 7 |
0420 Hours, 15 September 1680 Secondary Standstill, 15 September Equinox, 22 September Lunar Disk 50% Illuminated |
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StarryNight Pro Plus 7 |
0018 Hours, 17 March 1690 Primary Major Lunar Standstill, 17 March Equinox, 19 March Lunar Disk 42.3% Illuminated |
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StarryNight Pro Plus 7 |
0620 Hours, 15 December 1690 Secondary Major Standstill, 16 December Solstice, 20 December Lunar Disk 99% Illuminated |
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StarryNight Pro Plus 7 |
0018 Hours, 9 March 1699 Secondary Minor Lunar Standstill, 9 March Equinox, 20 March Lunar Disk 53.3% Illuminated |
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StarryNight Pro Plus 7 |
1841 Hours, 7 December 1699 Primary Minor Lunar Standstill, 8 December Solstice, 21 December Lunar Disk 98% Illuminated |
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StarryNight Pro Plus 7 |
2320 Hours, 5 January 1708 Secondary Major Lunar Standstill, 6 January Solstice, 22 December 1707 Lunar Disk 90% Illuminated |
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StarryNight Pro Plus 7 |
0140 Hours, 8 September 1708 Primary Major Lunar Standstill, 8 September Equinox, 22 September Lunar Disk 42.9% Illuminated |
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StarryNight Pro Plus 7 |
0040 Hours, 24 January 1717 Secondary Minor Lunar Standstill, 24 January Solstice, 21 December 1716 Lunar Disk 87.3% Illuminated |
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StarryNight Pro Plus 7 |
0040 Hours, 27 September 1717 Primary Minor Lunar Standstill, 27 September Equinox, 23 September Lunar Disk 46.7% Illuminated |
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StarryNight Pro Plus 7 |
0056 Hours, 18 September 1745 Equinox, 22 September Lunar Disk 50% Illuminated |