Re: [Leica] Van Gogh Moment

[Bob Adler <rgacpa@pacbell.net>]

Sunset: 19:21
Moonrise: 19:43

- --- Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> wrote:
> Hi Bob:
> 
> Can your software tell you when the moon will rise
> in the Boston area?
> 
> Thanks, very much, in advance.
> -- 
> 
> Jim - http://www.hemenway.com
> 
> 
> 
> Bob Adler wrote:
> > 
> > Dear All,
> > 
> > Several weeks ago I heard an interesting
> > radio-journalism report on NPR. An astronomer
> became
> > very interested in the Van Gogh painting "Evening
> > Landscape With Rising Moon" (
> > http://www.vangoghgallery.com/painting/p_0735.htm
> ).
> > Through research of Van Gogh letters, art history,
> > etc., an astronomer was able to determine that Van
> > Gogh would have witnessed this bright yellow
> moonrise
> > in the southeast horizon on July 13, 1889. The
> bright
> > yellow of the full moon (originally thought by
> some
> > who viewed the painting to be the sun) was caused
> by
> > the sun setting 180 degrees to the moon at the
> same
> > approximate time. You can listen to the radio
> report
> > and read other related articles at
> >
>
http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1300315
> > 
> > Well, to make a short story long, this astronomer
> > stated that the next time the sun and moon would
> be
> > lined up exactly like it was on July 13, 1889
> would be
> > this Sunday, July 13, 2003. According to my
> software,
> > on the Pacific Coast, the Moon will be rising in
> the
> > SE at approximately 20:00 Pacific Daylight Savings
> > Time. The sun will be setting at the same time and
> in
> > the NW. Looks like this astronomer knew what he
> was
> > doing!
> > 
> > So I thought, well if this moonrise was good
> enough
> > for Vincent, it certainly is good enough for me.
> > Unfortunately I have a wedding that day, but I
> will be
> > trying to escape by 7:00pm to capture the moment.
> I'll
> > be looking to make an image as lasting and
> memorable
> > as Vincent's :-)
> > 
> > Just thought I'd pass this on to the group in case
> > anyone is interested in capturing this moment and
> > sharing it with the rest of us. I'll be out there
> > (albiet with both ears) just for the fun of it and
> > hopefully will grab an image to remember the event
> by
> > (since I can't afford the original).
> > Cheers,
> > Bob
> > 
> > =====
> > Bob Adler
> > Palo Alto, CA
> > rgacpa@pacbell.net
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Bob Adler
Palo Alto, CA
rgacpa@pacbell.net
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