Lunar Parallax Demonstration Project

LPDP - Parallax Results: Apparent Lunar Rotation due to Observer's Location



Moving across the Earth's surface - East<->West

This image shows the effect of rapidly switching between two observing sites (one in Connecticut, USA and the other in Styria, Austria). The apparent rotation is due solely to the difference in the position of each observer.
 
 
Southern Styria, Austria <--> Connecticut, USA
Approximately 6,700km separation
Both images were taken at approximately 01h20m.



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