~ MOON TILT 90 DEGREES IN 8 HOURS-? ~

It's called field rotation, and yes, it's normal and expected. This is why you have to polar mount a telescope to do long exposure photography; viewing objects in an altitude-azimuth way shows field rotation. You can see this in constellations too; Orion looks like he's resting on his right side (our left) as he rises and he looks like he's resting on his left side (our right) as he sets.

It's called field rotation, and yes, it's normal and expected. This is why you have to polar mount a telescope to do long exposure photography; viewing objects in an altitude-azimuth way shows field rotation. You can see this in constellations too; Orion looks like he's resting on his right side (our left) as he rises and he looks like he's resting on his left side (our right) as he sets.


Can you give a link where this information can be found?

It's called field rotation, and yes, it's normal and expected. This is why you have to polar mount a telescope to do long exposure photography; viewing objects in an altitude-azimuth way shows field rotation. You can see this in constellations too; Orion looks like he's resting on his right side (our left) as he rises and he looks like he's resting on his left side (our right) as he sets.

It's called field rotation, and yes, it's normal and expected. This is why you have to polar mount a telescope to do long exposure photography; viewing objects in an altitude-azimuth way shows field rotation. You can see this in constellations too; Orion looks like he's resting on his right side (our left) as he rises and he looks like he's resting on his left side (our right) as he sets.


Can you give a link where this information can be found?

It's called field rotation, and yes, it's normal and expected. This is why you have to polar mount a telescope to do long exposure photography; viewing objects in an altitude-azimuth way shows field rotation. You can see this in constellations too; Orion looks like he's resting on his right side (our left) as he rises and he looks like he's resting on his left side (our right) as he sets.


Can you give a link where this information can be found?

No, I want to know where Astronut got his info.

It's called field rotation, and yes, it's normal and expected. This is why you have to polar mount a telescope to do long exposure photography; viewing objects in an altitude-azimuth way shows field rotation. You can see this in constellations too; Orion looks like he's resting on his right side (our left) as he rises and he looks like he's resting on his left side (our right) as he sets.


Can you give a link where this information can be found?

No, I want to know where Astronut got his info.

15 years of experience in astronomy and 10 years of experience doing astrophotography. I'm planning on doing a video comparison time lapse of the moon with a polar mounted telescope and with an altitude-azimuth telescope. What you'll see is that the altitude-azimuth mounted telescope shows rotation while the polar mounted one does not. I was going to do that a couple weeks ago but ended up not having the time.

It's called field rotation, and yes, it's normal and expected. This is why you have to polar mount a telescope to do long exposure photography; viewing objects in an altitude-azimuth way shows field rotation. You can see this in constellations too; Orion looks like he's resting on his right side (our left) as he rises and he looks like he's resting on his left side (our right) as he sets.


Can you give a link where this information can be found?

No, I want to know where Astronut got his info.

15 years of experience in astronomy and 10 years of experience doing astrophotography. I'm planning on doing a video comparison time lapse of the moon with a polar mounted telescope and with an altitude-azimuth telescope. What you'll see is that the altitude-azimuth mounted telescope shows rotation while the polar mounted one does not. I was going to do that a couple weeks ago but ended up not having the time.

well, i have had 60 yrs of looking at the moon and in the past couple months i have noticed that the moon is lit on the bottom instead of the side like always, why is that?

It's called field rotation, and yes, it's normal and expected. This is why you have to polar mount a telescope to do long exposure photography; viewing objects in an altitude-azimuth way shows field rotation. You can see this in constellations too; Orion looks like he's resting on his right side (our left) as he rises and he looks like he's resting on his left side (our right) as he sets.

well, i have had 60 yrs of looking at the moon and in the past couple months i have noticed that the moon is lit on the bottom instead of the side like always, why is that?

Oh NO! Not this s**t again!

It's called field rotation, and yes, it's normal and expected. This is why you have to polar mount a telescope to do long exposure photography; viewing objects in an altitude-azimuth way shows field rotation. You can see this in constellations too; Orion looks like he's resting on his right side (our left) as he rises and he looks like he's resting on his left side (our right) as he sets.

It's called field rotation, and yes, it's normal and expected. This is why you have to polar mount a telescope to do long exposure photography; viewing objects in an altitude-azimuth way shows field rotation. You can see this in constellations too; Orion looks like he's resting on his right side (our left) as he rises and he looks like he's resting on his left side (our right) as he sets.

Since it's normal and you tell us you know what you are telling everyone, I thought you could provide a link with info. If not that, can you at least give a reference to a book. The old fashioned smart way. I want to know who else you claim says this is normal.

Not Just Your Opinion. I want fact not some feel good Lie.

Funny my girlfriend noticed it last night too. I haven't payed much attention to it during my life but wasn't the shadow on the moon always vertical it's horizontal now not perfectly but damn near. Is this just due to the tilt of the earth this time of the year?

Just wondering.

It's called field rotation, and yes, it's normal and expected. This is why you have to polar mount a telescope to do long exposure photography; viewing objects in an altitude-azimuth way shows field rotation. You can see this in constellations too; Orion looks like he's resting on his right side (our left) as he rises and he looks like he's resting on his left side (our right) as he sets.



Hey AstroShill. Do you have SMS alerts setup to ping you whenever a thread with the word "MOON" in the title is started here on GLP? For someone who claims to be so intelligent you certainly have are diligent and have a lot of time to post?!!?

Funny my girlfriend noticed it last night too. I haven't payed much attention to it during my life but wasn't the shadow on the moon always vertical it's horizontal now not perfectly but damn near. Is this just due to the tilt of the earth this time of the year?

Just wondering.


I've NEVER seen the moon "tilted" until last winter...looks totally strange sometimes, almost as you describe.

It's called field rotation, and yes, it's normal and expected. This is why you have to polar mount a telescope to do long exposure photography; viewing objects in an altitude-azimuth way shows field rotation. You can see this in constellations too; Orion looks like he's resting on his right side (our left) as he rises and he looks like he's resting on his left side (our right) as he sets.

Don't you get tired of posting this.

Since it's normal and you tell us you know what you are telling everyone, I thought you could provide a link with info. If not that, can you at least give a reference to a book. The old fashioned smart way. I want to know who else you claim says this is normal.

Not Just Your Opinion. I want fact not some feel good Lie.

It's called field rotation, and yes, it's normal and expected. This is why you have to polar mount a telescope to do long exposure photography; viewing objects in an altitude-azimuth way shows field rotation. You can see this in constellations too; Orion looks like he's resting on his right side (our left) as he rises and he looks like he's resting on his left side (our right) as he sets.



Hey AstroShill. Do you have SMS alerts setup to ping you whenever a thread with the word "MOON" in the title is started here on GLP? For someone who claims to be so intelligent you certainly have are diligent and have a lot of time to post?!!?

well, i have had 60 yrs of looking at the moon and in the past couple months i have noticed that the moon is lit on the bottom instead of the side like always, why is that?