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Old 07-11-2008, 05:02 PM   #83
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Arrow Moon light not so bright

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Originally Posted by 2Blackdogs View Post
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That the AP said it was "black" doesn't make sense. The moon was full. Even with an overcast night sky, the moon will cause the lake to glow impressively. But then, I don't "run the plotter", or have any electronics glow to take away my night vision.
I thought it was pretty "black" at 11:30 Sat night. I couldn't see the Moon through the clouds and fog where I was in Alton Bay. In any case, unless I'm not interpreting the data properly, the Moon was set or near to setting (2:32 AM) at the time of the collision. So it may have been hidden by the terrain as well as any clouds and fog.

http://aa.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/aa_pap.pl
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