Talia T.
Posters for Fall 22 and Spring 23
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Journal entries imported from the previous iteration of wisrd.org
TALIA T
Talia is a WISRD Apprentice and a member of the WISRD Earth/Space Lab, specifically studying the position and phases of the Moon.
Method
I am finding the Azimuth and Altitude and relative size of the Moon at a particular time each day and looking for patterns in the data I find. To find the Altitude and Azimuth I use the device shown below to find the moon and measure the angles.
To find the percentage, I print a picture of the day’s Moon, cut out the full Moon and weigh it. Then, I cut the fraction of the Moon that is lit up (eg: Half Moon, Crescent Moon) and weigh it. To get the percentage, I divide the weight of the fraction of the Moon by the weight of the full Moon and multiply that by 100.
Close Data
Day
Date
Time (UTC)
Azimuth (degrees)
Altitude (degrees)
Percent
1
2022-01-24
15:45
179
121
50%
2
2022-01-25
15:48
186
123
37.5%
3
2022-01-26
15:47
182
123
27.5%
4
2022-01-27
15:48
183
122
18.75%
5
2022-01-28
15:48
135
118
NP
6-11
Multiple
15:45
Not Visible
Not Visible
NP
12
2022-02-04
03:45
230
107
NP
13
2022-02-05
03:40
244
120
NP
14
2022-02-06
03:42
236
130
NP
15
2022-02-07
03:44
222
140
NP
16
2022-02-08
03:43
247
154
NP
17
2022-02-09
03:43
229
165
NP
18
2022-02-10
03:42
N/A
180
NP
19
2022-02-11
03:44
N/A
180
NP
20
2022-02-12
03:47
76
156
NP
21
2022-02-13
03:47
82
145
NP
22
2022-02-14
03:42
68
133
NP
23
2022-02-15
03:46
71
123
NP
24
2022-02-16
03:42
51
108
NP
25
2022-02-17
03:44
100
68
NP
26-29
Multiple
03:45
Not Visible
Not Visible
NP
30
2022-02-22
15:44
218
110
STC
31
2022-02-23
15:44
195
115
STC
32
2022-02-24
15:44
182
119
STC
33
2022-02-25
15:43
172
120
NP
34-42
Multiple
15:45
Not Visible
Not Visible
NP
43
2022-03-07
03:46
249
124
NP
44
2022-03-08
03:45
247
137
NP
45
2022-03-09
03:47
252
147
NP
46
2022-03-10
03:45
248
151
NP
47
2022-03-11
03:45
N/A
180
NP
Observations
The Moon isn’t up every night, sometimes it is only up in the day.
Theories
Here is some non-official observations I made based on the data:
The Moon’s Altitude limit is 180 degrees.
In the day, The Moon moves up and to the West until it reaches 123 degrees Altitude. Then, it starts moving down and to the east.
Key Words
NP = No Percentage
N/A = Not Applicable
STC = Still to Come