Moons Thursday 7th and Friday 8th November 2019

These Moons show just how weather affects astronomy - and Britain certainly has a lot of weather!

The first Moon was in quite a lot of cloud, meaning only the mares were visible. 24 hours later and the (second) Moon had plenty of detail.

(left/right sides)
Time 21:05 / 22:30.
Distance 251,605 / 250,920 miles.
Waxing gibbous / waxing gibbous phase.
185 / 200 degrees S / S compass point (azimuth).
Altitude 29.1 / 32.4 degrees.

Weather (7th / 8th November):
Humidity: 89% / 92%
Barometer: 996mb / 1012mb.
Weather: Partly cloudy / clear.