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From: The second star to the right (which shines in the night for'eer)
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posted January 21, 2004 05:19 PM         

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Does anyone know because I cannot find that information on the internet, the apex of the new moon, that is. Thank You.

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posted January 21, 2004 05:43 PM         

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uuummmm.. I don't know if this is the apex, but my calendar says the new moon is at 4:05 pm EST.
Not sure if that helps..

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posted January 21, 2004 05:45 PM         

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Bugger.. I hope that's not the apex because that means I'll have to wait until next month to trim my hair.. I'm too late. *sigh*

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posted January 21, 2004 06:48 PM         

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I think that that time that you gave might be the moonrise time cause I believe that the apex is when the moon as it's highest point in the sky. I called some people that I know, that might know but no dice yet. I would thing that it would be at it's hightest some time around midnight or maybe a couple of hours before that.

Oh you know what. If we have the moonrise time of today and the moon set time of tomorrow morning, then perhaps it could be calculated: the midpoint of that time.

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posted January 21, 2004 07:53 PM         

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oops, sorry, wrong info...I'll look again.

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posted January 21, 2004 08:48 PM         

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ahhh I see..well.. I'll join in the search..perhaps there is time yet for snippin.

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posted January 21, 2004 09:00 PM         

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okay.. I just posted this question to the astronomy section of the physics forums.. those guys are brainiacs and that place gets alot of traffic so hopefully I'll get a response in no time.
*patiently begins twiddling thumbs*

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posted January 21, 2004 09:56 PM         

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*SIGH*
Looks like we missed the apex. A fellow by the name of Jimmy at the Phsyics Forum said that since it's the new moon, it's Very close to the sun, therefore when the sun is at it's apex.. around noon whereever you are..then the moon is right there with it.
I feel kinda silly for not realizing that one meeeself. Ah well.. So it looks like we missed it this month. There's always next month I suppose.. I'm marking it on my calendar this time.

He also referred me to this resource for checking out astronomical data.
Astronomical Applications Department
*click on Data Services*

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posted January 22, 2004 05:01 PM         

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Oh, well, I missed it by 12 hours. Well today is the new moon too so perhaps the apex would be the combination of the two new moon days, and the apex of those. Anyway, I cut my hair around 12:18am.

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