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Physics Photo of the Week
Sept. 23, 2005
Moonrise in Swannanoa and New Zealand
As an experiment in
Astronomy class, Julia Travis made a succession of photographs snapping
a frame every 15 sec. These pictures were selected to make an
animated image showing the moon rising. Before you view the
animated picture, the reader should predict the path that the moon
follows. The reader should select one of the three diagrams that
the moon will follow when rising:
Elizabeth Wunker traveled to New Zealand during a World Wide trip in January, 2005, and made a similar series of the rising moon from the southern hemisphere. In the table below, select the path that you think the rising moon follows when viewed from the southern hemisphere:
Physics Photo of the Week is published weekly during the academic year on Fridays by the Warren Wilson College Physics Department. These photos feature an interesting phenomena in the world around us. Students, faculty, and others are invited to submit digital (or film) photographs for publication and explanation. Atmospheric phenomena are especially welcome. Please send any photos to dcollins@warren-wilson.edu.
Click here to see all Physics Photo of the Week for 2005
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Moonrise in Swannanoa and New Zealand
Swannanoa, Sept. 18, 2005
As an experiment in
Astronomy class, Julia Travis made a succession of photographs snapping
a frame every 15 sec. These pictures were selected to make an
animated image showing the moon rising. Before you view the
animated picture, the reader should predict the path that the moon
follows. The reader should select one of the three diagrams that
the moon will follow when rising:  A |
 B |
 C |
Elizabeth Wunker traveled to New Zealand during a World Wide trip in January, 2005, and made a similar series of the rising moon from the southern hemisphere. In the table below, select the path that you think the rising moon follows when viewed from the southern hemisphere:
A |
B |
C |
Physics Photo of the Week is published weekly during the academic year on Fridays by the Warren Wilson College Physics Department. These photos feature an interesting phenomena in the world around us. Students, faculty, and others are invited to submit digital (or film) photographs for publication and explanation. Atmospheric phenomena are especially welcome. Please send any photos to dcollins@warren-wilson.edu.
Click here to see all Physics Photo of the Week for 2005
Click here to see all Physics Photo of the Week for 2004.