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Just for fun, I backed off the zoom on the camera for this evening. Nice colors on the leaves in Lone Pine. I'll set it back to the zoomed-in view later. Here's the current view:  Edit 1-10-2010: Due to unfortunate circumstances, I no longer have access to the web cam or computer. Doug took over all control. The above view is coming from his camera and computer.
There is more info on the issues here.
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I caught the moon setting over Whitney this morning in the 9:26 AM picture:  Click on the image to see the original.
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Very nice catch!
Looks like the moon is sitting on the mountain!
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If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracle of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it. - Lyndon Johnson, on signing the Wilderness Act into law (1964)
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Bee-you-tee-ful Steve - thanks!
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I love your catch, Steve!
The Naval Observatory puts the center of the moon at 9:26 at 8.8 degrees above the horizon (from Whitney Hostel) and 260.7 degrees True North. Yep, right above Crooks Peak.
Nice going, Steve!
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Say, Wayne, could you sharpen your pencil and calculate when the next full moon sets over Whitney? That would be in about three weeks, right? Will its location on the horizon have moved too far north by then to catch just before dawn?
It would be outstanding to catch it setting just before dawn! (Too bad I didn't realize all of this New Years Day.)
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Steve, the full moon will not grace the webcam view during 2010. On January 30, the full moon passes over Mt. Whitney at 4:04 am, but it is 34 degrees above the horizon, which is about 20 degrees above your camera's sight-window. The next morning at 5:40 am the moon passes over Whitney, but about 23 degrees above the horizon--again, too high for your camera.
On February 28, the full moon passes over Whitney at 4:29 am, but, alas, too high.
No full moon over Whitney in March. On April 28, it passes over Whitney in the afternoon at 3:38 pm, but way too high.
No Whitney full moon passes in May, June, July or August. And the full moon passes in September through December are all way high. (Again, I am talking about the camera's view, only.)
As far as full moon is concerned, it looks like you got our best shot for 2010. Congratulations!
There may be partial moon fly-bys, like what you captured, but I did not check for those.
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Thanks Wayne! I didn't realize this was such a rare occurrence. By the way, we can remotely zoom the camera out to take in a wider range. > On January 30, the full moon passes over Mt. Whitney at 4:04 am, but it is 34 degrees above the horizon, which is about 20 degrees above your camera's sight-window.Can you determine the time and compass direction of the moon on Jan 30 when it is between 8 and 12 degrees above the horizon? (I don't ask for much do I) 
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Steve,
Full moon on Jan. 30 drops below 12 degrees at 5:59 am, with a compass bearing of 265 degrees MN. This puts the moon 3 degrees to the left of Trojan Peak (or, 16 degrees right (north) of Mt. Whitney). By 6:19 am the moon will be down to 8 degrees, at 268 degrees MN, between Trojan and Versteeg (or, 19 compass degrees north of Whitney).
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DogGONnit! 
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Rats -- I was looking forward to adding to my "Moon over Mountain Peaks" photo collection (on the Yosemite board, I asked everyone to post their favorite Moon pic, so that I could print it up and decorate my room with the pics (I have a light up wall Moon, also)
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Hey, Steve...
I revisited the full moon on February 28. While it is too high over Whitney at 4:29 am, by 5:02 am it is 12 degrees above the horizon, above Gamblers Special Peak (267 TN--about 5 compass degrees north of Whitney).
By 5:33 am, the moon will be 6 degrees above the horizon, above Mt. Carl Heller, or 9 degrees north of Whitney.
Can your zoom-out feature bring in the moon 9 degrees north of Whitney?
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Well, here's the completely no-zoom image. That looks like Williamson on the far right, but I don't know for sure. The "frame" is the weather protection fabric softener bottle. 
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Perhaps we should send the self-assured young lady at the Hostel front desk up the ladder with a pair of scissors?.
Verum audaces non gerunt indusia alba. - Ipsi dixit MCMLXXII
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Wow, you get about a 46-degree view from left to right, or about 23 degrees north and south of Whitney.
So, you could get a moon shot, but aesthetically, well, that's another discussion. The closer the moon is to Mt. Whitney, the better.
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The webcam seems to be back to its previous position and zoom-in.
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If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracle of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it. - Lyndon Johnson, on signing the Wilderness Act into law (1964)
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Here's Doug's web cam picture from this morning at 7:17 AM. Note the full moon setting. 
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WHat a lovely picture! (I am a lunatic according to Wagga, because I love the moon)It's too bad tht the pic is slightly out of focus (or maybe I need glasses?) otherwise, I would save it and try to print it for my collection.
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I don't know ... the slight unfocus adds a softness to it that enhances the overall morning-light glow. It is a pretty image.
If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracle of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it. - Lyndon Johnson, on signing the Wilderness Act into law (1964)
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