Dear Hollywood

[gsh]

I'd like you to know that when you want to show a very pretty full moon on or near the horizon, please don't make the time be midnight. At midnight the full moon is where the sun would be at noon.

Love,
Me.

Comments

[tamarinne.livejournal.com]

Um.... I know you're the astronomer, so you must be right. ;) But... um... could you explain that?

[gsh]

Well, by definition the moon is full when it is fully illuminated, which happens when it is 180 degrees from the sun.