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THE HARVEST MOON.—This year's Harvest Moon will be exceptionally conspicuous. On the day of full moon, September 14, the ascending node of our satellite's orbit will be only 1° 35' from the vernal equinox. The inclination of the orbit to the horizon will therefore be very nearly the same as if the node were exactly at the equinox. Owing to this, the moon is longer above the horizon than she is at other times of the year. On the average, the moon rises fifty-one minutes later every night; but for a few evenings before and after the coming full moon, the average interval is only about ten minutes.
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Our Astronomical Column. Nature 50, 484 (1894). https://doi.org/10.1038/050484a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/050484a0