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Does the Force Felt by a Person on the Surface of the Earth Vary with Lunar Phase?
If you ignore the small variations in the Moon’s orbit (which amount to about 10% of the distance to…

Is the Amount of Refraction that a Star Experiences Dependent Upon its Brightness or Diameter?
Your calculations are correct in that the Sun is refracted by an amount that is close to its diameter…

Can One Measure Radioactive Decay on Planets and Moons in our Solar System with a Radio Telescope?
As radioactive decay involves the emission of particles (He nuclei, electrons, or positrons) which do not produce signals detectable…

How Does One Accurately Locate the Source of an Astronomical Signal?
In most cases it requires high spatial resolution measurements of an object in order to accurately associate it with…

How to Calculate Coordinates of the Lunar Nodes
I believe that this question has been answered on the Space Exploration Stack Exchange. You can use an online…