Lets say the moon is above the equator. I take a picture of the moon while standing on the earth at the north pole and i take another picture of the moon while standing on the south pole. The picture are taken at the same time. When I view the pictures side by side will the moon appear upside down in one of the photos?
2006-07-21 18:00:05 · 6 answers · asked by T 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
No.
Its impossible.
The earth is always at a 23 degree tilt, and the moon does not revolve around the earth's equator. In other words, when the moon is visible to one pole, it is not visible to the other.
2006-07-21 18:04:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The answer is yes.
From the north pole you'd be looking at the moon by facing south. From your perspective the north end of the moon is up and the south end is down. But from the south pole, you'd be looking north to see the moon and the south end of the moon will be up and the north end down.
This is due to the fact each observer is upsidedown relative to the other observer.
Also regarding seeing the moon from both poles at once - it's possible during around the time of the spring or fall equinox (earth is upright relative to the orbit around the sun which is more or less in the same plane that the moon revolves around the earth)
2006-07-22 01:18:35 · answer #2 · answered by Joe J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the moon was exactly above the equator, then the moon would only be partially visible (perhaps not visible at all) from either pole. But if the pictures were taken at the correct latitude so that the moon was above the horizon and fully visible, then the moon would be upside-down compared to the other.
2006-07-22 01:08:22 · answer #3 · answered by Michael M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it will. I live in the southern hemisphere, and if you're interested, I'll email you a photo of it taken with my digital camera. I assume that you're one of the 90% of the world's population who live in the northern hemisphere. By the way, if you mount your camera on a tripod and take two photos of the Moon at 1 minute apart, the Earth's rotation will have moved your viewpoint far enough so you've got a nice 3-D pair. Just put the two photos side-by-side and look at them crosseyed, so they both coincide. If it doesn't work, switch positions of the two photos. The 3-D image should jump out at you. Oh yeah, you'll need to enlarge one of the images so they're both the same size. I'll take mine at full moon if you're interested.
2006-07-22 03:44:43 · answer #4 · answered by zee_prime 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the moon is above the equator, then you can't see it from the south pole.
But, hypothetically speaking, if you could, then yes, one of your photos would be upside down when compared with the other.
2006-07-22 01:07:12 · answer #5 · answered by extton 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, even if it's above the equator it's still really far away so your not looking directly up or down at it
2006-07-22 01:09:22 · answer #6 · answered by CLBH 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋