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Hello, I would like to know if the people in the western hemisphere see the same moon to the people in the southern hemisphere and if not can you please explain
Hello,
Your question is not entirely clear. You are asking how the Moon appears in the "western hemisphere" vis-a-vis the southern (which ALSO has a western hemisphere!) I think you actually mean how the northern hemisphere view of the Moon compares to the southern.
An excellent link detailing the comparisons, including photos, can be found here:
http://www.kiwizone.org/astro/moon2.htm
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Philip Stahl
Expertise
I have forty years of experience in Astronomy, specifically solar and space physics. My specialties include the physics of solar flares, sunspots, including their effects on Earth and statistics as applied to astronomical investigations.
Experience
Astronomy: more than forty years experience starting with construction of my own simple telescopes. Worked at university observatory in college, doing astrographic measurements. M.Phil. degree in Physics/Solar Physics and more than ten years as researcher.
Organizations
American Astronomical Society (Solar Physics and Dynamical Astronomy divisions), American Mathematical Society, American Geophysical Union
Publications
Solar Physics (journal), The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, The Proceedings of the Meudon Solar Flare Workshop (1986), The Proceedings of the Caribbean Physics Conference (1985). Books: 'Selected Analyses in Solar Flare Plasma Dynamics', 'Physics Notes for Advanced Level'.
Education/Credentials
B.A. Astronomy, M. Phil. Physics
Awards and Honors
American Astronomical Society Studentship Award (1984), Barbados Government Award for Solar Research
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