Posted by Paul Hyett on 11/14/57 11:28

In rec.video.dvd.tech on Wed, 5 Oct 2005, Bob wrote :
>On Wed, 5 Oct 2005 06:39:19 +0100, Paul Hyett
><pah@nojunkmailplease.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>>The Moon is more like 150 thousand mile from Earth.
>
>>More like 240,000 miles.
>
>Thanks for that correction.

I know the Apollo astronauts left reflectors for laser distance
measurement. How they work out its moving away at 1.5" a year is a
mystery though, since it's distance from the Earth changes constantly
because of its elliptical orbit
--
Paul 'US Sitcom Fan' Hyett

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