This is probably a puzzling question to anyone who hasn't spent time at
various latitudes! The pattern of the surface of the moon does appear very
different below (and even at) the equator than it does up in our northern
latitudes. (I can't say I've thought through the geometry and figured out
why.) So our "man in the moon" is not apparent.
Stephen Greenfield
Minneapolis, USA
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>> From: Richard Danca <>
>> To: Trevor Quested <>
>> Subject: Non-birding Question from a Yank
>> Date: Friday, 10 October 1997 23:27
>>
>> As a fellow birdchatter, I hope you won't mind helping me settle an
>> argument about Australia -- or at least that hemisphere.
>>
>> The discussion concerns the moon. Let me put this in a polite context.
>> Hmm. From an Aussie's perspective, is the moon "upside-down" in the
>> Northern Hemisphere?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your kindness.
>> --
>> Richard A. Danca, Newton, Mass.
>>
Stephen Greenfield
Minneapolis, USA
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