Re: [amsat-bb] Some P4 moon landing ideas :-)

["Edward R. Cole" <al7eb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>From: "Paul Willmott" <pwillmott@northrock.bm>
>Earlier this year there was an occultation of Saturn by the moon, ... now I
>don't have a telescope but I do have a 700X zoom on my Sony camcorder, ...
>and set it up on the tripod I had to continually move the camera to keep the
>moon in the centre of the picture, ... it was remarkable how quick the moon
>moves :^)
>
>All I will say is that given the Moon's gravity model, ... trying to land it
>at a pole *might* be easier in the long run than trying to orbit it. MasCons
>rule!
>
>73 Paul, VP9MU

BTW libration is very much a factor in doing eme.  MoonBouncers know that
the Moon subtends about 1/2 degree and the Earth from the Moon about 2
degrees.  This implies tenths of degree pointing ability and stability!
That is not easy, believe me!  Above 6 GHz eme signals are so phase
modulated by libration that there is hardly a note to CW signals...sounds
more like auroral "buzz"!  {so I am told}

Ed, AL7EB 

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