>Hi Hilmar,
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>>BTW, at what latitude are you located? This affects visibility of some celestial objects.
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>I'm at 15.1 N (and 145.8 E).
I just located Saipan on a globe, based on your coordinates. That's part of the Mariana Islands, right? Does "CNMI" stand for Mariana Islands?
>What is your lat and long?
Cochabamba, Bolivia, is at ca. 17 degrees south, and perhaps 67 degrees west. I can't get it very accurately, right now (I only have a globe in front of me).
>BTW, have you ever seen a green flash? it's been a long time for me, but I did see one, from the beach, last week. I guess you wouldn't be able to see it from Bolivia...you need to see the sun set over the ocean I believe.
No, I never saw it myself. I read about it in an astronomy book, and it seems that, indeed, it is a rare phenomemon, and you have to be close to the sea. I don't remember what it is, exactly - was it the Sun suddently going green, right before sunset, or something similar?
Regards, Hilmar.
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