Measuring Distance to Sun

Using simple tools (a sextant) I measure the angle between the moon and sun at the moment of the first quarter of the moon. I use this information to find the distnace to the sun from my back yard. Donate to the Observatory Dome Fund! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=WGCJ3CQUSA586 Bob's Websites Check them OUT: Bob the Science Guy: https://www.youtube.com/user/drbob420 ResearchFlatMoon (the production channel): https://www.youtube.com/c/ResearchFlatMoon Slide Rules and Mathematics (STEM Education): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEXa89aIdG222z8ADB0e7GA Shamrock Banks Observatory: https://www.youtube.com/c/CommonSenseScience Please consider becoming a Patreon of the Channel- All money donated through paypal or from the patreons goes directly into improvements in the channel (computers, cameras, lights etc) or to create educational videos (sextants, telescope equipment, etc). https://www.patreon.com/bobthescienceguy Bob Join our Discord Channel at https://discord.gg/QwcFct7DWc


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