Alain <ele### [at] netscapenet> wrote:
> Cousin Ricky nous illumina en ce 2009-01-02 18:36 -->
> > "nemesis" <nam### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> >> I'd say the sky is still a bit too bright for just a moonlight...
> > 2. It may not be "just" moonlight.  A full moon so close to the horizon isn't
> > far behind sunset (or ahead of sunrise), so there may still be a bit of
> > twilight.
> >
> Not in a tropical setting. In those areas, the twilight last only minutes, at
> most. The moon should be almost touching the horizon to have some twilight.

Good catch! :)

Indeed, here in Brazil, moonlight really means the light from the moon alone.  I
heard that in London and going upper, the sun is in the sky even in the late
hours but only now came to realize it'd influence moonlight like this... :P

somehow, I guess I'll never listen to the Moonlight Sonata in the same light
again... oh, bad pun! :P

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