Re: predicting position of earth, moon and sun

flacco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in 
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> hello astronomy experts -
> 
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> i'm looking for techniques for predicting dates on which the position of 
> the moon and sun as seen from a given position on earth are as follows:
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> - the sun is near sunrise
> 
> - the moon's position is near the horizon, above the point of sunrise.
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> 
> if this is unclear, here's my picture worth a thousand words:
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>                     **   (moon)
>                     **
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> 
> -----------------------------------------------  (horizon)
> 
>                    ***
>                   *****   (rising sun - not visible below horizon)
>                    ***
> 
> 
> 
> 
> i recently missed an excellent photography opportunity under these 
> conditions and i'd like to track down this set of conditions again, this 
> time with camera in hand.
> 
> 
> thanks!
> 

Just did a quick check with Skyglobe v3.6. Took only few moments to find. 
Skyglobe is very quick to work with.

If you are about Latiude 30 north there is and opportunity in the predawn 
of 12 October 2004. It include Jupiters and Venus almost in the same 
verticle line with the Moon. Lower latitude the better.

Martin