Comment 7 for bug 803305
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| qam1 (qam1) wrote Re: Wrong phase of inner planet | #7 |
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It's not just Mercury from Earth, it happens with all outer planets looking in
The inner planet stays almost full throughout it's orbit
For example
10/28/2011 - Earth from Jupiter - Earth in Inferior conjunction, none of Earth should be illuminated but it's almost full
11/07/2011 - Mars From Jupiter - Mars' Greatest Elongation, Mars should be ~50% illuminated but it's full
12/23/2011 - Earth from Uranus - Earth's GE, should be 50% illumination it's full
Just pick any outer planet, go to it and pick an inner planet and follow it through it's orbit, the inner planet will stay almost full