An experiment to measure the instantaneous distance to the Moon

Autores
Pellizza González, Leonardo Javier; Mayochi, Mariano Gustavo; Ciocci Brazzano, Ligia
Año de publicación
2014
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We propose an experimental technique for determining the distance to the Moon. Our technique is based on measuring the change in angular size of the lunar disk due to the variation of the observer-Moon distance, as caused by the rotation of the Earth over several hours. Using this method we obtained a value of 3.46 × 105 km with a precision of 7%. Additionally, our technique allows for the determination of the Moon radius (1678 km ± 7%), and the instantaneous radial velocity with respect to the Earth (26.4 m/s ± 26%). A unique advantage of this method is that it is performed from a single location with a single observer, unlike the traditional parallax-based measurements that require at least two observers with a large separation distance.
Fil: Pellizza González, Leonardo Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio(i); Argentina
Fil: Mayochi, Mariano Gustavo. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Física; Argentina. Scuola Italiana Cristoforo Colombo; Argentina
Fil: Ciocci Brazzano, Ligia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina
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Moon
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spelling An experiment to measure the instantaneous distance to the MoonPellizza González, Leonardo JavierMayochi, Mariano GustavoCiocci Brazzano, LigiaMoonhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1We propose an experimental technique for determining the distance to the Moon. Our technique is based on measuring the change in angular size of the lunar disk due to the variation of the observer-Moon distance, as caused by the rotation of the Earth over several hours. Using this method we obtained a value of 3.46 × 105 km with a precision of 7%. Additionally, our technique allows for the determination of the Moon radius (1678 km ± 7%), and the instantaneous radial velocity with respect to the Earth (26.4 m/s ± 26%). A unique advantage of this method is that it is performed from a single location with a single observer, unlike the traditional parallax-based measurements that require at least two observers with a large separation distance.Fil: Pellizza González, Leonardo Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio(i); ArgentinaFil: Mayochi, Mariano Gustavo. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Física; Argentina. Scuola Italiana Cristoforo Colombo; ArgentinaFil: Ciocci Brazzano, Ligia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ingeniería; ArgentinaAmerican Association of Physics Teachers2014-04info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/4643Pellizza González, Leonardo Javier; Mayochi, Mariano Gustavo; Ciocci Brazzano, Ligia; An experiment to measure the instantaneous distance to the Moon; American Association of Physics Teachers; American Journal of Physics; 82; 4; 4-2014; 311-3160002-9505enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1119/1.4856566info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://scitation.aip.org/content/aapt/journal/ajp/82/4/10.1119/1.4856566info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T10:10:22Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/4643instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 10:10:22.84CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv An experiment to measure the instantaneous distance to the Moon
title An experiment to measure the instantaneous distance to the Moon
spellingShingle An experiment to measure the instantaneous distance to the Moon
Pellizza González, Leonardo Javier
Moon
title_short An experiment to measure the instantaneous distance to the Moon
title_full An experiment to measure the instantaneous distance to the Moon
title_fullStr An experiment to measure the instantaneous distance to the Moon
title_full_unstemmed An experiment to measure the instantaneous distance to the Moon
title_sort An experiment to measure the instantaneous distance to the Moon
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pellizza González, Leonardo Javier
Mayochi, Mariano Gustavo
Ciocci Brazzano, Ligia
author Pellizza González, Leonardo Javier
author_facet Pellizza González, Leonardo Javier
Mayochi, Mariano Gustavo
Ciocci Brazzano, Ligia
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Ciocci Brazzano, Ligia
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Moon
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv We propose an experimental technique for determining the distance to the Moon. Our technique is based on measuring the change in angular size of the lunar disk due to the variation of the observer-Moon distance, as caused by the rotation of the Earth over several hours. Using this method we obtained a value of 3.46 × 105 km with a precision of 7%. Additionally, our technique allows for the determination of the Moon radius (1678 km ± 7%), and the instantaneous radial velocity with respect to the Earth (26.4 m/s ± 26%). A unique advantage of this method is that it is performed from a single location with a single observer, unlike the traditional parallax-based measurements that require at least two observers with a large separation distance.
Fil: Pellizza González, Leonardo Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio(i); Argentina
Fil: Mayochi, Mariano Gustavo. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Física; Argentina. Scuola Italiana Cristoforo Colombo; Argentina
Fil: Ciocci Brazzano, Ligia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina
description We propose an experimental technique for determining the distance to the Moon. Our technique is based on measuring the change in angular size of the lunar disk due to the variation of the observer-Moon distance, as caused by the rotation of the Earth over several hours. Using this method we obtained a value of 3.46 × 105 km with a precision of 7%. Additionally, our technique allows for the determination of the Moon radius (1678 km ± 7%), and the instantaneous radial velocity with respect to the Earth (26.4 m/s ± 26%). A unique advantage of this method is that it is performed from a single location with a single observer, unlike the traditional parallax-based measurements that require at least two observers with a large separation distance.
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