The dayside perigee passes are at lower magnetic latitudes. From LearnThat.org. [yourdictionary.com]
The nearest point on its orbit from the earth is called perigee and the farthest is called apogee. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
Astronomers call the point of closest approach "perigee," and that is where the Moon will be this weekend. From Wordnik.com. [Biggest Full Moon Of The Year: Take 2] Reference
When the moon is at its closest, it's at its "perigee," and when it's at its farthest, it's at its. From Wordnik.com. [Omaha World-Herald > Frontpage] Reference
Dr Stone hesitated: 'Roger, how long is it to perigee?'. From Wordnik.com. [The Rolling Stones]
It was now approaching perigee, directly over Bright Star. From Wordnik.com. [The Cardinal of the Kremlin]
On the longitude of the perigee of the lunar orbit at the time. From Wordnik.com. [Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence] Reference
This Saturday night, Jan. 10th, another perigee Moon is coming. From Wordnik.com. [Biggest Full Moon Of The Year: Take 2] Reference
Another magic moment happens when the perigee Moon is near the horizon. From Wordnik.com. [Biggest Full Moon Of The Year: Take 2] Reference
I imagine him at perigee, looking out a window and saying, "Mine, all mine!". From Wordnik.com. [Asimov's Science Fiction]
He was in beautiful downtown Burbank, and his comet was approaching perigee. From Wordnik.com. [Lucifer's Hammer]
Telemetry showed essentially a bullseye: ~0.2% on perigee and ~1% on apogee. From Wordnik.com. [NASA Watch: Videos: June 2010 Archives] Reference
It was mathematically at its perigee, and at the zenith of the twenty-eighth parallel. From Wordnik.com. [Round the Moon] Reference
The perigee of debris dropped from an offset skyhook would lie in the other hemisphere. From Wordnik.com. [The Speculist: The Imminent Arrival of the Space Elevator] Reference
He was at his apogee, about to plunge to her perigee, when the officer shouted: "FREEZE!". From Wordnik.com. [Will]
I was able to photograph the perigee Moon- Mars conjuction Friday night despite some clouds. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Moon and Mars… | Universe Today] Reference
On that date Mars was in perigee, or at its nearest point to the earth during the present year. From Wordnik.com. [To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story] Reference
The perigee distance, therefore, is that which ought to serve as the basis of all calculations. From Wordnik.com. [From the Earth to the Moon] Reference
By the same token it passes through its perigee in the autumn, the shortest of the four seasons. From Wordnik.com. [Dictionary of the History of Ideas] Reference
That's an interesting perspective perigee, and something I might write about in a future article. From Wordnik.com. [Debunking Astrology: Mars Can't Influence You | Universe Today] Reference
Speaking of the moon, she is nearest to the earth in her perigee, and farthest from it in her apogee. From Wordnik.com. [Round the Moon] Reference
The moon is in opposition on the 3rd; in apogee on the 6th, and in conjunction and perigee on the 18th. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 285, December 1, 1827] Reference
Pauling, Linus pentagon percent perigee periodic table of the elements pH phases of matter photon physics pi. From Wordnik.com. [19. Physical Sciences and Mathematics] Reference
At a distance from this deferent's center along the apse-line con - necting the apogee and perigee lay the earth. From Wordnik.com. [Dictionary of the History of Ideas] Reference
The moon is in opposition on the 5th; in apogee on the 11th; in conjunction on the 20th; and in perigee on the 23rd. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 276, October 6, 1827] Reference
In most places, lunar gravity at perigee pulls tide waters only a few centimeters (an inch or so) higher than usual. From Wordnik.com. [Biggest Full Moon Of The Year: Take 2] Reference
But although the moon passes her perigee every month, she does not reach the zenith always at exactly the same moment. From Wordnik.com. [From the Earth to the Moon] Reference
January is a snowy month in the northern hemisphere, and the combination of snow + perigee moonlight is simply amazing. From Wordnik.com. [Biggest Full Moon Of The Year: Take 2] Reference
Tonight the perigee Moon -- which occurs once a year -- appears 14% bigger because it is in its closet approach to earth. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Quicklink: Biggest Full Moon of the Year -- 14% bigger] Reference
It will be necessary, therefore, to wait for the moment when her passage in perigee shall coincide with that in the zenith. From Wordnik.com. [From the Earth to the Moon] Reference
In 1907 Mars was in perigee, as it is termed, seven days after the opposition; while in 1909, perigee was before opposition. From Wordnik.com. [To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story] Reference
Perigean tides: A perigee Moon brings with it extra-high "perigean tides," but this is nothing to worry about, according to NOAA. From Wordnik.com. [Biggest Full Moon Of The Year: Take 2] Reference
P.M., more than eighteen years must roll by before the moon would again present herself under the same conditions of zenith and perigee. From Wordnik.com. [From the Earth to the Moon] Reference
We must also believe that the sun and other planets give more heat in perigee, from their proximity to the earth, than they do in apogee. From Wordnik.com. [The New Organon] Reference
The interval extending outward from the surface of this sphere to the lunar perigee was filled with air and elemental fire, in that order. From Wordnik.com. [Dictionary of the History of Ideas] Reference
It was also well understood that it is farthest removed from the earth during its apogee, and approaches most nearly to it at its perigee. From Wordnik.com. [From the Earth to the Moon] Reference
The higher the eccentricity, the more extreme apogee and perigee is. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
This apogee and perigee distances vary in every cycle albeit in small amount. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
To observe fully this variance, the full moon day has to be at or very close to the perigee. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
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