Kidush levana tonight motzai shabbos anyone see the moon?

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    levana1
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    last night of kidush levana anyone see the moon in the ny area? brooklyn? monsey? lakewood? monroe? etc..

    any ideas where to go to see the moon?

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    TheGoq
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    SUNY-Geneseo Telescope Facility Geneseo

    Foggy Bottom Observatory Hamilton

    Fuertes Observatory Ithaca

    Beaver Meadow Observatory Java Center

    Remick Memorial Observatory Lockport

    Reynolds Observatory Potsdam

    C. E. K. Mees Observatory Rochester

    Custer Institute Observatory Southold

    Astrophysical Observatory at College of Staten Staten Island

    Mount Stony Brook Observatory Stony Brook

    Darling Hill Observatory Syracuse

    #872430
    147
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    You can see the moon by flying above the clouds as the Bobov Rebbe once did to catch Kiddush leVonoh.

    The only problem about flying above the clouds tonite [apart from the massive expense this would entail] is that it is more than 1/2 way between last Molad & the next Molad, hence resulting in a Berocho leVatolo:- A.K.A. as a transgression of the 3rd of the 10 commandments, in addition to not having fulfilled the Mitzwah of Kiddsuh Levono. B’H I already fulfilled this Mitzwah 10 nights ago, on Leil Yom ha’Atzmaut Mukdom.

    Please bear in mind, that this year with all Molados being approximately 1&1/2 days early {or Hebrew months commencing approximately 1&1/2 days late after the Molad} so that latest time for recital of Kiddush Levono is way before the 15th of the month.

    This coming winter, when marCheshvon Kisslev Teves shall each be 29 days, the Molados & Months shall be much more closely aligned, and being able to bless Kiddsuh Levonoh on the 15th of the month should then cease to be a problem.

    #872431
    sam4321
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    If I recall correctly the zmanim chart said 9:18 shabbas night was sof zman kidush levanah.

    #872432
    Sam2
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    There is a Machlokes as to when the last time for Kiddush Levana is. Some Poskim hold 15 whole days from the Molad, some hold halfway between the Molads, and some hold he 15th of the month. And 147, we hold that Bracha L’vatala is D’rabannan.

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