<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> Different magnetopause models with a diverse level of complexity are in use. One thing that they have in common is that they are mainly based on near-earth observations; i.e. they use measurements at distances of about <span class="inline-formula">±10</span> Earth radii along the GSM <span class="inline-formula"><i>x</i></span> axis. Only very few observations of magnetopause crossings at larger distances are used for model fitting. In this study we compare

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... and normal direction predictions of the <span class="cit" id="xref_text.1"><a href="#bib1.bibx12">Shue et al.</a> (<a href="#bib1.bibx12">1997</a>)</span> magnetopause model with actual observations of magnetopause crossings identified using the ARTEMIS spacecraft at lunar distance, about <span class="inline-formula">60</span> Earth radii. We find differences in the location prediction between model and actual observation but good agreement in predictions about the magnetopause normal direction.</p>