Re: Super Moon this wkend!
Re: Super Moon this wkend!
Sorry, but...
That's no moon.
Re: Super Moon this wkend!
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Originally Posted by
R-209
Sorry, but...
That's no moon.
Well, what then?
Re: Super Moon this wkend!
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Originally Posted by
whirlerz
Well, what then?
The "sorry" was for my cheesy Star Wars reference. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nho44lGVV8
Re: Super Moon this wkend!
People were wacked out last full moon. This weekend should be interesting
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i cant really get over how people freak and panic and make a big deal over a common optical illusion. I mean...the moon looks bigger on the horizon as it rises or sets because we have physical objects, like buildings, mountains etc to give an impression of scale ( the sun/Sol does this too ) ...but when the moon is high it looks smaller because we loose that comparison. its the same with super moons - which are common things really. when your on Luna, the Earth has the exact same illusion ( though there is no Earth rise on the moon since Luna is tidally locked and does not rotate so earth actually looks SMALLER than it actually is because its always high in the sky )
sorta wish they taught basic astronomy better, more so even just events and functions of the Sol system ( our systems name) t6o fight alot of the superstition people like to cling to for some reason.
as for this supermoon, its an annual one.. as we all know is when the moon is a tad closer, or " perigee" and its not going to be nearly as impressive as the one a few years ago where perigee coincided with earths wobble to and a few other things to make it extra cool.
fun thing to do? Hold a dime at arms length and no matter where the moon is in the sky, they will be about the same size no matter how big or small the moon actually looks- its pretty interesting to see how skewed our perception of 3 dimensional space can be.
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Well, I'm excited about it. :)!
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Also:
Tomorrow, 12/3, the super moon will be the closest it has been to the earth since 1948, & won't be closer again until 2034.
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It's gonna intensify the mercury retrograde going on right now.
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Ooh, I hadn't thought of that, thanks Vyanka!!!
Also, just saw on MSN that is the first in a super moon trilogy, the next to appear 1/1/18, & 1/31.
The 1/31 super moon will be a blood moon (reddish cast to it) & will also be a 'blue' moon, which refers to it being the 2nd full moon in the same month.
Also, it will be a lunar eclipse!:O