Biggest moon ever here

[FlashG]

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[theblackbox]

i just checked and the moon just cleared the mountains. i would check later, but if it's dark outside, i ain't going out there.

 

[illusion88]

the clouds just pulled in. boooooo
but, it's good, we need some snow. BRING IT ON!!!

 

[Modelworks]

Also a meteor shower to go along with it:
http://www.space.com/spacewatc...nid-meteor-shower.html

Unfortunately the moons timing could ruin tomorrows event.

 

[illusion88]

Originally posted by: Liet
Pity it's so cold. Would've been a great night to go camping on Bear Mountain.

wear some extra clothes and bring a warm body with you. She can help keep you warm at night.

 

[cKGunslinger]

Yeah, I woke up about 5:30am this morning and wondered why there hell I could see shadows from the miniblinds on the west side of the house. That was one big, bright moon.

 

[Chryso]

It's Cosmo's moon.

 

[FeuerFrei]

Yeah it sure is a big ass moon tonight.

I saw it as I headed home.

Beautimous

 

[Baked]

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap081212.html

That's a big moon!

 

[dennilfloss]

Originally posted by: SagaLore
Oh good. I saw mosh posted "biggest moon ever" and I was initially very, very afraid. 😱

Afraid isn'r what I was...😀

 

[sixone]

I can see it, and it's huge. But it's hazy enough here that you can't see much detail - no point in getting the camera out. 🙁

 

[xanis]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: Xanis
Bah, I wish I had a longer lens so I could photograph it. 🙁

i got some pretty good shots awhile back of the moon with a 75-300mm and nikon d50, handheld.

The longest (and only) lens I currently own is a 18-55mm. 🙁

 

[DomS]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
You can see it tonight. If you don't have cloud coverage. :moon:

Year's biggest full moon lights up sky
Watch out for werewolves: Huge moon will rise around sunset

updated 1 hour, 37 minutes ago

The full moon tonight will be the biggest one of the year as Earth's natural satellite reaches its closest point to our planet.

Earth, the moon and the sun are all bound together by gravity, which keeps us going around the sun and keeps the moon going around us as it goes through phases. The moon makes a trip around Earth every 29.5 days. But the orbit is not a perfect circle.

The moon's average distance from us is about 238,855 miles (384,400 km). Tonight it will be just 221,560 miles (356,567 km) away. It will be 14 percent bigger in our sky and 30 percent brighter than some other full moons during the year, according to NASA.

Tides will be higher tonight, too. Earth's oceans are pulled by the gravity of the moon and the sun. So when the moon is closer, tides are pulled higher. Scientists call these perigean tides, because the moon's closest point to Earth is called perigee. The farthest point on the lunar orbit is called apogee.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28182139/?GT1=43001

I just noticed that too. It looks HUGE tonight!

 

[2Xtreme21]

Originally posted by: Baked
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap081212.html

That's a big moon!

Holy shite!

 

[moshquerade]

Couldn't see the moon last night b/c it was overcast, but it still was much lighter out than usual because of it.

 

[tboo]

Here is a big moon pic

 

[Rubycon]

Yes it was fantastic last night. 10/10

 

[mrrman]

I just got back from Alaska and the moon was huge