Supermoon tonight

[allisolm]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermoon

Full moon is supposed to appear about 15% larger and 30% brighter than usual.

Hope we have clear skies. Moonrise for me is about 8:15PM.

 

[LevelSea]

I hate the term supermoon. Astrological bullshit

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I hate the term supermoon. Astrological bullshit

I'll bet you're fun at parties.

 

[solsa]

interesting. didnt know about that.

 

[IronWing]

Does this orbit make my moon look fat?

 

[Grooveriding]

Will there be werewolves ?

 

[manimal]

I hate the term supermoon. Astrological bullshit

i hate pompous dickheads

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Will there be werewolves ?

15% larger and 30% brighter than ordinary werewolves.

 

[allisolm]

I hate the term supermoon. Astrological bullshit

But 'perigee-syzygy of the Earth-Moon-Sun system' just doesn't have the same ring to it.

 

[SKORPI0]

http://local.msn.com/where-to-see-i...-shower-to-illuminate-the-sky-1?ocid=ansloc11

http://earthsky.org/space/what-is-a-supermoon

 

[SandEagle]

I hate the term supermoon. Astrological bullshit

you must be an intriguing person to have discussions with.

 

[SSSnail]

15% larger and 30% brighter than ordinary werewolves.

But, are they sparkly? :awe:

 

[JMapleton]

The difference in size and brightness is unnoticeable for most. This is a filler story the media hypes up every few years.

Sorry I'm a party pooper. =(

 

[brianmanahan]

allisolm, please ban the first person who posts a "Superman tonight" parody of this thread

PLEASE

 

[Pocatello]

allisolm, please ban the first person who posts a "Superman tonight" parody of this thread

PLEASE

Sure, so you can start your own parody thread.

 

[brianmanahan]

Sure, so you can start your own parody thread.

i would NEVER start a parody thread

they are the 8th deadly sin

 

[Perknose]

But 'perigee-syzygy of the Earth-Moon-Sun system' just doesn't have the same ring to it.

:biggrin:

And I'm stuck inside a McDonalds near the Chesapeake Bay, 80 miles from home, with my asshole friend having bugged out and it now being too dark to successfully hitch-hike. At least it's a 24 hour Mickey D's and has internet.

 

[MongGrel]

That and the meteorites.

 

[MongGrel]

Probably going to be way too much Urban light to see much here anyway.

I remember going camping in the sticks in southern Indiana years ago over a labor day weekend.

The family used to have some land on the edge of the Hoosier National Forest.

One of those things were up and we all walked down to the lake there, looked like something out of a fantasy movie.

The moonlight made things look almost as clear as daylight, was very cool.

 

[rockyct]

The difference in size and brightness is unnoticeable for most. This is a filler story the media hypes up every few years.

Sorry I'm a party pooper. =(

Yeah, and is pretty much the worst thing for meteor viewing conditions except for cloud cover. A full moon (any full moon really) on a clear night will make the landscape glow beautifully, but it's horrible for star gazing.

 

[Fenixgoon]

i was wondering why it appeared fairly large (that's what she said!)

 

[John Connor]

The difference in size and brightness is unnoticeable for most. This is a filler story the media hypes up every few years.

Sorry I'm a party pooper. =(

I agree. Can't tell a damn difference.

To think I guess the moon moves away from earth at the rate of 1 inch a year. Just imagine how "big" the moon looked 2,000 years ago. LMAO! That's only 166'.

 

[OVerLoRDI]

San Francisco. Fog. No moon found

 

[Brian Stirling]

They say criminal activity is increased during full moons as well as activating lunatics so I wonder if we'll get super criminals or super lunatics...


Brian

 

[allisolm]

It was gorgeous.