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#1 Dec 12 2008 at 10:00 AM Rating: Good
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Beware the Moon!

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Earth set for full moon close up

A full moon is set to occur closer to the Earth on Friday evening than it has done for the past 15 years.

The Moon's elliptical orbit means its distance from the Earth is not constant.

It will be a little over 350,000km away as it passes over the northern hemisphere, which is about 30,000km closer than usual.

If the sky is clear it will appear brighter and lighter than usual, say astronomers.

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Friday's full moon could appear up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter than other full moons this year, Nasa said.


I'm looking at it right now and it's almost as big as a Big Pizza Smiley: pie

Beautiful! Smiley: nod
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#2 Dec 12 2008 at 10:03 AM Rating: Good
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Nobby wrote:
Beware the Moon!

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Earth set for full moon close up

A full moon is set to occur closer to the Earth on Friday evening than it has done for the past 15 years.

The Moon's elliptical orbit means its distance from the Earth is not constant.

It will be a little over 350,000km away as it passes over the northern hemisphere, which is about 30,000km closer than usual.

If the sky is clear it will appear brighter and lighter than usual, say astronomers.

Closest path

Friday's full moon could appear up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter than other full moons this year, Nasa said.


I'm looking at it right now and it's almost as big as a Big Pizza Smiley: pie

Beautiful! Smiley: nod
I saw the moon on the way into work this morning, it was huge. Then it disappeared behind clouds. :/
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#3 Dec 12 2008 at 10:11 AM Rating: Decent
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Doubt we'll see it with all the fog, rain, sleet and snow in the sky. None the less, I intend to find some craziness.

The last two weeks, my walk out from my office to my car after work has rewarded me with an awesome view of the growing moon slipping away to the south, flanked by the brilliantly twinkling Mars and Venus.
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#4 Dec 12 2008 at 10:38 AM Rating: Good
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flanked by the brilliantly twinkling Mars and Venus.


Sure that's not Jupiter and Venus?
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#5 Dec 12 2008 at 10:54 AM Rating: Good
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I heart the moon.

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#6 Dec 12 2008 at 10:56 AM Rating: Good
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Nothing compliment roofies like a big full moon.
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#7 Dec 12 2008 at 10:58 AM Rating: Excellent
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Why did I think this would be a picture of his bum?
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I'm gonna up the power on my tractor beam. You guys let me know if you can see what I wrote on the surface.
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#9 Dec 12 2008 at 12:57 PM Rating: Excellent
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Why did I think this would be a picture of his bum?
Leave Sogoro out of this
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Hahaha, I loved The Tick.

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#12 Dec 12 2008 at 1:03 PM Rating: Decent
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Off topic but seeing Nobby post reminded me. I had a dream with Nobster in it last night. He wanted to take me out on a date and I felt bad because I couldn't understand a word he was saying with his English speak. He kept asking me when I was going to be ready for our date and I kept thinking there is no way I'm going out with Eric Clapton.
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Off topic but seeing Nobby post reminded me. I had a dream with Nobster in it last night. He wanted to take me out on a date and I felt bad because I couldn't understand a word he was saying with his English speak. He kept asking me when I was going to be ready for our date and I kept thinking there is no way I'm going out with Eric Clapton.


He will show up at your door if you encourage him like that.
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#14 Dec 12 2008 at 2:30 PM Rating: Decent
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I hope it's clear enough to see; I love moon gazing. I saw Jup. and Ven. flanking the moon rather spectacularly...last week I believe.

As an aside, think of how many people wouldn't be able to tell you what phase the moon is at any given time and which direction it waxes and wanes.
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#15 Dec 12 2008 at 2:44 PM Rating: Good
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It's as clear as a bell out there. Looks beautiful. Smiley: smile
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Can't believe no one said this yet.

"That's no moon..."
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#17 Dec 12 2008 at 4:55 PM Rating: Decent
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Well things cleared up a bit and there were high, thin clouds racing across the face of the moon. It looked damn amazing, like a scene out of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Allakhazam

...er, Azkaban.
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#18 Dec 13 2008 at 8:17 AM Rating: Good
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The large full moon reflecting off of the crisp white snow last night was beautiful.

Well, the snow isn't very fresh and crisp anymore, but I remember it as if it was. I love you, Moon.

And lucky me for not having to work at the restaurant last night - full moons always make the drunks a little crazier.
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#19 Dec 13 2008 at 8:20 AM Rating: Decent
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Kelvyquayo wrote:
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flanked by the brilliantly twinkling Mars and Venus.


Sure that's not Jupiter and Venus?
Umm, no, not sure at all. I can recognize the Venus twinkle. Mars was purely speculation. I was only pretty sure it was a planet versus a star.

..as I feared, there was no seeing the moon last night. Tonight it should be visible.

Edited, Dec 13th 2008 5:21pm by Elinda
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#20 Dec 13 2008 at 8:26 AM Rating: Good
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AWSmiley: frown you didn't miss this http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/545772 did you?
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#21 Dec 13 2008 at 8:40 AM Rating: Excellent
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Shouldn't the title be Lunarcy? ROFL
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#22 Dec 13 2008 at 11:28 AM Rating: Decent
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Elinda wrote:
Kelvyquayo wrote:
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flanked by the brilliantly twinkling Mars and Venus.


Sure that's not Jupiter and Venus?
Umm, no, not sure at all. I can recognize the Venus twinkle. Mars was purely speculation. I was only pretty sure it was a planet versus a star.

..as I feared, there was no seeing the moon last night. Tonight it should be visible.

Yeah, it's Venus an Jupiter, a few weeks ago they were in equilateral alignment with the moon. Pretty spectacular.
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#23 Dec 14 2008 at 6:48 AM Rating: Good
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Mistress GwynapNud wrote:
Why did I think this would be a picture of his bum?
Leave Sogoro out of this


Wait, what?

When walking back to my barracks from the Chinese vendor, I saw the moon , I did think to myself that it was oddly larger than before. It was neat.

Edited, Dec 14th 2008 9:49am by Sogoro
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