Zombie Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Look out for the Moon this weekend when it rises above the horizon on 22/23 June.It will appear unusually large for two reasons - it's proximity to landmarks / features near the horizon increases its apparent size due to an optical illusion but it will also in fact be bigger than a normal full moon because it will be at perigee, the closest it comes to the Earth in its orbit, and it will also be the moon’s closest encounter with Earth during 2013. These things happening together mean the Moon should be well worth looking at. Unless you're clouded in - which it will be in the UK, guaranteed Here's what the 2012 supermoon looked like from Rio*OK, OK - it was taken with a long lens *http://www.euronews.com/2013/06/19/next-supermoon-to-appear-on-june-23/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slytherin Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Cool I will look at the moon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CassieQ Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Pretty close to the summer solstice too. Cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.C. Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 I will be checking it out! I love watching the moon. Best thing about living in the country is sleeping with the curtain open and blinds drawn. Sex in the full moonlight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorn Wilde Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Yay! Moon! I love the moon. I love astronomy in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesSavik Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 (edited) The supermoon of 2011 was followed shortly by the Japanese tsunami and quakes. The supermoon of 2004 occurred just before the Christmas Tsunami. The great earthquake that struck Hati in 2010 and Christchurch, NZ in 2011 also coincided with supermoons. So... I wonder what the supermoon of 2013 will bring. http://www.livescience.com/33106-will-supermoon-cause-earthquake-storm-natural-disasters.html http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/supermoon-and-earthquakes-is-t/46883 Edited June 20, 2013 by jamessavik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 The supermoon of 2011 was followed shortly by the Japanese tsunami and quakes. The supermoon of 2004 occurred just before the Christmas Tsunami. So... I wonder what the supermoon of 2013 will bring. .........................Silly, the super moon will bring SCOTUS to decide tha DOMA is wrong and Prop 8 is wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha Distan Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 fuck me that's cool. all muzzles pointed skywards then. await the howling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Member Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 ...it's supposed to rain heavily here for the next three days. D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorn Wilde Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 ...it's supposed to rain heavily here for the next three days. D: I heard that there's a huge flood coming in Calgary, actually. Coincidence?? I THINK––well, actually, probably, yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Member Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 I heard that there's a huge flood coming in Calgary, actually. Coincidence?? I THINK––well, actually, probably, yeah. We've had five days of sunshine here. It's unprecedented. It's supposed to rain all the damn time, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitt Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 I heard that there's a huge flood coming in Calgary, actually. Coincidence?? I THINK––well, actually, probably, yeah. I don't think so - the moon has a wicked effect on tides and currents, even in lakes and rivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorn Wilde Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 I don't think so - the moon has a wicked effect on tides and currents, even in lakes and rivers. Yeah, but not so much on rainfall.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Member Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Weird things hapen on full moons, remember? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aditus Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 We already had our flood here, without supermoon, only superrain. I just checked, we have a real possibility to see it, so I'm with KC and simply enjoy it. And it is there, even hidden by clouds, I'm just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockyroads Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 (edited) Oh, that would be sooooo amazing to see during my birthday weekend but, alas, clouds and rain are expected. I guess there's no surprise in that since it's the Pacific NW. Here's to hoping the forecasters are wrong. It will be interesting to see if any natural disasters happen (hopefully none). Just found this: "The next super moon will not come again until August 2014. NASA expects the supermoon in 2016 to be the biggest and brightest." Something to look forward to for those of us who might not be able to see it. Edited June 21, 2013 by rockyroads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill W Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 The supermoon of 2011 was followed shortly by the Japanese tsunami and quakes. The supermoon of 2004 occurred just before the Christmas Tsunami. The great earthquake that struck Hati in 2010 and Christchurch, NZ in 2011 also coincided with supermoons. So... I wonder what the supermoon of 2013 will bring. Yes, the pull of the moon not only affects the tides, but as James pointed out, it can have other dubious effects as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Posted June 21, 2013 Author Share Posted June 21, 2013 Yes, the pull of the moon not only affects the tides, but as James pointed out, it can have other dubious effects as well. We wouldn't want to be without the Moon, Bill, it's our friend - stabilizes the Earth's axis tilt, deflects asteroids, provides free tidal power ... and gives us something nice to look at 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitt Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Like everything else in the world - can have beneficial effects, but more isn't always better and too much of even a good thing can be detrimental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha Distan Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 the moon rocks, literally... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorn Wilde Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 the moon rocks, literally... Oh, groan! XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Member Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Bad moon jokes all around...anyone see Apollo 13? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustle Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 I will be checking it out! I love watching the moon. Best thing about living in the country is sleeping with the curtain open and blinds drawn. Sex in the full moonlight Yep, for our viewing pleasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustle Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 fuck me that's cool. all muzzles pointed skywards then. await the howling Barton Springs Pool is having a full moon howl Sunday night. College boy crowd watching, topless women, and howling in the moonlight. I have a plastic flask around here somewhere. What more could you ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorn Wilde Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Barton Springs Pool is having a full moon howl Sunday night. College boy crowd watching, topless women, and howling in the moonlight. I have a plastic flask around here somewhere. What more could you ask? Aww, now I got flashbacks to the school I went to this year... Twice, my best friend and I went up on a little hill and screamed in the middle of the night. Once this winter when I was having a rough night and he took care of me and encouraged me, and then again a couple of days before school let out, to celebrate the year we'd had. I miss him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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