Super Full Moon Tonight

[Nyboy]

A email sent to me
Super full moon tonight & tomorrow (12-14% larger) Tomorrow 11/14 will be the closest a Full Moon has been to Earth since January 26, 1948. The next time a Full Moon is even closer to Earth will be on November 25, 2034. ENJOY!!

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[digitS']

I will likely miss it but I did enjoy seeing the moon, yesterday morning. Today, we start off in the rain and finish after 4pm in the rain ... in between, it will be "mostly cloudy" with a miserable amount of wind .

During my Walk in the Park yesterday, I noticed a tree that the little sign said was as old as I am. (2034, you say?) Apparently, the tree is not an especially tall variety ... altho, it's grown considerably taller than me! Hmmm, still looks kind of young.

These super moons are something of an illusion. Yeah, just a big chunk of wobbling rock. The light from any moon from near the Earth's horizon will be distorted. The moon will appear larger than it will seem further up in the sky. Its beams of reflected sunlight, bending.

Right now, the moon is 221,526 miles away from the center of Earth (according to Wikipedia). In any month, it will have one day when it is as close as 224,000 miles, approximately. So, it's 1% closer than usual.

And, I won't see it! No, no - don't try to comfort me. I'm fine going into the depths of winter darkness with only a light bulb and a flashlight. My candle blew out! Sure. You are more than a match for me. I'm beaten down into the ruts of decay and all my efforts have come to naught ... all is darkness and despair.

theve

 

[so lucky]

theve, would you like us to send you a pack of matches or two?

 

[thistlebloom]

And a package of those birthday candles that relight when they get blown out.

 

[digitS']

Math mistake, Wikipedia editors are saying 220,000 above the Earth's surface.

So ~ sigh ~ that would be an additional 4,000 miles, approximately. The moon would average a day each month 224,000 from the center.

So ~ sigh ~ that is a full 1% closer, tonight.

digitS',
theve is still struggling with the abacus

 

[Larisa]

And, I won't see it!

Steve, you've got to be happy. You sleep well in the dark. There is nothing interesting on the street at night, when the moon shines most.

 

[ninnymary]

I was worried about my friend, theve, there for a second. Thought his math skills were failing.

Mary

 

[digitS']

I'm sure I've seen those cats on the big screen, @Larisa ! I was probably there for the matinee.

Last night, there was this:

http://gizmodo.com/our-favorite-photos-of-this-weeks-epic-supermoon-1788945149

Steve

 

[so lucky]

Those were some great photos! Thanks, Steve.
DH and I drove south about 20 minutes last evening to catch the moon coming up over the "flats" of the ancient Mississippi river bed.
On the horizon I could see the lights of the Marquette cement plant, all lit up like a huge fairy castle. From our vantage point, when the moon came up, it was perfectly behind the "castle" for a brief time, making it look all the more magical.
It always amazes me how quickly it rises and moves off to the side.