Aloha Friend :-)
"I'd say it's worth a look."
Geoff Chester,
US Naval Observatory,
Washington DC
 | |||||||
| Gem! |
“Truth is a gem that is found at a great depth;
whilst on the surface of this world,
all things are weighed by the false scale of custom.”
Lord Byron
Lord Byron
"Whoever possesses that chest,
possesses the leverage
to command Davy Jones to do
whatever it is he or she wants."
Captain Jack Sparrow
 | |||
| Not-So-Super Moon, smiling |
“If, instead of a gem, or even a flower,
we should cast the gift of a loving thought
into the heart of a friend,
that would be giving as the angels give”
George MacDonald
George MacDonald
A “Super Moon”
like we will enjoy tonight,
is a new or full moon
when Mistress Moon rides within 90 percent of her closest approach to Earth.
While this happens 4-6 times a year,
NASA says that tonight's full moon will nearly coincide
with the moon's closet orbit point around the Earth,
making tonight's performance the biggest, visible
full moon in North America in two decades!
full moon in North America in two decades!
Officially, a “Super Moon” is called a "perigee moon.” But who cares about being official?
Super moons are
about 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter
than non-perigee moons. . .
about 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter
than non-perigee moons. . .
When the weather cooperates, that is.
"Tonight's full Moon (March 19th)
occurs less than one hour away from perigee – a near-perfect coincidence that happens
only every18 years or so;
The last full Moon so big and close to Earth
occurred in March of 1993."
Said Geoff Chester of the US Naval Observatory in Washington DC.
occurs less than one hour away from perigee – a near-perfect coincidence that happens
only every18 years or so;
The last full Moon so big and close to Earth
occurred in March of 1993."
Said Geoff Chester of the US Naval Observatory in Washington DC.
Contrary to some alarms circulating around the Web, perigee Moons do not trigger natural disasters. The "super moon" of March 1983, passed without incident. And an almost-super Moon in Dec. 2008
also proved harmless.
(Besides, don't we have enough disasters
right now?)
(Besides, don't we have enough disasters
right now?)
If you want to try and see the full effect,
(and take your mind off disasters
even closer to our planet)
then look when the Moon is near the horizon
in the early evening.
That is when illusion mixes with reality
to produce an incredible view,
say the nerds at NASA.
They promise that it will appear
close enough to touch!
A super perigee Moon is still 356,577 km away.
But in space, that's kissing distance!
So blow some to the man, or rabbit, or goddess
that you see up there.
Your Loony Pal, cloudia
Your Loony Pal, cloudia
45 comments:
I wonder what the chances are of the skies clearing for tonight? Right now it's awfully cloudy on my end of the island.
With my luck, it will be too cloudy to view the moon tonight, alas.
The moon looks huge when it first comes into view over the horizon in Oregon.
I like the clouds Cloudia
Sending you warm greetings across the ocean. The skies are threatening to clear!
Can't WAIT!
ok setting the alarm to get up early to catch the moon shot...and yeah lets lay off the disasters...
aloha from va
We saw the Super Moon already and its so beautiful.
lol I just went out and looked again. Yes it is still beautiful and the sky here is clear.
aloha
cj
All clear, here! And for toppers, the moon is in Virgo! (my sign) A super moon, indeed! Enjoy!
Full moon tonight as well..
Greetings from Athens!
making bright me night.
please have you all a wonderful sunday.
daily athens
I love that you're looney. I will be outside tonight, howling like a fool.
Cloudia, i like that fish ...
Happy weekend to you !
A superloony /\ namaste from mumbai
aloha!
have posted a pic of the supermoon as seen in mumbai at http://on.fb.me/g2auJn
Big is beautiful! And she is right outside my window, which can hardly containt her.
Thanks for a wonderful post.
Happy Sunday..
amazing inspirations in your post as always..
I love all the pictures and their corresponding quotes. I'll be sure to go out and look at our moon tonight!
You always have the most interesting pictures and posts, Cloudia!1 I hope it's a gorgeous moon for you tonight!!
As we all know when there's a full moon werewolves come out to play i wonder if they'll be 14 per cent bigger, just a thought from my bizarre mind :-).
Excellent post, the moon is always so fascinating!
Happy Sunday
And it was an amazing moon last night! Hope you managed to see it.
Last night was truly amazing...the moon was HUGE!!! Tonight it is still very BRIGHT!!! Aloha Cloudia!!
Jeanne
"I'd say it's worth a look."
Excellent clouds and sky.
Happy Sunday.
superb
That fish is stunning!
Have a great Sunday!
Aloha-always!
B xx
I like the way you mix image and quotations, very well done!
hugs
Léia - Bonjour Luxembourg
Saw it looked at it reached out to steal it and it said "NO."
it looks the same to me.
It was a beauty of a moon.
I did notice that the moon was particularly big and bright, but I did not know that it was a super moon! Thanks for sharing this wonderfully loony information.
Interesting and beautiful pictures!
Looked on the same moon as you did, isn't that cool?
Okay, I'm getting tired of it not giving me a chance to say who I am. Cathy is Junosmom
AWESOME FISH!!!! And the Moo was a bust here until 5:30 am as we had violent Thunderstorms all night!
But I felt it's Pull!
HFTRC!
I think I saw the Flag!!!!
J
It was definitely cool.
Astro-physics is now NASA NERD. Cool........
Such a jolly moon viewing party because YOU were here!
My car died. I blame the super moon!
I missed it, a thunderstorm moved into the area and it stayed cloudy until the early morning. Serious bummer.
nice, shots and words
LOL
A perigee moon? I shall remember that!
In a couple of hours I am going to meet Kay Davies from Canada. She is touring the Netherlands and now going to see our windmills.
Groetjes van Wil
No time to come before Cloudia. I was very busy at work.
The super moon of the night before the last night has been my nightmare. I do not know if it is me who do not love the moon or if it is the moon which does not love me.
I fell asleep!
Post a Comment