Title: Today only, 14% more Moon for free
Post by: The Magic Pudding on March 19, 2011, 07:20:57 AM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on March 19, 2011, 07:20:57 AM
QuoteMarch 16, 2011: Mark your calendar. On March 19th, a full Moon of rare size and beauty will rise in the east at sunset. It's a super "perigee moon"--the biggest in almost 20 years.
"The last full Moon so big and close to Earth occurred in March of 1993," says Geoff Chester of the US Naval Observatory in Washington DC. "I'd say it's worth a look."
Full Moons vary in size because of the oval shape of the Moon's orbit. It is an ellipse with one side (perigee) about 50,000 km closer to Earth than the other (apogee): diagram. Nearby perigee moons are about 14% bigger and 30% brighter than lesser moons that occur on the apogee side of the Moon's orbit.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fscience.nasa.gov%2Fmedia%2Fmedialibrary%2F2011%2F03%2F16%2Fmovie_strip.jpg&hash=36b9aefec22d6ee948d8f54768c53940afce2320)
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/sc ... supermoon/ (http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/16mar_supermoon/)
Sounds good, I think I'll brave the mosquitoes and their accompanying illnesses and take a look.
Title: Re: Today only, 14% more Moon for free
Post by: wildfire_emissary on March 19, 2011, 07:20:41 PM
Post by: wildfire_emissary on March 19, 2011, 07:20:41 PM
Man, that is a bad omen in this part of the world. The moon's perigee is being blamed for the events in Japan. Of course, it's slippery slope to the end of the world. Ugh! The ignorance. 
Title: Re: Today only, 14% more Moon for free
Post by: The Magic Pudding on March 19, 2011, 10:41:47 PM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on March 19, 2011, 10:41:47 PM
I didn't get a decent photo, blame it on equipment, ability or lack of battery charge.
Anyway I did like the moon's light coming across the water.
No edges haven fallen off the coast and no more than average werewolf activity reported.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FCpKQ6.jpg&hash=d60befd5add7e84cfb85a9b987ec9ae5869429f4)
Anyway I did like the moon's light coming across the water.
No edges haven fallen off the coast and no more than average werewolf activity reported.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FCpKQ6.jpg&hash=d60befd5add7e84cfb85a9b987ec9ae5869429f4)
Title: Re: Today only, 14% more Moon for free
Post by: Davin on March 19, 2011, 11:39:06 PM
Post by: Davin on March 19, 2011, 11:39:06 PM
The werewolves will be 14% stronger.
Title: Re: Today only, 14% more Moon for free
Post by: Whitney on March 20, 2011, 12:28:07 AM
Post by: Whitney on March 20, 2011, 12:28:07 AM
Quote from: "The Magic Pudding"I didn't get a decent photo, blame it on equipment, ability or lack of battery charge.what kind of trees are those...they look like something is pulling up on their needles.
Anyway I did like the moon's light coming across the water.
No edges haven fallen off the coast and no more than average werewolf activity reported.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FCpKQ6.jpg&hash=d60befd5add7e84cfb85a9b987ec9ae5869429f4)
Title: Re: Today only, 14% more Moon for free
Post by: JuggernautJon on March 20, 2011, 01:24:32 AM
Post by: JuggernautJon on March 20, 2011, 01:24:32 AM
The moon is absolutely breathtaking tonight. I wonder what effects, if any, it will have on the tide.
Title: Re: Today only, 14% more Moon for free
Post by: The Magic Pudding on March 20, 2011, 01:31:50 AM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on March 20, 2011, 01:31:50 AM
Quote from: Whitneywhat kind of trees are those...they look like something is pulling up on their needles.
That's probably a southern hemisphere thing, our hair stands on end as well, unless we take measures to keep it down.
The tree is a Norfolk Island Pine, the trees grow large and straight and were thought to be a potential source for ship masts, they weren't any good for that though. The Bounty mutineer descendants ended up on Norfolk after outgrowing Pitcairn Island.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.woodworkforums.com%2Fattachments%2Ff8%2F97421d1235542358-norfolk-pine-i-think-norfolk17.jpg&hash=f709352e35b7c9f847fcf79d552c72f45af9c683)
Title: Re: Today only, 14% more Moon for free
Post by: Heretical Rants on March 20, 2011, 08:04:54 PM
Post by: Heretical Rants on March 20, 2011, 08:04:54 PM
Meh, it will only be slightly smaller next month.
Title: Re: Today only, 14% more Moon for free
Post by: McQ on March 21, 2011, 03:28:27 AM
Post by: McQ on March 21, 2011, 03:28:27 AM
Quote from: "JuggernautJon"The moon is absolutely breathtaking tonight. I wonder what effects, if any, it will have on the tide.
Every month it has a greater effect on the tide when it's at perigee, so this is not going to make any perceptible difference. I doubt anyone will even notice the apparent size difference, although it is there. Here's a nice article by Phil Plait on it:
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badas ... more-29783 (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/03/18/kryptonite-for-the-supermoon/#more-29783)
Title: Re: Today only, 14% more Moon for free
Post by: McQ on March 21, 2011, 03:37:30 AM
Post by: McQ on March 21, 2011, 03:37:30 AM
I went with the "just go out and shoot it" idea. Didn't even bother doing something artistic and nice like Magic Pudding (great scene, by the way, very pretty). So here's my "Supermoon" shot.
Equipment: Nikon D3s, 300mm f/2.8 VR lens with 1.4X teleconverter.
Exif Data:
RAW image
Manual Exposure
Shutter: 1/2000
ISO 200
Aperture 4.0
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi11.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa184%2FMcQ14%2FPrivate%2FMCQ_7846.jpg&hash=ec5c2cf9972126ce95242db5e15f11094d967627)
Equipment: Nikon D3s, 300mm f/2.8 VR lens with 1.4X teleconverter.
Exif Data:
RAW image
Manual Exposure
Shutter: 1/2000
ISO 200
Aperture 4.0
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi11.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa184%2FMcQ14%2FPrivate%2FMCQ_7846.jpg&hash=ec5c2cf9972126ce95242db5e15f11094d967627)
Title: Re: Today only, 14% more Moon for free
Post by: MikeyV on March 21, 2011, 03:47:36 AM
Post by: MikeyV on March 21, 2011, 03:47:36 AM
Very nice Shot, McQ!
Title: Re: Today only, 14% more Moon for free
Post by: JuggernautJon on March 21, 2011, 04:10:45 AM
Post by: JuggernautJon on March 21, 2011, 04:10:45 AM
Wowzers! That is an awesome shot!
Title: Re: Today only, 14% more Moon for free
Post by: The Magic Pudding on March 21, 2011, 04:34:40 AM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on March 21, 2011, 04:34:40 AM
Quote from: "JuggernautJon"Wowzers! That is an awesome shot!
+1 (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fattachments.emergencyoffice.com.au%2Fproducts%2Fimages_small%2F7027.png&hash=dd575f7747b84b7a6097781fc0a6e05658f985b5)
Title: Re: Today only, 14% more Moon for free
Post by: Heretical Rants on June 04, 2011, 07:47:58 AM
Post by: Heretical Rants on June 04, 2011, 07:47:58 AM
Quote from: Heretical Rants on March 20, 2011, 08:04:54 PMEhh... seriously, though, we never care about it when it's the largest half-moon in ten thousand years. Only full moon.
Meh, it will only be slightly smaller next month.
No waning crescent fans, either? Hmmm...
Title: Re: Today only, 14% more Moon for free
Post by: Sweetdeath on June 04, 2011, 09:00:01 AM
Post by: Sweetdeath on June 04, 2011, 09:00:01 AM
Quote from: Davin on March 19, 2011, 11:39:06 PMLol! Priceless <3
The werewolves will be 14% stronger.
I actually got a perfect view of the moon on that night from my bedroom window. Awesomely enough, my mum bought me a mini telescope a week before. I didn't get any photos, but I disgress. It was quite the spectacle *___*