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Did you like the big moon last night? Tonight’s is even better
Mercury News ^
| October 5, 2017
| Susan Steade
Posted on 10/05/2017 4:32:35 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: SkyDancer
That’s a more what? That's a moray.
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posted on
10/05/2017 6:23:26 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(The Whig Party died when it fled the great fight of its century. Ditto for the Republicans now.)
To: BenLurkin
“oh, shine on, shine on harvest moon up in the sky.
I ain’t had no lovin’ since January, February, June or July
Snowtime ain’t no time to stay outdoors and spoon,
So shine on, shine on harvest moon - for me and my gal !”
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posted on
10/05/2017 6:26:05 PM PDT
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
To: KarlInOhio
Peepin’ ana hidin’ oh my.
43
posted on
10/05/2017 6:27:02 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~)
To: Jim Noble
FReeper pics would be cool. I miss Swampsniper
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posted on
10/05/2017 6:28:23 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
cloudy because I am here in SE PA. But we do need the rain.
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posted on
10/05/2017 6:36:32 PM PDT
by
huldah1776
( Vote Pro-life! Allow God to bless America before He avenges the death of the innocent.)
To: KarlInOhio
The “wobble” theory comes in because the displayed “face” moves back and forth between these two positions on the hour - this would not be expected with the trajectory you refer to.
To: BenLurkin
To: ransomnote
But it doesn't move back and forth during the night. The wobble comes from the moon having an elliptical orbit but a constant rotation speed so the dead center spot on the moon changes along with an orbit tilted 5 degrees from the ecliptic. But that is noticeable over days not hours.
And picture 24 looks photoshopped unless it was taken far north during the summer. Otherwise it is too upright to be on the horizon.
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posted on
10/05/2017 6:51:25 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(The Whig Party died when it fled the great fight of its century. Ditto for the Republicans now.)
To: BenLurkin
https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi#results
Comparison of tonight vs. last night
Angular diameter 1931.461 arcseconds vs. 1913.851
Percent illuminated 99.734% vs. 99.161%
Apparent magnitude -12.64 vs. -12.50 (magnitude units per arcsecond squared)
Surface brightness 3.64 vs. 3.53 tonight.
Bright clear sky last night, murky haze tonight. Both offer excellent photo opportunities.
To: BikerTrash
Now that is Country /Western music!
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posted on
10/05/2017 6:53:57 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
Now that is Country /Western music!Yup, one of my favorites.
Glad you liked it.
To: BenLurkin
The harvest moon is a beauty tonight. SO bright!
The guy who rents our fields to plant is taking advantage of it. He and his crew are STILL in our fields, taking in the corn. I'm paying for it with runny nose and watering eyes from the dust they're kicking up but I just stepped out to snap this pic of the moon.
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posted on
10/05/2017 7:23:34 PM PDT
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: radu
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posted on
10/05/2017 7:27:34 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
You’re welcome.
Just glad it’s a clear night so I could get a pic. Too often where there’s something cool going on in the skies, we get socked in by clouds. Got lucky tonight!
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posted on
10/05/2017 7:35:51 PM PDT
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: radu
sheesh ..... where = when
fumble fingers. *sigh*
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posted on
10/05/2017 7:38:56 PM PDT
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Big and beautiful in a totally clear sky here in Southern Cal, about 30 miles NW of LA. Reminds me of one of my very favorite songs, Neil Young “Harvest Moon”. Simple, gorgeous melody, so sentimental... loving the Harvest Moon tonight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2MtEsrcTTs
To: Husker8877
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posted on
10/06/2017 6:19:11 AM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
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