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Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Supermoon Over Paris
NASA ^
| May 07, 2012
| (see photo credit)
Posted on 05/07/2012 6:37:25 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Explanation: Did you see that full Moon Saturday night? Dubbed a supermoon, the latest fully illuminated moon appeared slightly larger than usual because it occurred unusually near the closest point in its orbit to Earth. Pictured above, the supermoon was captured Saturday night rising behind the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Of course, the angular extent of the moon in comparison to foreground objects can be adjusted just by changing the observer's distance to the foreground object. When compared to nearby objects the moon may appear tiny, but when compared to distant objects -- the moon may appear huge. Next month yet another full moon is expected, this one appearing about one percent smaller.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; astronomy; eiffeltower; france; moon; paris; science
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posted on
05/07/2012 6:37:32 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
To: brytlea; cripplecreek; decimon; bigheadfred; KoRn; Grammy; married21; steelyourfaith; Mmogamer; ...
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05/07/2012 6:38:29 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
To: SunkenCiv; EggsAckley
‘twas a Supermoon in a cloudless sky here in Cruzio County, CA.
Teh awesomez.
To: SunkenCiv
Just a quick, off topic question.
I’m in central IN.
What is the bright light about 30-35 degrees from the horizon that I see nightly long before I see any stars and far brighter?
Planet? if so, which one?
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posted on
05/07/2012 6:47:39 PM PDT
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digger48
To: SunkenCiv
Awesome. We’ve been overcast here in CT for the past week :-(
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05/07/2012 6:48:32 PM PDT
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YankeeReb
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
05/07/2012 6:53:13 PM PDT
by
mikrofon
(Astro BUMP)
To: digger48
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posted on
05/07/2012 6:54:16 PM PDT
by
ILS21R
(John Locke: When the social contract is broken, the people must revolt.)
To: digger48
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posted on
05/07/2012 6:55:18 PM PDT
by
BamaBlue
To: digger48
What is the bright light about 30-35 degrees from the horizon that I see nightly long before I see any stars and far brighter?Essential missing information...
What direction?
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posted on
05/07/2012 6:56:19 PM PDT
by
publius911
(Formerly Publius 6961, formerly jennsdad)
To: SunkenCiv
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05/07/2012 6:59:02 PM PDT
by
Conservative4Ever
(Waiting for the new tagline to download)
To: SunkenCiv
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05/07/2012 6:59:53 PM PDT
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onyx
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To: SunkenCiv
I’m gettin’ all romantic now! :-)
To: SunkenCiv
Somebody tugged on it.
Lovely sight, thanks for bringing it across the Atlantic for us.
To: SunkenCiv
Where's the cape?Caught a taxi.
NO... wait...
It went escargot.
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posted on
05/07/2012 7:55:05 PM PDT
by
bigheadfred
(MY PET TAPEWORM (OBIWAN) IS AN INSANE MILITARY HATING LEFTIST)
To: TheOldLady
Lovely sight, thanks for bringing it across the Atlantic for us.Wait...didn't the Frencheezzzz just choose socialismmmm????
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posted on
05/07/2012 8:00:47 PM PDT
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bigheadfred
(MY PET TAPEWORM (OBIWAN) IS AN INSANE MILITARY HATING LEFTIST)
To: left that other site
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posted on
05/07/2012 8:01:08 PM PDT
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dr_lew
To: dr_lew
oooohhh.I definitely got a tingle running up my leg
(just a kiddin’)
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posted on
05/07/2012 8:13:11 PM PDT
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bigheadfred
(MY PET TAPEWORM (OBIWAN) IS AN INSANE MILITARY HATING LEFTIST)
To: dr_lew
(Sigh) How RoMANtic! LOL!
To: publius911
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posted on
05/07/2012 8:27:08 PM PDT
by
digger48
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