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Astronomy Picture of the Day - Pink and the Perigee Moon
APOD.NASA.gov ^
| 30 Apr, 2021
| Image Credit & Copyright: Alice Ross
Posted on 04/30/2021 5:37:55 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: On April 25 a nearly full moon rose just before sunset. Welcomed in a clear blue sky and framed by cherry blossoms, its familiar face was captured in this snapshot from Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland. Known to some as a Pink Moon, April's full lunar phase occurred with the moon near perigee. That's the closest point in its not-quite-circular orbit around planet Earth, making this Pink Moon one of the closest and brightest full moons of the year. If you missed it, don't worry. Your next chance to see a full perigee moon will be on May 26. Known to some as a Flower Moon, May's full moon will actually be closer to you than April's by about 98 miles (158 kilometers), or about 0.04% the distance from the Earth to the Moon at perigee.
TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: nasa
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posted on
04/30/2021 5:38:18 PM PDT
by
MtnClimber
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Pinging the APOD list.
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posted on
04/30/2021 5:39:27 PM PDT
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MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber
I drove 4 hours to a location with a unique rock formation and spect the night there to get a moonset picture against the forumation. Wouldn’t you know it - cloud cover!
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posted on
04/30/2021 5:52:06 PM PDT
by
JaguarXKE
(Liberalism is a cancer on our nation.)
To: MtnClimber
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posted on
04/30/2021 5:56:51 PM PDT
by
Beowulf9
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posted on
04/30/2021 6:02:13 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
To: JaguarXKE
At least you got 8 hours to drive a Jaguar XKE...
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posted on
04/30/2021 6:07:39 PM PDT
by
null and void
(When you put bad people in charge expect bad things to happen, often in a spectacular and sudden way)
To: JaguarXKE
I was wondering about the Jag XKE too. Was it the V12?
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posted on
04/30/2021 6:42:27 PM PDT
by
MtnClimber
(For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screeen name for my FR home page.)
To: MtnClimber
Burn it! Burn it with fire!
Cold Hearted Orb that rules the night,
steals the color from our sight!
Red is Gray and Yellow, White.
But, we know which is right,
and, which is an illusion.
To: MtnClimber
At least you got 8 hours to drive a Jaguar XKE... Now, I didn't drive the Jag. Something a bit less exciting - a Kia Telluride. LOL
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posted on
04/30/2021 10:12:55 PM PDT
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JaguarXKE
(Liberalism is a cancer on our nation.)
To: MtnClimber
I was wondering about the Jag XKE too. Was it the V12? Well, I didn't take the Jag, I took an SUV. The Jag is a 67 Series I, however. It's a 4.2 litre straight 6 twin came with triple SU Carbs. They didn't start putting v12's in the EType until the Series 3 in 1970.
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posted on
04/30/2021 10:16:53 PM PDT
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JaguarXKE
(Liberalism is a cancer on our nation.)
To: JaguarXKE
I bet you could chop the Jag and put a camper shell on the back!
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posted on
05/01/2021 3:43:59 AM PDT
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MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber
... You gotta pay to see MY moon!................
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posted on
05/03/2021 5:18:57 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Jesus said there is no marriage in Heaven. That's why they call it Heaven.....................)
To: MtnClimber
I bet you could chop the Jag and put a camper shell on the back! Well, I don't know about that, but how about an XKE Hearse:
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posted on
05/09/2021 12:21:09 AM PDT
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JaguarXKE
(Liberalism is a cancer on our nation.)
To: JaguarXKE
Wow! that is cool! I bet someone could do that to a Ferrari 488. Black, of course.
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posted on
05/09/2021 3:55:22 AM PDT
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MtnClimber
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To: JaguarXKE
AH! The Harold and Maude Jag-Hearse..
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posted on
05/09/2021 4:01:43 AM PDT
by
RandallFlagg
("Okay. As long as the paperwork is clean, you boys can do what you like out there." -Fifi)
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