Full Buck Moon shines this weekend on Apollo 11 moon landing anniversary

Space.com ^ | July 18, 2024 | By Daisy Dobrijevic

[Jan_Sobieski]

Gus Grissom tried to warn the world, but the alphabet got him. His wife and son maintain this testimony to this day.

[SunkenCiv]

"You wanna impress us? Bring back our FLAG, *******s!" -- Sam Kinison

[Jan_Sobieski]

For added realism he insisted that the entire thing be filmed on the moon.

It’s so easy to prove. Let’s just go back! (Oh …wait…we can’t even dock with the ISS 😔)

[Jan_Sobieski]

Smart gma!

[cgbg]

Grandma lived to be 106—with no major illnesses the entire time.

She was super smart—but kept it as a secret which many women did in those days.

I guess I got her angry enough that day that the mask dropped just for a couple of minutes...

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

The astronomical definition of “full moon” is related to position, not illumination. A lunar eclipse only occurs during a “full moon”. The timing of the “full moon” is 6:17 AM on Sunday, which means at moonrise on Saturday is closer to the “full moon” than on Sunday night. Generally, the moon will appear “full” for a day or so before and after the nominal date of a full moon. I agree it’s not particularly rare, but they are trying to get people interested.

Time of moonrise and percent illuminated at the U.S. Naval Observatory, in Washington DC for Friday-Sunday:

-—DATE— // TIME // Percent Illuminated.
2024-Jul-19 // 19:39 // 97.23765
2024-Jul-20 // 20:31 // 99.57803
2024-Jul-21 // 21:14 // 99.19673
2024-Jul-22 // 21:49 // 95.98919

[Ezekiel]

In the weirdest way, he did. But he wouldn't have known that, which is why there's never enough popcorn.

It was an epic announcement, made possible by Nazis:

"On July 1, 1960 the Marshall Space Flight Center, or the MSFC, was created out of the old Redstone Arsenal. The Center was then also placed under the jurisdiction of the recently created NASA, and Wernher von Braun was appointed as the Center's first NASA Director." (wiki)

A mystery of the universe soon to be apparent, but in the meantime:

The Moon is symbolic of the Kingdom of David.

Here's a little bit about that:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Melech_Yisrael

A picture is worth 1000 words, so here's the special home that was built for the Saturn V 500D dynamic test vehicle, which can be found at the US Space and Rocket Center:

And for the biggest fans of all things Apollo and beyond:

Visiting Marshall

NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center is situated on the U.S. Army’s Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. Visitors are welcomed at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Marshall’s official Visitor Center. U.S. Space & Rocket Center visitors can learn more about Marshall’s legacy and ongoing work.

Interactive exhibits and historic artifacts demonstrate our critical role in supporting the breadth of NASA’s exploration and science missions. Visitors will learn how Marshall develops, integrates and manages complex space systems and scientific research projects that continue to yield exciting and innovative scientific discoveries.

https://www.nasa.gov/marshall/visit-marshall-space-flight-center/

The building is just one of the many little construction projects lounging about on this miserable little planet that will wow the people by saying,

"and ye shall know that I am the Lord"

🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿

[outofsalt]

Sad that no major media is covering the anniversary of the moon landing.

[BipolarBob]

I can see the moon clearly enough and I don’t see no flag there. it’s fake.

[Sirius Lee]

The Van Allen belts were created in 1973!

Not really into hippie s—t nostalgia, but the wide ones with the giant brass buckles were badd-ss. Handy weapon at waist reach. I inherited one when my oldest brother outgrew his 30 inch waist.

[Vaduz]

I’m not going back until they fix it like it was.

Jake

[goldbux]

* * * Saturn V 500D dynamic test vehicle / Apollo 11 * * *

[scrabblehack]

55 * 365.25 / 29.54 = 680.0524712255

Happens about every 11 years.

52 * 365.25 / 29.54 = 642.9587000677