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Reply Fri 12 Dec, 2008 07:33 pm
The biggest full moon of the year today.

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Biggest Full Moon Friday Night
Robert Roy Britt
Editorial Director
SPACE.com robert Roy Britt
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space.com Thu Dec 11, 1:45 pm ET

The full moon Friday night will be the biggest one of the year as Earth's natural satellite reaches its closest point to our planet.
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Reply Fri 12 Dec, 2008 08:09 pm
That means the tide will be very low tomorrow - I will have to go down to
the beach to see it.
I am just looking at the moon, so beautiful!
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Reply Fri 12 Dec, 2008 09:07 pm
No wonder I have this urge to howl on the top of a mountain.
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Reply Fri 12 Dec, 2008 09:10 pm

good on ya! a few of us may just join in the hoot.
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Reply Fri 12 Dec, 2008 09:23 pm
I'm with ya Jane. The California moon surpasses all others as far as I'm concerned.
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Reply Fri 12 Dec, 2008 10:54 pm
All this hair on my palms. I.... I... I must FEEEEED!!
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Reply Sat 13 Dec, 2008 07:25 am
the moon thursday night from my back patio

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3248/3100910309_1d84654204.jpg
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Reply Sat 13 Dec, 2008 08:54 am
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........ http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/bigphotos/images/081212-full-moon-biggest_big.jpg

A composite picture, based on an image of the moon taken by the Galileo spacecraft, shows the apparent size differences between a full moon at perigee (the closest point in lunar orbit) and one at apogee (the farthest point), as seen from Earth.

On December 12, 2008, the full moon will be at an unusually close perigee, offering sky-watchers a view of the biggest and brightest full moon seen since 1993.

Image courtesy NASA
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/bigphotos/24220348.html
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Reply Sat 13 Dec, 2008 10:58 am
Wow, the biggest moon since 1993 - that is something. Gorgeous big full moon
last night. I took a picture, it's a bit blurry though...

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/5163/img5524te9.jpg
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Reply Sat 13 Dec, 2008 11:11 am
Wish I had had my camera, C.J. I watched it rise from the ocean then begin its descent in the northwest. It was hynotic.
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Reply Sat 13 Dec, 2008 05:29 pm
Is there a correlation between this astronomical event and all the U.S. has to face in this new administration? Just a little superstitious!
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Reply Sat 13 Dec, 2008 05:48 pm
Foofie wrote:

Is there a correlation between this astronomical event and all the U.S. has to face in this new administration? Just a little superstitious!


Yes! Only 30+ days until a new moon. Only 37 days until a new administration.

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