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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2014 23:10:52 GMT
Hi,
Super Moon, part scientific fact padded out with astrological hype! IMHO.
So called Super Moon's occur every 14 lunations or so when we have a full moon at perigee, it is only in recent years that some people have started this term and subsequent hype.
I have found that generally around full moon times, the skies are frequently crystal clear and bitterly cold, especially during the winter nights. However, this was not the case last night, with icy wind, rains and snow flurries. I froze my toes off waiting for a moon rise that remained obscured by dark grey clouds. Not to be defeated I took this shot through the clouds at around 8.30, just for the heck of it.
Useless image unless some other object to compare its size/scale If one can repeat the same shot for example, quick snap from a poor printed image of a shot I took back in 2004 :Clear skies... Shevill
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2014 17:05:43 GMT
The media over hypes anything that will attract some attention to their advertisers. The term Supermoon suggests something much bigger than it really is but every click on the subject increases their profit. That's all the super part of the equation means to them. For what it is worth, here is a comparison image. There is a significant difference when you see the two together but when you spread the size change over all the full Moons throughout the year the size difference between each cycle is hardly noticeable.
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Post by Rick in NWArk on Aug 12, 2014 15:45:03 GMT
Great comparison shot!
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Post by johnno on Aug 14, 2014 9:30:07 GMT
I've had that much cloud cover and rain this last week I've only seen it once for a couple seconds with having the tail end of hurricane bertha over the uk
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Post by davy on Aug 14, 2014 9:42:09 GMT
same up here john..cloud cover very low and rain s well..nothing much doing for me..waiting on kit coming for my projects
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