WaterWings
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Biggest Full Moon of the year will be Saturday!
NO, sorry, Whitenights is not going to make another one of his famous web cam appearances.  But who knows, if the mood strikes him...it could happen.
FauxNews.com
Skywatchers take note: The biggest full moon of the year is due to arrive this weekend.
The moon will officially become full Saturday (May 5) at 11:35 p.m. EDT. And because this month's full moon coincides with the moon's perigee — its
closest approach to Earth — it will also be the year's biggest.
The moon will swing in 221,802 miles (356,955 kilometers) from our planet, offering skywatchers a spectacular view of an extra-big, extra-bright moon,
nicknamed a supermoon.
And not only does the moon's perigee coincide with full moon this month, but this perigee will be the nearest to Earth of any this year, as the
distance of the moon's close approach varies by about 3 percent, according to meteorologist Joe Rao, SPACE.com's skywatching columnist. This happens
because the moon's orbit is not perfectly circular.
This month's full moon is due to be about 16 percent brighter than average. In contrast, later this year on Nov. 28, the full moon will coincide with
apogee, the moon's farthest approach, offering a particularly small and dim full moon.
Though the unusual appearance of this month's full moon may be surprising to some, there's no reason for alarm, scientists warn. The slight distance
difference isn't enough to cause any earthquakes or extreme tidal effects, experts say.
However, the normal tides around the world will be particularly high and low. At perigee, the moon will exert about 42 percent more tidal force than
it will during its next apogee two weeks later, Rao said.
The last supermoon occurred in March 2011.
To view this weekend's supermoon to best effect, look for it just after it rises or before it sets, when it is close to the horizon. There, you can
catch a view of the moon behind buildings or trees, an effect which produces an optical illusion, making the moon seem even larger than it really is.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/05/01/supermoon-alert-bi...
WHATEVER floats your boat Dude!
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Biggest Full Moon of the year
Wasn't aware the moon could change 'sizes'.
ready for summer!
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E_HILLMAN
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All I can think.
"Whitenights"
LMAO
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whitenights
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You guys are ruthless
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pac22
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Looks like a moonlight dam ride is in my future. 
I will also be taking an afternoon ride I'm calling "the victory cruise". This will be after the cornhole tournament of course. 
Oh snap
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Is this a full moon or half moon?:
dam glad it floats our boats
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| Quote: | Originally posted by xburnside
Is this a full moon or half moon?: |
looks like a double moon!
ready for summer!
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Sounds like it is going to be a great weekend to cove out.
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midnight run on the new formula is a must this weekend!
And I ain't driving! So ready to get this season started!
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WW, you TTTing stuff without posting? Saw this on top of Today's post but no post from you. lol Only pic I have seen of this weekend was from
Foghorn of Pac31. lol
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Wife took some great shots of it around the old Alli I spot tonight
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| Quote: | Originally posted by E_HILLMAN
WW, you TTTing stuff without posting? Saw this on top of Today's post but no post from you. lol Only pic I have seen of this weekend was from
Foghorn of Pac31. lol |
Yeah I have that option to "bump" a thread to the top but then it list me as the last poster. I don't use it often. Your one of the few that notices.
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WaterWings
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fyrfightr
Wife took some great shots of it around the old Alli I spot tonight |
Post a few when you can fyrfightr.
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RELAX
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A bright moon lit night here in Salt Lake City.
Still some snow on the mountains which kinda makes it even brighter!
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E_HILLMAN
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In Kentucky I think the moon was MUCH bigger and brighter about a month or so ago. Tonight it was so - so
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Shots of the supermoon from around the world
http://mediagallery.usatoday.com/Shots+of+the+supermoon+from...
This house still protected by GOD, guns, and German Shepherds...
'round here we speak AMERICAN!
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fyrfightr
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| Quote: | Originally posted by WaterWings
| Quote: | Originally posted by fyrfightr
Wife took some great shots of it around the old Alli I spot tonight |
Post a few when you can fyrfightr. |
I'll try when we get home. I have no idea how to do it from this phone.
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555INlove
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Nice pix! Didn't get any here, but it was really beautiful and clear out!
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Coved out last night and it was GREAT! The brightest moon I think I have ever seen.
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fyrfightr
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This should be the moon over the old Alli I site...
I stole it from the wife's facebook.
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Yep, it was a real bright one for sure. At our dock it seemed just like day time!!!!!
Pay It Forward: Help others on the lake, tow safely or call professionals for help. You might need it someday too.
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OMG!! It is a full moon!! Whoda guessed!!!
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Buoy234 - I hope you are happy... I just stopped having nightmares from when that same pic was posted several years back.... Now the nightmares will
start all over again.
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whitenights
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What bothers me the most is why he is hanging onto this picture 
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