Biggest Full Moon in 18 Years

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18 Mar 2011 13:48 #1 by BearMtnHIB

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Space.com – Fri Mar 18, 9:30 am ET
Thanks to a fluke of orbital mechanics that brings the moon closer to Earth than that it has been in more than 18 years, the biggest full moon of 2011 will occur on Saturday, leading some observers to dub it a "supermoon."

On Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, the moon will arrive at its closest point to the Earth in 2011: a distance of 221,565 miles (356,575 kilometers) away. And only 50 minutes earlier, the moon will officially be full. [Photos: Our Changing Moon]

At its peak, the supermoon of March may appear 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than lesser full moons (when the moon is at its farthest from Earth), weather permitting. Yet to the casual observer, it may be hard to tell the difference.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20110318/sc_space/supermoonrisesbiggestfullmoonin18yearsoccurssaturdaynight

I'll be taking a photo.

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Photo-fish
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18 Mar 2011 16:31 #2 by Photo-fish

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Good night for a moonlight hike. or some good night fishing.

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kresspin
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18 Mar 2011 17:12 #3 by kresspin

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I wonder if on the moon they are talking about the "Biggest Earth in 18 Years!" ???

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ScienceChic
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18 Mar 2011 18:24 #4 by ScienceChic

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The news release from NASA: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/sc ... supermoon/

ScienceCast about it:
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CinnamonGirl
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18 Mar 2011 18:35 #5 by CinnamonGirl

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Very cool, thank you for alerting us! I would have been mad if I had missed it.

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jf1acai
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18 Mar 2011 19:44 #6 by jf1acai

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I didn't realize Mopar would be let off his leash that night <evil grin>

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chocolove
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18 Mar 2011 19:53 #7 by chocolove

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LOL JF! That is just scary!!! I am going to have nightmares now!

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CinnamonGirl
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18 Mar 2011 23:55 #8 by CinnamonGirl

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It is very bright not as big as I thought it would be. The wind is making really clear and clean out. Beautiful night out there.

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jf1acai
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19 Mar 2011 21:15 #9 by jf1acai

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Beautiful moon tonight.

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