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Post by Dex on Sept 27, 2015 11:02:55 GMT -5
Super Blood Moon to Make Last Appearance Until 2033 A rare astronomical phenomenon Sunday night will produce a moon that will appear slightly bigger than usual and have a reddish hue, an event known as a super blood moon. It’s a combination of curiosities that hasn’t happened since 1982, and won’t happen again until 2033. A so-called supermoon, which occurs when the moon is closest to earth in its orbit, will coincide with a lunar eclipse, leaving the moon in Earth’s shadow. Individually, the two phenomena are not uncommon, but they do not align often. Most people are unlikely to detect the larger size of the supermoon. It may appear 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter, but the difference is subtle to the plain eye. But the reddish tint from the lunar eclipse is likely to be visible throughout much of North America, especially on the East Coast. “You’re basically seeing all of the sunrises and sunsets across the world, all at once, being reflected off the surface of the moon,” said Dr. Sarah Noble, a program scientist at NASA. Video and more here www.nytimes.com/2015/09/26/science/super-blood-moon-to-make-last-appearance-until-2033.html?_r=0
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Post by Sysop3 on Sept 27, 2015 16:12:05 GMT -5
Here's a little more. 'Blood Moon' seen as sign of end times by some Mormons A rare confluence of a lunar eclipse and a supermoon set to happen this weekend has prompted such widespread fear of an impending apocalypse that the Mormon Church was compelled to issue a statement cautioning the faithful to not get caught up in speculation about a major calamity. news.yahoo.com/blood-moon-seen-sign-end-times-mormons-040141677.html
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Post by Sysop3 on Sept 28, 2015 11:08:32 GMT -5
I took this one with the camera on a tri-pod at around 1:30 a.m. this morning from the back yard. Quite a sight!
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Post by Dex on Sept 28, 2015 11:27:21 GMT -5
I took this one with the camera on a tri-pod at around 1:30 a.m. this morning from the back yard. Quite a sight! That's good Sys. One you can be proud of. There was too much cloud cover over our way.
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Post by beth on Sept 28, 2015 12:22:38 GMT -5
I took this one with the camera on a tri-pod at around 1:30 a.m. this morning from the back yard. Quite a sight! Great photo, cee. Thanks!
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Post by mouse on Oct 1, 2015 3:07:42 GMT -5
can see a 3/4 moon very clearly this morning
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