Look, it's Cosmo's moon. Moonstruck, one of my favorite movies.
Posted on 05/02/2012 11:15:06 AM PDT by BenLurkin
If you take a look at the full moon this Saturday night and think it looks bigger than usual, you’ll be right.
The largest, brightest full moon of the year, nicknamed “supermoon” by astrologer Richard Nolle back in 1979, will happen when the moon is full on its closest approach to Earth. Scientists said it will be a mere 221,802 miles away, approximately 17,000 miles closer than usual.
The last supermoon happened in March 2011.
The supermoon promises higher than normal tides, but scientists say there should be no concern about the lunar event’s effects.
On NASA’s website, Dr. James Garvin, chief scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, said, “The effects on Earth from a supermoon are minor, and according to the most detailed studies by terrestrial seismologists and volcanologists, the combination of the moon being at its closest to Earth in its orbit, and being in its 'full moon' configuration (relative to the Earth and sun), should not affect the internal energy balance of the Earth since there are lunar tides every day.
“The Earth has stored a tremendous amount of internal energy within its thin outer shell or crust, and the small differences in the tidal forces exerted by the moon (and sun) are not enough to fundamentally overcome the much larger forces within the planet due to convection (and other aspects of the internal energy balance that drives plate tectonics).
“Nonetheless, these supermoon times remind us of the effect of our 'Africa-sized' nearest neighbor on our lives, affecting ocean tides and contributing to many cultural aspects of our lives (as a visible aspect of how our planet is part of the solar system and space).”
The moon will appear most impressive when viewed when low on the horizon, creating an optical illusion that it is bigger than it actually is.
I shall celebrate by taking a midnite stroll in the nude down my street while I delight in the screams of horror from my neighbors.....
It happens every 12 to 13 months. Don’t see what is so special about it.
Now the Venus transit in June, THAT is something to get ready for.
Last one in anyone here’s lifetime.
I am planning on watching and videoing the event from Disney World.
bttt
LOL I knew immediately that was Moon the Amtrak! (I used to live in Laguna Niguel, home of that notorious tradition!)
Well, they both are round.
Coincidence?
I think not.
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