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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24772 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-19 23:23:13
March 19 2011 23:21 GMT
#1
http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/03/19/make-sure-you-check-out-the-moon-tonight/

For those of you who live... somewhere near me (nyc)... not sure exactly who this will/won't apply to... check out the moon. It is going to be bigger and brighter than it's been in 18 years. It's 7:20pm right now and I'm going to be going outside after I eat to check it out.

Supposedly according to several articles I read, the moon appears bigger when it's just slightly above the horizon, making for the best view.

The reason why it appears bigger/brighter is because the full moon this month happened to line up with the perigee of the moon's orbit. Perigee is when an orbiting object is at its closest point to the mass it is orbiting around. For an explanation you can see this I guess:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perigee

edit: http://caldwells.patch.com/articles/full-moon-rising-saturday-night

Supposedly 7:28 pm eastern time is the ideal

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hifriend
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
China7935 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-19 23:34:20
March 19 2011 23:34 GMT
#2
I brought out my telescope and watched it a little earlier, pretty cool.
Pandain
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States12989 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-19 23:41:14
March 19 2011 23:40 GMT
#3
I can't find the moon T_T.
Mom: Hey, everyone look at the moon, its going to be huge!
Me: Woot!
*can't find*
I've been looking everywhere
s.a.y
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
Croatia3840 Posts
March 19 2011 23:43 GMT
#4
It' cloudy in Croatia now T.T
I am not good with quotes
Turgid
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1623 Posts
March 19 2011 23:47 GMT
#5
Astrologers say that this is not just any moon, but SSJMoon. Better stay inside because it heralds the end of the world.
(╬ ಠ益ಠ)
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24772 Posts
March 19 2011 23:51 GMT
#6
Can barely make it out through the trees.... in half an hour I should be able to see it above the treeline.
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SonuvBob
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Aiur21550 Posts
March 20 2011 00:06 GMT
#7
Holy crap that's huge.
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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24772 Posts
March 20 2011 00:15 GMT
#8
Just checked it out... yea it looks bigger/brighter than usual, but not a huge difference... so no shocker.

I actually made a mental note of where I was standing, and 'measured' the diameter by aligning the moon next to a street sign :p
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herve
Profile Joined January 2010
152 Posts
March 20 2011 00:26 GMT
#9
Doesn't seem that much bigger than any other perigee, but still awesome
aeroH
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States1034 Posts
March 20 2011 00:37 GMT
#10
looking at it right now from nyc as well, probably a little bigger but definitely a lot brighter. looks pretty cool actually, thanks for the heads up
Bub
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States3518 Posts
March 20 2011 00:43 GMT
#11
Sucks it's going to be cloudy and storming tonight here. bah
XK ßubonic
iPlaY.NettleS
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Australia4413 Posts
March 20 2011 00:54 GMT
#12
On March 20 2011 09:37 aeroH wrote:
looking at it right now from nyc as well, probably a little bigger but definitely a lot brighter. looks pretty cool actually, thanks for the heads up

around 30% brighter than normal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7PvoI6gvQs
DorF
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Sweden961 Posts
March 20 2011 01:13 GMT
#13
It was pretty shiney ...
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Profile Blog Joined April 2005
Where dat snitch at?37076 Posts
March 20 2011 01:16 GMT
#14
The first glance is the best. You see it for the first time so it looks big, and then once you've stared at it past 10 seconds, the excitement's gone.

So, the first glance has to be perfect
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UisTehSux
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States693 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-20 01:41:01
March 20 2011 01:40 GMT
#15
Damn that thing is bright!~ :o

Great view in FL at the moment.
I underestimated that boy. No... it was not the boy I underestimated, it was the Triforce of Courage.
tofucake
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Hyrule19210 Posts
March 20 2011 01:57 GMT
#16
I saw it on my way to Wawa a little while ago. Shit was big.
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Saechiis
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Netherlands4989 Posts
March 20 2011 02:20 GMT
#17
Full moon over here, I love how you can see some sort of landscape on it's surface. Fucking bright indeed, this is the first time looking into the moon hurt my eyes.
I think esports is pretty nice.
Yurie
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
12085 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-20 02:25:40
March 20 2011 02:25 GMT
#18
I wish it wasn't so cloudy here. Hopefully it is better tomorrow. ^^

Considering how rare they are I thank you for reminding me. ^^
Zlasher
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States9129 Posts
March 20 2011 02:27 GMT
#19
I think the moon looks bigger when its closer to the horizon due to an optical illusion, its the same way with clouds, but yeah, pretty cool stuff.

Unfortunately I live in the metro DC area so i doubt I'll be able to see anything
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Helios.Star
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States548 Posts
March 20 2011 02:31 GMT
#20
I pointed it out to my gf on the way home and she told me the same fact about how close it was, I didnt even know. It did look absolutely gigantic though, with a weird orange/yellowish glow.
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