Re: [N] Super Bright Full Moon December 22 [N]

David & chardy Lang (chrdvd@gte.net)
Wed, 15 Dec 1999 07:57:50 -0800


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
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I think you need to look at it through rose colored glasses. It wouldn't
hurt to put on a special outfit of fleece either. It is winter you know. And
a festive scarf is mandatory! Also wear a white hat so the moon will reflect
off it and alert any cars in case you mindlessly walk into the road in your
state of awe at this magnificent site. A pair of those light up sneakers
would be wise to. My kids talked me into what they think is the best viewing
place for that night. DISNEYLAND.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Nolan <panache426@hotmail.com>
To: wwpotter@tscnet.com <wwpotter@tscnet.com>
Date: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 1:37 PM
Subject: [N] Super Bright Full Moon December 22 [N]

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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
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>If the moon is going to be so bright, should we not stare at it so long
lest
>we loose our eye sight? Will sunglasses do or should we use the pinhole in
>the paper plate method commonly used for solar eclipses? Will sunscreen #
20
>be adequate? Will it harm my gelcoat? Should I wear a hat?
>
>Who else,
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>Jim Nolan #426 P-19 Panache
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>>From: "Krumpe, Andrew" <AKrumpe@dgo.com>
>>To: "'hlg@pacbell.net'" <hlg@pacbell.net>, wwpotter@tscnet.com
>>Subject: RE: Super Bright Full Moon December 22
>>Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 12:06:24 -0500
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>> West Wight Potter Website at URL
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>>I think everyone is looking forward to witnessing this full moon, and I
>>agree that it ought to be brighter than normal. However, I don't think
that
>>it coinciding with the solstice has any effect on its brightness. It is
>>true
>>that the earth is closer to the sun in the winter than in the summer, but
>>its perigee doesn't necessarily occur on the solstice. The increased
>>brightness due to our earth-moon system being closer to the sun will be
>>apparent for about 2 or 3 months during the winter.
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>>You're right also about the moon's perigee with the earth. All this will
>>produce a larger, brighter moon. I just wanted to clarify that the
solstice
>>will have nothing to do with it as it is just the moment when the north
>>pole
>>of the earth's axis tilts furthest away from the sun.
>>
>>Andy Krumpe
>>P19 "Great Wight"
>>Seacoast of New Hampshire
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: hlg@pacbell.net [SMTP:hlg@pacbell.net]
>> Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 11:57 AM
>> To: wwpotter@tscnet.com
>> Subject: Super Bright Full Moon December 22
>>
>> On Dec. 22, 1999, watch for a super bright full moon!
>> This year will be the first full moon to occur on the winter
>>solstice, Dec. 22, commonly called the first day of winter. Since a full
>>moon on the winter solstice occurred in conjunction with a lunar perigee
>>(point in the moon's orbit that is closest to Earth).
>> The moon will appear about 14% larger than it does at apogee (the
>>point in it's elliptical orbit that is farthest from the Earth) since the
>>Earth is also several million miles closer to the sun at this time of the
>>year than in the summer, sunlight striking the moon is about 7% stronger
>>making it brighter. Also, this will be the closest perigee of the Moon of
>>the year since the moon's orbit is constantly deforming.
>>
>> If the weather is clear and there is a snow cover where you live, it
>>is
>> believed that even car headlights will be superfluous. On December
>>21st,
>> 1866 the Lakota Sioux took advantage of this combination of
>>occurrences
>> and staged a devastating retaliatory ambush on soldiers in the
>>Wyoming
>> Territory.
>>
>> In laymen's terms it will be a super bright full moon, much more
>>than the usual AND it hasn't happened this way for 133 years!
>> Our ancestors 133 years ago saw this. Our descendants 100 or so
>>years from now will see this again.
>>
>>
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