Guest BatMan Posted December 19, 1999 Share Posted December 19, 1999 For those who might be interested in this: this year will be the first full moon to occur on the winter solstice, December 22, (commonly called First Day of Winter) in 133 years. What is especially noteworthy about this is that the full moon and winter solstice will occur in conjunction with a Lunar Perigee which is when the moon is closest to the earth in its elliptical orbit around our blue planet. Thus the moon will appear about 14 per cent larger than it does at apogee in the elliptical orbit when the moon is the farthest away from the earth. Coincidentally, the earth is several million miles closer to the sun in the winter than in the summer and sunlight striking the moon will be about 7 per cent stronger and will make the moon appear much brighter. In layman's terms, there will be a super bright and large full moon much more than usual. If the weather is clear it is believed that car headlights will not be necessary on that evening. ------------------ Never Pet a Burning Dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lujayne Posted December 19, 1999 Share Posted December 19, 1999 Wow...cool. Thanks BatMan!! I will definitely be looking for that. --L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest skw Posted December 19, 1999 Share Posted December 19, 1999 Winter heh. Just thought I'd write in from my little corner of south-east England to say that last night it snowed, and with any luck we could be having snow on Christmas day. that would be great by the way because it's only happened once in the last 30 years. "IM DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS BLA BLA" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lt Guilo Posted December 19, 1999 Share Posted December 19, 1999 Yes, a white Christmas would be nice here, too. We haven't had one in over a decade, here. BatMan, thanks for the tip. You know, that would make some killer scenery for a backdrop to shoot footage of someone silhouetted against, with a zoom lens from a distance.... Sorry, it's just the film student in me coming out, again. <font size="1"> [This message has been edited by Lt Guilo (edited December 19, 1999).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest R.A.V.E.N. Posted December 19, 1999 Share Posted December 19, 1999 Well we've got snow on the groud. But its melting quickly, and doesent look like any more fronts are on their way...... "I'm dreamig of a soggy brown cristmas!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Imladil Posted December 20, 1999 Share Posted December 20, 1999 Moon! *Rant, rant* Mooo-oon! *(Imladil sprouts fur and bounds out the window into the cold, bright night. Film at eleven.)* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lt Guilo Posted December 20, 1999 Share Posted December 20, 1999 Um...."Rant, rant!"??? A were-thingy with an attitude, I take it? And here where I live, the nightly news comes on 10:00. At 11:00, Frasier comes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest skw Posted December 20, 1999 Share Posted December 20, 1999 our snow judt melted sob sob sob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Taarkin Posted December 22, 1999 Share Posted December 22, 1999 I [i[did[/i] notice the moon seemed about 5 times brighter tonight... think that's bad Guilo? We haven't had snow since..well, EVER! ------------------ would you stand still if you were being approached by two naked men with Ewok food smeared all over them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stealth Posted December 22, 1999 Share Posted December 22, 1999 Lt you can have a white xmas , me i`m looking forward to the possibilty of a reasonably warm,brown one for a change. Put it simply i have learned to hate snow It just means something to shovel,crappy driving conditions,and usually cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Conor Posted December 22, 1999 Share Posted December 22, 1999 I can truthfully say I would be perfectly happy if I never saw snow again. ------------------ Right is right even if nobody is doing it, and wrong is wrong even if everybody is doing it. -St. Augustine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Imladil Posted December 23, 1999 Share Posted December 23, 1999 Okay. *(Imladil trains a set of fifty kilowatt football stadium lights directly at Conor's eyes.)* Problem solved. ------------------ "The entire universe is simply the fractal chaos boundary between intersecting domains of high and low energy." --Imladil the Samurai "If dolphins had thumbs, would we still be in control of the planet?" --Little Jimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Imladil Posted December 23, 1999 Share Posted December 23, 1999 By the way... That moon's up right now! I feel hairy--I, I mean honored to be a part of history. I just bark-bark, bark...oh, crap. Do I hear a car going down the street? 'Scuse me! *CRASH!* <font size=1>Arrooo-oo! Bark! Bark--!</font> ------------------ "The entire universe is simply the fractal chaos boundary between intersecting domains of high and low energy." --Imladil the Samurai "If dolphins had thumbs, would we still be in control of the planet?" --Little Jimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lujayne Posted December 23, 1999 Share Posted December 23, 1999 It's so onvercast here, you can't see nothin'!! --L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lt Guilo Posted December 23, 1999 Share Posted December 23, 1999 ...Er, has someone been feeding Imladil Rogaine again??? What have I told you guys about that??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest skw Posted December 23, 1999 Share Posted December 23, 1999 snow would be indeed a beautiful site to behold as an unexpected present when I wake up Christmas morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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