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Bubbles

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Super moon tonight
« on: November 14, 2016, 07:52:48 AM »
Apparently the moon is the closest it's been to the earth since 1948 and is bigger and brighter than normal.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/what-is-a-supermoon-and-when-can-i-see-the-largest-moon-in-70-ye/

http://www.space.com/34515-supermoon-guide.html

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Re: Super moon tonight
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2016, 08:25:42 AM »
Thanks for reminding, Rose.  Sprocket mentioned this and we were all going to make a diary date  - but must admit by today I'd forgotten and, unless I heard anything about it on the news today, it would have passed me by.
I'm quite looking forward to seeing it.
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Re: Super moon tonight
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2016, 09:05:09 AM »
As it is supposed to be cloudy all day, we aren't likely to see the moon.

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Re: Super moon tonight
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2016, 09:37:48 AM »
Ssssssssh! Maybe someone's nicked it....or landed on it.....which, according to CERTAIN people, might be equally unlikely...... (Just saying......)
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Re: Super moon tonight
« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2016, 09:39:45 AM »
Ssssssssh! Maybe someone's nicked it....or landed on it.....which, according to CERTAIN people, might be equally unlikely...... (Just saying......)

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Re: Super moon tonight
« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2016, 10:13:45 AM »
Ssssssssh! Maybe someone's nicked it....or landed on it.....which, according to CERTAIN people, might be equally unlikely...... (Just saying......)
I believe some Vegans recently landed on it but couldn't cope with all that cheese.

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Re: Super moon tonight
« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2016, 10:33:10 AM »
Are they people from Vegas, Anchor?  A 'big moon' would not be a jackpot for them.

Floo:  As it is supposed to be cloudy all day, we aren't likely to see the moon.

 ;D  In some respects you are a gal after my own heart - glass half empty.
I'm trying to be positive about this, for a change,  and am hopeful of seeing it.  It's raining here, who knows how it will be tonight?  Bugger the forecast!

Edit:  forecast for my area, only partly cloudy later so I live in hope.
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Re: Super moon tonight
« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2016, 10:55:30 PM »
I've seen nuffink!  :(
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Re: Super moon tonight
« Reply #8 on: November 15, 2016, 10:21:46 AM »
I saw the moon very clearly, but it didn't seem any different in size to any other full moon. Very disappointing!

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Re: Super moon tonight
« Reply #9 on: November 15, 2016, 12:26:08 PM »
Apparently it looked really huge and magnificent somewhere in Somerset, so I saw on the news.
Nothing here, selfish moon, showing favouritism.  Bah!

There's going to be another one some time in December, I won't bother putting the date in my diary.
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Re: Super moon tonight
« Reply #10 on: November 15, 2016, 03:36:25 PM »
Apparently it looked really huge and magnificent somewhere in Somerset, so I saw on the news.
Nothing here, selfish moon, showing favouritism.  Bah!

There's going to be another one some time in December, I won't bother putting the date in my diary.

I thought the next super moon wasn't due until 2034?

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Re: Super moon tonight
« Reply #11 on: November 15, 2016, 07:34:56 PM »
I've seen nuffink!  :(

No it was cloudy here too 😦

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Re: Super moon tonight
« Reply #12 on: November 15, 2016, 08:24:08 PM »
I thought the next super moon wasn't due until 2034?
Thsts the next one of this magnitude.
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