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19 Mar 2011, 9:39 pm
A bright shiny thing topic
Very loony. Last saw such a one 19 years ago. glad to see it come back. 
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19 Mar 2011, 10:16 pm
19 Mar 2011, 10:24 pm
I saw it. It's very bright, indeed 
I just wish there were less clouds out there. I had to wait until clouds passed to see it again.
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19 Mar 2011, 10:56 pm
Lasting longer with a photo topic
Just got some pics with my son's super deeduper high tech digital camera. 
The sky is the clearest black in ages. Aspie bright is the moon up there!! 
Just in time for Spring!! 
19 Mar 2011, 11:18 pm
My mum said it was the closest the moon had been to our earth for a hundred years...it was big, red and foreboding, lol. Majora's Mask, anyone?
20 Mar 2011, 6:02 pm
Majora's mask is an awesome game. 
Ocarina of time was better though.
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20 Mar 2011, 8:05 pm
20 Mar 2011, 10:07 pm
The news makes a big deal over anything these days. The only worse type of hyped up news has to be "celebrity scandals"
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22 Mar 2011, 1:00 am
LOL my thoughts exactly.
On a more serious, but not quite unrelated note, is it possible that the moon's proximity to Earth this year may have been a factor in the Japan quake? I'm not saying it's the only factor, but it strikes me as too much of a coincidence that the quake happened within a week of the moon passing within it's closest proximity to Earth. After all, objects with large gravitational fields tend to have a significant effect on tectonic plate movement.
It's possible that seismic pressure may have built up in the area where the quake occured over the past X years, and the gravitational flux caused by the moon passing so close to Earth may have triggered the release of said pressure, causing the earthquake.
It's just a theory I've been harboring.
22 Mar 2011, 2:10 am
22 Mar 2011, 8:11 am
LOL my thoughts exactly.
On a more serious, but not quite unrelated note, is it possible that the moon's proximity to Earth this year may have been a factor in the Japan quake? I'm not saying it's the only factor, but it strikes me as too much of a coincidence that the quake happened within a week of the moon passing within it's closest proximity to Earth. After all, objects with large gravitational fields tend to have a significant effect on tectonic plate movement.
It's possible that seismic pressure may have built up in the area where the quake occured over the past X years, and the gravitational flux caused by the moon passing so close to Earth may have triggered the release of said pressure, causing the earthquake.
It's just a theory I've been harboring.
Your theory is wrong. The earthquake was caused by the collision and grinding of tectonic plates which is what causes most earth quakes. The remainder are caused by volcanic eruptions.
The difference in tidal forces on the moon and earth were barely measurable. The eccentricity of the moons orbit is very small.
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25 Mar 2011, 5:26 pm
Moon Rise and Shine topic
Hey, that supermoon was just super. I look forward to the next one in 19 years.
