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19-03-2011, 10:25 AM
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Make it stop raining.....please
19-03-2011, 11:17 AM
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So we had two Earthquakes in the last week or two - some coincidence huh?
19-03-2011, 11:35 AM
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So we had two Earthquakes in the last week or two - some coincidence huh?
Talk about clutching at straws
Have we had earthquakes everytime the Moon gets close to the Earth
in it's millions of orbits in the last few billion years or so
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19-03-2011, 11:50 AM
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I think that the plates just had a bit of built energy to release. Just decided to go in one hit, they are too unpredictable to be caused from one event especially when plates are driven mostly from Magma which is in constant motion
19-03-2011, 11:55 AM
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wow didn't know the luna tug of gravity from tonight could reach two or three weeks back in time.
19-03-2011, 12:09 PM
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19-03-2011, 12:13 PM
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That extra 0.5% tipped it over the edge..
19-03-2011, 05:59 PM
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Well this is an ideal opportunity people! Simply wind back your stellariums, or other ephemerides and find when the last say 30 perigee full moons were, and as two controls, the last 30 apogee full moons and the same number of full moons at a distance between. Then scan the news and match up the disasters to the date, time etc of the various full moons and you will have an answer to the scary problem of apogee full moon disasters. Let's allow a generous 24 hours each side of the full moons to record any disasters. My hypothesis is that there is in fact no difference between the full moon groups in number of earthquakes, tsunamis, flood, plagues, visitations by 4 guys on horses dressed in scary clothes, etc. If anybody actually digs up these figures I'm happy to run some statistical analyses on the data! (We call this the scientific method by the way!).
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19-03-2011, 06:55 PM
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wow didn't know the luna tug of gravity from tonight could reach two or three weeks back in time.
19-03-2011, 07:31 PM
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Well, it's up and it looks the same as every other Moonrise to me.
I can't notice the 17% increase in angular diameter.
Maybe I'm not looking hard enough
My mother-In-Law is arguing that it looks bigger though
Her: "ooo, yeah, it's a lot bigger"
Me: "Yes, mother dear"
19-03-2011, 07:59 PM
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Well, it's up and it looks the same as every other Moonrise to me.
I can't notice the 17% increase in angular diameter.
Maybe I'm not looking hard enough
My mother-In-Law is arguing that it looks bigger though
Her: "ooo, yeah, it's a lot bigger"
Me: "Yes, mother dear"
I agree Ken, not much different to me either, looks smaller if anything. Although I think its is closest to Earth in quite a few hours time. I think.
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19-03-2011, 08:03 PM
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Although I think its is closest to Earth in quite a few hours time. I think.
Yep, that'll make a difference
I didn't even bother photographing it.
19-03-2011, 08:05 PM
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All rained in and clouded over here in Brissy so can't see anything. Thanks Liz for posting those beautiful pics.
Ken, your posts crack me up! I love reading them - you are very funny.
Nettie, your Star Trek pic was prize gold.
19-03-2011, 08:31 PM
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Have the Earth Quakes started yet
Nice pics Liz
Ken , Yes mother Dear
Cheers
19-03-2011, 09:12 PM
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Per Stellarium for Townsville, the moon is closest about midnight. Will be sound asleep then, unless the cricket is very exciting with Aus v Pak.
19-03-2011, 09:13 PM
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No earthquakes here...............yet! But full Moon is still many hours away. I think I'll risk it and go to sleep.
19-03-2011, 09:28 PM
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No earthquakes here...............yet! But full Moon is still many hours away. I think I'll risk it and go to sleep.
100% Full Moon is at 5:10 am
20-03-2011, 12:29 AM
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'Mother Earth' is uncaring, unthinking, unconscious, and about as far away from any aspect of motherhood I can think of …
Great quote!!!!!
So true
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20-03-2011, 12:48 AM
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ummm I dont think it looks any closer.....
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20-03-2011, 12:52 AM
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ummm I dont think it looks any closer.....
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Make it stop raining.....please
in it's millions of orbits in the last few billion years or so
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