Watch bigger brighter moon tonight: moon at its closest to earth since 1993

http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/20081212/981/tsc-watch-the-brightest-full-moon-of-200_1.html

by jyothi • 18 years ago

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Shamiq• 18 years ago

Surprise that special someone and take them out to see this.

You don't have to him/her them why the moon seems brighter and larger...

reggplant• 18 years ago

It was a fantastic sight last night, made me go out for a walk it was so perfect.

seertaak• 18 years ago

[Please, if you're easily offended, don't read further.]

Cool. I've got a date tonight, so I'm going to take my chica out onto my balcony and enjoy a few romantic minutes. Then I'll bonk her.

Who says being a geek isn't useful sometimes? -- thank you hacker news! ;)

kirse• 18 years ago

Reminds me of this scene in Bruce Almighty:

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1725338/bruce_and_grace_romant...

tdavis• 18 years ago

I kept reading because I'm not easily offended. Then the words "chica" and "bonk" offended me. Even out of context. Sorry :(

uuilly3• 18 years ago

Wow, I was surfing last night and thought that it was the best sunset / moonrise I'd seen in years. Not surprising that there was an explanation.

bporterfield2• 18 years ago

Where were you surfing?

uuilly3• 18 years ago

SF, CA. Ocean Beach, Sloat St. Email in profile if you ever want to go...

pg2• 18 years ago

How much closer is it than the closest point last year?

brett• 18 years ago

Looks like a bit under 200km

http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/pacalc.html

ntoshev• 18 years ago

~0.05% closer.

btw0• 18 years ago

I am in Shanghai UTC+8, I've noticed the moon was bigger than ever before I read this on HN. It's so beautiful.

pivo• 18 years ago

On my way into work this morning I noticed that the tide was about two feet higher than normal high tide in the channel near Rowes Wharf in Boston. Some navigation lights on piers were even underwater. I was wondering what the heck was going on, now I know.

geuis• 18 years ago

Was just telling my coworker about this and we talked about the optical illusion of how the moon looks bigger on the horizon than straight overhead. I always thought it was because the atmosphere acts like a lens, but it turns out I was wrong. Its just all in our brains. Interesting reference link to the phenomenon http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/top5_myths_020903-2.ht...

tlrobinson• 18 years ago

For the first time in weeks (months?) it's cloudy and rainy in the valley :(

At least it was clear out last night.

Watch bigger brighter moon tonight: moon at its closest to earth since 1993

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