carosio Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 On a clear night, when Venus is at its closest, it will cast a shadow (which I've witnessed). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisaheader Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Oh, I didn't know that! So I'd better prepare my telescope Also I think it will be a perfect romantic night for the couples, so c'mon guys surprise your girlfriends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swan_Vesta Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 That's no moon ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Clavin Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 LOL it looks like Ming the Merciless is attacking us then, we need the help of Flash Gordon and Hans Zarkoff. It's certainly a similar plot to the classic 1980 movie of FLASH GORDON. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eater Sundae Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Oh, I didn't know that! So I'd better prepare my telescope Also I think it will be a perfect romantic night for the couples, so c'mon guys surprise your girlfriends Turn into a wolf and tear her to shreds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Just noticed how bright the moon is tonight and it will be brighter tomorrow night when it becomes a 'supermoon'. The press have been saying it could cause extreme weather conditions, but i think we've already had plenty of that! Trousers down again then, it could be cold but what the heck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sccsux Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 That's no moon ... Is it a Jaffa cake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 The Moon's orbit is not circular; it varies between about 221,000 miles and about 249,000 miles away. At its nearest, a full moon appears roughly thirty per cent larger, and thus thirty per cent brighter, than at its farthest. This is not a big enough difference to be noticeable to the casual observer unless he is told about it; variations in visibility due to atmospheric conditions have a much larger effect. The difference in tidal effects on the Earth, because of the variation in distance, is negligible. Tidal effects depend not on the total gravitational pull of the Moon, but on the difference between the pull on opposite sides of the Earth, nearest the Moon or furthest away. That difference remains about the same, so the tidal effects remain about the same. They are totally irrelevant to earthquakes or other natural phenomena here on Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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