The moon is very round tonight

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• Jakobjoe Posts: 8,235

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  09/09/14 - 20:54 #2

  is it a supermoon

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• Ovalteenie Posts: 24,169

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  09/09/14 - 20:55 #3

  Supermoon?
  
  It does look massive.

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• The Martian Posts: 1,610

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  09/09/14 - 20:57 #4

  I would prefer a square moon, probably.

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• Jakobjoe Posts: 8,235

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  09/09/14 - 20:58 #5

  Ovalteenie wrote: »

  Supermoon?
  
  It does look massive.

  
  maybe a harvest moon then...

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• sadmuppet Posts: 8,222

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  09/09/14 - 20:58 #6

  Yep, supermoon tonight....
  
  http://www.theweek.co.uk/health-science/59418/supermoon-2014-what-it-is-and-how-to-see-it
  
  
  Apparently best at about 2 a.m.

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• dekaf Posts: 8,398

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  09/09/14 - 20:59 #7

  I've just been looking at it through binoculars. It looks fantastic! I wish I had a telescope to hand.

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• Snikpoh Posts: 2,421

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  09/09/14 - 21:03 #8

  Harvest moon and supermoon.

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• anne_666 Posts: 72,891

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  09/09/14 - 21:09 #9

  Fantastic harvest super moon.:D Too late now.
  
  http://www.space.com/27064-harvest-full-moon-webcast.html

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• blueblade Posts: 88,859

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  09/09/14 - 21:09 #10

  Ovalteenie wrote: »

  It's a full moon. I think it's also the Chinese moon festival.
  
  I'm going out with my camera to take a shot

  
  The full Moon was actually in the early hours of this morning (9.9.14) - about 10 degrees past now.

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• RobinOfLoxley Posts: 27,040

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  09/09/14 - 21:19 #11

  I think there ought to be web-cams on the Moon.
  
  One looking Earth-wise and two or three surveying the nearby surface.
  
  Sneaky peeks of the Clangers would be amazing.
  
  Maybe the next (unmanned) mission could oblige.

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• kitty86 Posts: 7,034

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  09/09/14 - 21:24 #12

  I've got a beautiful view of it outside of the window, it distracted me when the OH was talking to me and now he's sulking because I'm much more interested in the moon

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• belly button Posts: 17,026

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  09/09/14 - 21:32 #13

  Really clear view here too.
  I was thinking about why the moon was round and how strong a force gravity is to push it into a round shape. Then I got to thinking how is it we aren't all round ?
  If gravity can squash a planet, why doesn't it squash us into little round objects ?

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• TelevisionUser Posts: 41,413

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  09/09/14 - 21:44 #14

  dekaf wrote: »

  I've just been looking at it through binoculars. It looks fantastic! I wish I had a telescope to hand.

  
  Binoculars are actually still quite good because you can see seas (they really were once liquid seas but of hot lava), mountain chains, craters and so on.
  
  http://hubpages.com/hub/AstronomyBeginnersGuideMoon-Greensleeves

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 53,142

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  09/09/14 - 21:49 #15

  its a nice big one , but i can't seem to set the camera for a good picture settings on it ..will need to learn more

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• NX-74205 Posts: 4,691

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  09/09/14 - 21:51 #16

  Already have the telescope and binos at the ready.

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• lemoncurd Posts: 57,778

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  09/09/14 - 22:04 #17

  Noticed it on the way home from work as it looked amazing.
  
  Incidentally, a colleague of mine (of Hong Kong extraction) brought in some "Mooncakes". He said they were a delicacy given away at this time of year.
  I had a slice and it was absolutely rank! It's made of lard, lotus seed paste and salted duck eggs. It just tasted of very strong, dry egg yolk.

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 1,874

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  09/09/14 - 22:10 #18

  Don't tell me they have the moon campaigning as well.

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• Avidian Posts: 6,048

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  09/09/14 - 22:11 #19

  Watch out for werewolves :eek:
  
  And also, Friesian cows in moon light, they look eerie :eek:

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• anne_666 Posts: 72,891

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  09/09/14 - 22:15 #20

  Orangemaid wrote: »

  its a nice big one , but i can't seem to set the camera for a good picture settings on it ..will need to learn more

  
  The full moon last night was amazing. I have a reasonably powerful telescope and the visibility was excellent. Thick cloud here tonight.:(

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  09/09/14 - 22:15 #21

  Avidian wrote: »

  Watch out for werewolves :eek:
  
  :

  
  i used to be a werewolf, but im alright NOOOOWWWW

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• swingaleg Posts: 103,075

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  09/09/14 - 22:17 #22

  I can't see it.........it's gone behind a building
  
  not literally of course........

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• anne_666 Posts: 72,891

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  09/09/14 - 22:18 #23

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• dekaf Posts: 8,398

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  09/09/14 - 22:22 #24

  TelevisionUser wrote: »

  Binoculars are actually still quite good because you can see seas (they really were once liquid seas but of hot lava), mountain chains, craters and so on.
  
  http://hubpages.com/hub/AstronomyBeginnersGuideMoon-Greensleeves

  
  Yes, I could see all that. It was pretty awesome.

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• anne_666 Posts: 72,891

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  09/09/14 - 22:24 #25

  8/9/14,.Last night's harvest supermoon pics
  
  
  https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=8/9/14+full+moon+uk+pics&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=643&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=mG8PVPnLLdGVat6ggdAI&ved=0CCAQsAQ
  
  A few in that lot!

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• Keyser_Soze1 Posts: 25,182

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  09/09/14 - 22:33 #26

  Orangemaid wrote: »

  its a nice big one , but i can't seem to set the camera for a good picture settings on it ..will need to learn more

  
  Do you never stop thinking about sex?

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