mickeyobe
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Post by mickeyobe on May 4, 2012 6:55:09 GMT -5
SUPER MOON
Skywatchers take note: The biggest full moon of the year is due to arrive this weekend.
The moon will officially become full Saturday (May 5) at 11:35 p.m. EDT. And because this month's full moon coincides with the moon's perigee — its closest approach to Earth — it will also be the year's biggest.
The moon will swing in 221,802 miles (356,955 kilometers) from our planet, offering skywatchers a spectacular view of an extra-big, extra-bright moon, nicknamed a supermoon.
The time given is for Toronto (Eastern Canada) only.
This is another opportunity for the weatherman to give us cloudy skies.
Mickey
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Post by Steeler Fan on May 4, 2012 7:02:13 GMT -5
Our weather man this morning, Friday the 4th, said we should have cloudless skies and should be able to witness it fairly well. But he is a weather man so we all know what that means.
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Post by Berndt on May 4, 2012 9:13:47 GMT -5
Raining here in Tokyo
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2012 10:33:37 GMT -5
Mickey: Does this mean you are planning some mooning? Not a pretty thought.
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Post by mickeyobe on May 4, 2012 11:59:37 GMT -5
I just checked the forecast. Tomorrow night is supposed to be partly cloudy. It is almost certain that I will get the cloudy part.
Mickey
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Post by Randy on May 4, 2012 12:16:15 GMT -5
Wayne, did you ever moon anybody? ;D LOL!!!!
I remember when Mars was close and everybody was trying to get photos of it. I set up my 500mm telephoto lens on my Minolta XE7 and stood out in the back yard shooting a whole roll of film. That was a waste of film....
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Post by mickeyobe on May 4, 2012 14:18:28 GMT -5
Mickey: Does this mean you are planning some mooning? Not a pretty thought. I thought I had already sent an answer. I must have clicked the wrong key. Oh well. If at first..... Wayne, as a conscientious photographer I abhor overexposure. Φ Mickey
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