![]() |
#16 |
The Dank Side of the Moon
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 35,901
Karma: 119230421
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Denver, CO
Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire
|
15% is a lot! Probably is noticeable....sure was bright last night...
Edit: just saw this in the newspaper: 15% bigger, 30% brighter.... Last edited by kennyc; 03-19-2011 at 09:32 AM. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#17 | |
When's Doughnut Day?
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 10,059
Karma: 13675475
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Houston, TX, US
Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad
|
Quote:
![]() Anyway, I'm pretty sure now that I won't notice the difference. Last edited by vivaldirules; 03-19-2011 at 10:49 AM. |
|
![]() |
![]() |
Advert | |
|
![]() |
#18 | |
The Dank Side of the Moon
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 35,901
Karma: 119230421
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Denver, CO
Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire
|
Quote:
![]() ![]() |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#19 |
Addict
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 247
Karma: 89950
Join Date: Dec 2009
Device: Amazon Kindle 2
|
According to The Guardian there will be only a 0.3% difference. Not sure if being in the UK has anything to do with it though (can't see why).
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#20 |
eBook Enthusiast
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 85,545
Karma: 93383099
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: UK
Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6
|
What they are saying is that it will only be 0.3% brighter than it is at the average perigee (which, of course, occurs once a month).
|
![]() |
![]() |
Advert | |
|
![]() |
#21 |
neilmarr
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 7,215
Karma: 6000059
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Monaco-Menton, France
Device: sony
|
Certainly no difference I can spot here in the south of France. Hope the 'double moon' we're promised on March 31 is a tad more spectacular. Cheers. Neil
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#22 | |
Media Bloke
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 2,382
Karma: 113956855
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: NSW - Australia
Device: iOS
|
Quote:
From my experience the moon really takes on it's EXTRA size when peeking over the horizen. I still remember watching such a full moon rise as a child and have been back to the same place on full moon evenings hoping to see it again. Alas that has not been the case. Sydney has been overcast all weekend. ![]() |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#23 |
Zealot
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 118
Karma: 503896
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Bronx, NY
Device: iPhone
|
I went outside to see this moon and it wasn't all that. It is sizable, but nothing worth waiting 18 to 20 years for.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#24 |
quantum mechanic
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 705
Karma: 483827
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: NorCal
Device: Nook1, Samsung Transform, Nook2
|
Supermoon, shmoopermoon? -> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/ba...the-supermoon/
Neil, I'm afraid the two moons story has been floating around for a while now ![]() Here's an easy way to estimate out the relative sizes in the sky for a pair of astronomical objects (so, not birds or bees ![]() D = actual diameter of object, L = distance of object from Earth approximate angular size (as we see it) ~ D/L [think of the angle subtended by a very small arc of a very large circle]. size ratio of object 1 to 2 (as seen in our sky) = D1*L2/(D2*L1) So, using the numbers (closest approach distance of Mars for example) in the usual form of this email, we see that Mars will look about 1.4% of the size of the moon. Impressive from an astronomical standpoint, but hardly twin moons eh? ![]() Last edited by thrawn_aj; 03-20-2011 at 12:38 AM. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#25 |
Pensively observing.
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 1,758
Karma: 12675456
Join Date: Jun 2008
Device: Varied.
|
If we could have seen just an ordinary moon last night I would have been
happy. Drove from Brisbane to Robina in the pelting rain. Cheers |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#26 | |
Maratus speciosus butt
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 3,292
Karma: 1162698
Join Date: Sep 2009
Device: PRS-350
|
Quote:
http://www.snopes.com/science/astronomy/brightmars.asp |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#27 |
It's Dr. Penguin now!
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 3,909
Karma: 4705733
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: (USA)
Device: iPad mini, Samsung Note 3, Sony PRS-650 (rarely used now)
|
I'm still waiting to see the moon! Darn Mountain to the East...
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#28 |
The Dank Side of the Moon
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 35,901
Karma: 119230421
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Denver, CO
Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire
|
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#29 |
The Dank Side of the Moon
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 35,901
Karma: 119230421
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Denver, CO
Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire
|
Not my photograph but one of last night's moon over Denver from a local news station:
![]() http://www.9news.com/news/article/18...Saturday-Night |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#30 |
Retired
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 2,552
Karma: 37638420
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Vancouver Island Canada
Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)
|
I saw it last night pretty cool
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|
![]() |
||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
PRS-505 Largest memory card supported | jibanes | Sony Reader | 22 | 09-06-2012 12:36 PM |
My super easy, super cheap (less than $3) DIY Kindle Cover solution... | cegrundler | Amazon Kindle | 12 | 10-08-2010 06:42 PM |
Will Apple Become Largest eBook Dealer? | Neil | Apple Devices | 27 | 07-23-2010 10:15 AM |
Largest Books on MobileRead | ahi | Workshop | 3 | 07-16-2009 09:17 AM |
Nasa: Largest Demolition Derby on the Planet | TadW | Lounge | 2 | 01-12-2005 04:20 PM |