Super Moon Tonight - 19 March 2011

[D-Day]

This weekend a new word rises over the horizon of the English language. The full Moon tonight has been designated a “supermoon” as it will be the nearest approach of the Moon to Earth for the past 18 years, bringing it some 30,000 miles closer than usual. If we have clear skies, this lunar event will be weighted with a special sense of expectation – perhaps, for some people, even dread.

The astrologer who named it a “supermoon” predicted that its arrival would coincide with chaos on Earth, and points to the earthquakes in New Zealand and Japan as evidence. The Moon’s closeness this weekend means that its usual gravitational pull on our tides will be intensified; we can expect high tides in two days. The oceans are not the only things that respond to the Moon’s approach; the Earth’s crust is not solid, but expands and contracts to a small degree in response to the Moon’s attraction, a phenomenon known as “earth tide”; a small increase in such tectonic shifts might be expected.

Those planning to watch it should be in position as the Moon rises above the horizon, at between 6.15 and 6.45pm, depending on your location; this is when the Moon looks largest, owing to the well-known “moon illusion”. (This is often thought to be caused by the fact that on the horizon, the Moon is close to objects with which we can compare it, making it seem very large, while when it is overhead it is in isolation, so that the brain reads it as smaller.) Even though the fact that the Moon is closer than usual will not make it seem any bigger, the illusion will guarantee that its ascent is suitably dramatic.

The size of the Moon as it rises may not be the only thing that is illusory. If scientists have failed to discover any data supporting a causal linkage between the fullness or nearness of the Moon and geothermal or seismic activity, the currency given to such claims is, at least, a vivid demonstration of the grip the Moon still has on the human mind. When did the Moon begin to exert this gravitational pull upon our collective imagination?

Lunar deities feature in many of the world’s first recorded religions. At a subconscious level, the lunar cycle acts as a time-trigger for the reproductive activities of many living species. Certain corals spawn triggered by the full moon; fish rise to the surface to breed summoned by its light and new research suggests that a link between women’s fertility and the lunar cycle may not be mere folklore after all. But it is the light the Moon casts that has particularly fascinated artists down the centuries, a light that is circumscribed in increasingly large areas of our country by ever present, 24 hour illumination.

[trenairio]

The moon is extremely bright and clear

[thewebkid]

Planning to eat mushrooms and frolic in the moonlight with some pals. Anyone have any good full moon rituals they like? We are planning to do a ceremony of sorts beforehand...

[Calz]

Planning to eat mushrooms and frolic in the moonlight with some pals. Anyone have any good full moon rituals they like? We are planning to do a ceremony of sorts beforehand...

Depending on the kind of mushrooms you are eating ... that could prove "interesting" :)

[Constance]

It is so beautiful here tonight :) The moon is so bright :)

[thewebkid]

Planning to eat mushrooms and frolic in the moonlight with some pals. Anyone have any good full moon rituals they like? We are planning to do a ceremony of sorts beforehand...

Depending on the kind of mushrooms you are eating ... that could prove "interesting" :)

that's the idea my friend... :)

[Teakai]

Looks much the same to me.

It's not lighting things up very much. I've seen some full moon nights where it's so light and silvery outside it's like a wonderland.

I wonder if it's just a bunch of hype.

(Am I a night early, perhaps?)

[Etherios]

omg Greece is under a huge white/grey layer of clouds :( for 2 days now ... i am going to miss the supermoon damn it.

[Calz]

Planning to eat mushrooms and frolic in the moonlight with some pals. Anyone have any good full moon rituals they like? We are planning to do a ceremony of sorts beforehand...

Depending on the kind of mushrooms you are eating ... that could prove "interesting" :)

that's the idea my friend... :)

May you have an absolutely *shamanic* experience :hippie:

If you come across your "power animal" then perhaps you can convince it to muster the etheric animal kingdom to join forces with Fulford's ninjas and storm the elite :)

[aroundthetable]

Planning to eat mushrooms and frolic in the moonlight with some pals. Anyone have any good full moon rituals they like? We are planning to do a ceremony of sorts beforehand...

Please video it! I've seen some funny vids done by trippers.

[D-Day]

I'm in Victoria (Southern Australia) and I must admit the moon tonight looks nowhere near as impressive as I had hoped... although it does seem to be much brighter than usual.

... bit of a fizzer really :(

[Chuck]

Thanks D-DAY

There is a huge storm in the Aleutian islands right now. It is sweeping up 11m waves with 20 sec period. With what you posted, tidal and crustal tidal influences, together with the latest movements of the pacific plate and the influence of this storm surge might have triggering capabilities in the area.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMgckULhmM8

[Teakai]

That video above is from Thursday.

You'd think a super moon would have more impact on individuals. That there'd be more lunatics about (non mushroom inspired ones, I mean ;) )

[HURRITT ENYETO]

That video above is from Thursday.

You'd think a super moon would have more impact on individuals. That there'd be more lunatics about (non mushroom inspired ones, I mean ;) )


Don't say that.
The last thing i need is more Lunatics than usual around where i live :)
On a more serious note*ahem* i have heard various theory's about why the moon has a psychological affect on many people. One i heard stated that in the Victorian times on a full moon lots of disturbed people would think it was day time because of the brightness and so would venture outside, therefore there were more insane people on the streets on a full moon.

There is undoubtedly more violence and acts of insanity on a full moon, just ask any emergency service worker.
I used to know a Nurse in an A+E and asked her about this phenomena expecting her to laugh at me, to my surprise she said "you are right, me and the other nurses hate the full Moon's as it always means were rushed off our feet"

Does anyone have any ideas about this?

cheers OP

Hurritt

[benevolentcrow]

Should be a beautiful site to see!

[the trojan]

scotland 21.39 and the moon is up there in the sky,very bright but nothing unususal...lots of cloud but not enough to hide the moon
It is not a big moon,it is only normal sized,but I have plenty of time tonight to watch....and i have my vid camera at the ready.
last night was a loveley night but still a normal sized moon.

[Teakai]

Don't say that.
The last thing i need is more Lunatics than usual around where i live :)
On a more serious note*ahem* i have heard various theory's about why the moon has a psychological affect on many people. One i heard stated that in the Victorian times on a full moon lots of disturbed people would think it was day time because of the brightness and so would venture outside, therefore there were more insane people on the streets on a full moon.

There is undoubtedly more violence and acts of insanity on a full moon, just ask any emergency service worker.
I used to know a Nurse in an A+E and asked her about this phenomena expecting her to laugh at me, to my surprise she said "you are right, me and the other nurses hate the full Moon's as it always means were rushed off our feet"

Does anyone have any ideas about this?

cheers OP

Hurritt

Hi Hurritt - the moon controls the tides and the human body being made mostly of water it makes sense it could be effected as well. I don't know how or why. The term 'luna' - tic was coined for those who did act oddly on a full moon.

Not a lot of help there :)

OK - so maybe the super moon is tonight going by US dating.

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Should be a beautiful site to see!

That's beautiful Benevolentcrow - is that one of yours?

[Corncrake]

Fantastic sunny spring day here in London resulting in a clear sky and beautiful full moon tonight. Rare treat!

[Limor Wolf]

From the Eartfiles websight:

March 19, 2011 - Saturn's Strange Moon Pan.

“We think the only way these moons could have reached the sizes
they are now, in the ring environment as we now know it to be,
was to start off with a massive core to which the smaller, more
porous Saturn ring particles could easily become bound.”

- Carolyn Porco, Ph.D., Cassini Imaging Team Leader, Space Science Institute


Keeping the Encke Gap open as it orbits there in the A Ring around Saturn, Pan is half
the density of pure ice water and only 16 miles (25 km) in diameter. How did Pan end up looking
like a flying disc? French scientists in 2007 theorized, “Our computer simulations show that
the ridges must have accreted rapidly when Saturn's rings were thin, forming small
accretion disks around the equator. The ridge ring might be the remains of ‘fossilized’
accretion disks.” Left image by NASA. Right illustration by NASA. See Saturn's Moons. (http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/moons/)

[Möbius]

I saw the moon rise above the horizon late this evening whilst driving on the motorway with my family. My wife saw it first and thought it was the sun as it was a bright orange colour but the sun was just setting in the west in the opposite direction. I had explained to her about the supermoon, or in this case an extreme supermoon phenomenon, a week ago. When the rest of us in the car saw it we couldn't believe our eyes. It was a bright orange full moon that looked massive as it was just above the horizon (due to the moon illusion paradox). It looked like a new planet had just appeared in the sky. None of us have ever seen the moon look like this before. I did explain that the supermoon was nothing to do with the perceived large size of the moon but it did look amazing. The feeling that I had when I saw it was this: It didn't matter whether you were an astrophysicist or a drug dealer -everyone who saw it would have been blown away by seeing this event. I hope that it inspired a few people into taking up an interest in astonomy rather than being brain washed by the MSM.

Mobius

[MariaDine]

My friends and I finnish the OM Healing . We did it from 8H to 11H. The energy was incredible.

Namasté


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU-_Sr0E5qc

Ps- The Om Healing is always done in the Full Moon Day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lps1hzr0x80&feature=related

[shadowstalker]

The moon has a green haze here in austin texas i should take a pic.

[Dale]

I went walking outside just as the moon was above the horizon - quite incredible! The sky was clear, and the moon, itself, seemed to be of a burnt-orange hue for several minutes. Very impressive!

[Dennis Jonathan]

Over cast and raining in Norcal all day and night :(

It was beautiful last night though. Breath taking.

[the trojan]

started off quite promising tonight,but i had to sleep.......went on a beautiful journey just around the corner in what has been my most lucid dream so far....awoke at about 3.40 got my camera but sadly ...here in scotland ..total cloud cover.
what im confused about is how that big bright shiny orb could not be seen at all through the ****ty clouds
slightly dissapointed.

[giovonni]

:cool: cool images

Very close encounters of the 'super moon' kind: Amazing pictures of our lunar neighbour... the nearest it's been in 20 years


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/03/19/article-1367956-0B40318800000578-693_636x442.jpg
Revellers stand beside St Michael's Tower on Glastonbury Tor, Somerset, watching the moon as it is at its closest point to Earth for two decades



http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/03/20/article-1367956-0B40CBFE00000578-98_634x397.jpg
The full moon is seen as it rises near the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington DC


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/03/20/article-1367956-0B40C5DC00000578-344_636x462.jpg
Moonhattan: The oversized moon adds to the lights of New York City as it rises over the city skyline


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/03/20/article-1367956-0B40C31A00000578-251_634x462.jpg
Something for everyone: Tourists, star-gazers and simple star-crossed lovers gathered to watch the moon rise over New York's East River


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/03/19/article-1367956-0B40372700000578-628_636x780.jpg
The moon is seen behind the top of the radio and television tower 'Funkturm' in Berlin


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/03/19/article-1367956-0B4036F600000578-11_636x414.jpg
The moon rises over east London

Source;
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1367956/Super-moon-Amazing-pictures-lunar-planet--nearest-Earth-20-years.html

[Teakai]

Gorgeous photos.

The sky is covered in clouds here - I can't see the moon at all.

Does anyone know how long it's meant to be close for?

[witchy1]

Cant see a bl**** thing - godammit clouds - go away

[WyoSeeker]

I don't think I saw it mentioned anywhere in the thread, but this is actually an Extreme Supermoon. A full moon at 90% or more of it's closest approach to Earth is a Supermoon. This moon is at Lunar Perigee or 100% of it's closest approach and is therefore technically an Extreme Supermoon.

Love that name for some reason :cool:

[HURRITT ENYETO]

It was quite beautiful here in UK,
It was very Orange coloured.
Beautiful clear sky but i have never seen so many Chemtrails over my area, the extra Moonlight really showed them.
Unfortunately i forgot to take a picture.
:)

[9eagle9]

It was very pinky orange, and the 'bigness' of it was more apparent as it comes over the horizon. Once it rises it begins to assume its normal look although it was brighter than usual.

Not sure if anyone noticed that it was way way way south of where it normally rises this time of year. I was dumbfounded how far how off it was. I don't track moonrise daily cause there's too many trees in my face, so I was shocked to see how blatantly off it was.

Otherwise pretty. Kinda kewl to have supermoon on your birthdays

[Lost Soul]

I'm glad you folks enjoyed the super-moon. We had overcast all night, with howling winds and heavy rainfall. As compensation and to keep the house warm, I kept a fire going last night.

[Victoria Tintagel]

Hey Avaloneans, I haven't seen the full moon yet in my own sky :) I can feel the energy very strongly and also those of the solar flare effects that are happening. See some pictures of the Moon and the Sun. Stay centered and in love, it will be allright :) Be in grace, Victoria Tintagel
The supermoon in Bangalore India
http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/00506/TH_20_SUPER_MOON_506932f.jpg


SUPER FULL MOON: The super full Moon of March 19th was the biggest and closest full Moon of the past 18 years. It might also be the most photographed full Moon--ever. Photographers around the world lined up to take pictures like this:
"I've been planning this shot for a long time," says Paco Bellido of Cordoba, Spain. "Using Google Earth, I calculated the best place to set up my camera; then I followed my GPS to the spot. I waited for the Super Moon to rise and--voilá!--there it was behind Espejo's Castle."http://www.spaceweather.com/swpod2011/20mar11/Paco-Bellido1_strip.jpg


ICONIC ERUPTION: A huge filament of magnetism and hot plasma blasted off the sun's southwestern limb on March 19th around 1200 UT. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the action:
http://www.spaceweather.com/swpod2011/19mar11/iconic_strip.jpg

[Teakai]

Cant see a bl**** thing - godammit clouds - go away

:lol:

Me either at first - then I got a glimpse as it passed between the clouds - and it looked the same as it did last night.
And last night it looked the same as it did on other full moon nights.

Ripped off!!

[HaveBlue]

I too was looking foward to it here near the bottom of NZ. Few will be further south here at Avalon. It was a bit of a fizzer for us here! Looked just like any other moon to me.

I recall one a couple of years ago much bigger and brighter. Must be a northern hemispher thing.

[oceanz]

When I looked at the Supermoon, to me it looked like it had a face of a Lion/Man - I'm not sure what exactly to make of that.