Tonight's full moon is biggest of the year

[Breeze54]

http://www.sun-herald.com/breakingnews.cfm?id=3728">Tonight's full moon is biggest of the year



(Last updated: October 25, 2007 11:27 AM)

The full moon tonight will appear to be much larger than usual.

It's no illusion. Tonight's moon will be the largest full moon of 2007.

That's because the moon will be closer to earth this time around than on any other orbit this year.

The moon doesn't orbit in a circle, but an ellipse that means it's never quite the same distance from earth.

In fact, tonight's orbit brings it 30,000 miles closer to earth than it is at the far extreme of its orbit.

So, when you look up Halloween night, what you'll see is a moon that is 14 percent bigger than normal

and 30 percent brighter, scientists say. And Californians will have the orangest moon they've ever

seen as seabreezes sweep massive amounts of firestorm smoke back onshore. Smoke acts as a filter

to eliminate most "cold" colors, leaving yellow, orange and reds.

This was last night's moon over San Diego.

http://www.guampdn.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071026/LIFESTYLE/710260327/1024/CUSTOMERSERVICE02">Full Hunter's Moon shines bright tonight



There's a full moon tonight and this one is called the Hunter's Moon,
but that's not why you'll have a hard time missing it. The moon will be
closer to the earth than it's been for any other fullmoon this year and
today's Hunter's Moon is the largest full moon of the year. Enjoy!

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Despite the research about full moons, I still think people get strange
during a full moon and OH NO! The World Series - Game 2 - is tonight! :scared:

I mean, my crazy landlord came over today and i always dread him being here
and he actually wanted to exchange recipes for "pudding cake"!!! :rofl:

I shit you not!! :P Are you howling yet?? :rofl:

[Marrah_G]

1. Ther eis nothing more beautiful to me then a Hunters moon on a clear night

[Breeze54]

3. Hey there girlfriend! Can you see it? It's HUGE!!!

It's gleaming right into my bedroom window right now and is so beautiful! :D

:hi:

[Marrah_G]

4. It's wicked light out!

[Breeze54]

8. Oops! It's moving behind the huge pine tree right now...

I'll have to go outside to see it now.

It's is very bright outside. I love it!

And it's getting chilly too. ;) 55 here.

[Sequoia]

7. The moon is in your room now? Where the heck are you?

The sun is in the sky in Califorina right now at 3:30pm.

[Breeze54]

9. LMAO! ~~ It's 'shining' into my room!!

:rofl:

:P

[Sequoia]

12. So where are you for it to be shining now?

[Breeze54]

15. Oh...on the east coast.

About 20 miles or so, west of Bawston!

Go Red Sox!! :D

:hi:

[Sequoia]

18. It gets darker earlier there than here (SF area).

But not by much. Go Sox indeed!

[Breeze54]

19. We're 3 hours ahead of you! ~~ It's 6:48 PM here.

I can see the future and "it looks so bright, I gotta wear shades!"

[Chovexani]

47. Tonight is going to be powerful

I can feel it. :)

(Blessed be!)

[Breeze54]

51. I can feel the vibes and it's

supposed to be full all week!

:hi: again!

[EFerrari]

2. THANK YOU!

Now I have a credible excuse.

:rofl:

[Breeze54]

5. LMAO!

Me too :rofl: but I need that excuse every night! :P

:hi:

[Marrah_G]

6. Yeah but what about the rest of the month?

:hide:

[LSparkle]

10. Ay-ay-ay, World Series, full moon ... I'm in CA and I think ... quake

automatically. And with the Santa Anas blowing away ... I'd better "batten down the hatches" in case anything moves tonight.

[Breeze54]

13. I hope you are in a safe place!

I automatically think of a high tide and 'that' time of the month! :P

We'll survive this World Series tonight and you do not need anymore disasters!

Let's both try to be positive! Think "happy thoughts". :P

:hug:

[w8liftinglady]

11. no kidding-as a nurse,I have seen crazy shit when the full moon rises

people do insane things and act weird,have weird complications.after almost thirty years,it's more than a coincidence.

[Breeze54]

14. I'll bet you have! The crime reports seem

to always rise too and with weird crimes, like "thief gets stuck in chimney", kind of stuff! :D

How've you been? I haven't seen you around the board in awhile. :hi:

[Sal Minella]

26. I worked in a surgery department in a hospital and the residents hated being on E.R. call during a

full moon because the psycho cases and knife-and-gun clubs were all full-bore.

[bdamomma]

38. oh yea, I used to work in ER and on a full moon all the lunatics

are out.

[Sal Minella]

42. hmmm Luna Tic....think I'll go look up the origin of that.....

lu'na·tic n.
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
lunatic (adj.)
c.1290, "affected with periodic insanity, dependent on the changes of the moon," from O.Fr. lunatique "insane," from L. lunaticus "moon-struck," from luna "moon." Cf. O.E. monseoc "lunatic," lit. "moon-sick;" M.H.G. lune "humor, temper, mood, whim, fancy" (Ger. Laune), from L. luna. Cf. also N.T. Gk. seleniazomai "be epileptic," from selene "moon." The noun meaning "lunatic person" is first recorded 1377. Lunatic fringe (1913) was apparently coined by U.S. politician Theodore Roosevelt. Lunatic soup (1933) was Australian slang for "alcoholic drink."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper

adjective
1. insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon
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Guess the idea isn't new -- the word dates back to the 12th century.

oops. Eleventh century.....

[Breeze54]

44. lmao! I meant to use that word

in my OP, in reference to my landlord.

He's nucking FUTS!!! :P

[Individualist]

33. A friend who's a nurse at a mental hospital always dreads working when the moon is full.

She says patients with violent tendencies are more violent then than at any other time.

[Breeze54]

34. The police say the same thing.

;)

[havocmom]

46. Used to work at an institution for the profoundly developmentally disabled

Worked in the non-amb children's ward. Lots of VERY sever physical problems besides the extreme (in some cases, nearly vegetative) mental impairments. These were not residents who would be influenced by any moon lore, believe me. They had no way to notice the moon and most did not respond to language as most of us know it.

BUT during full moon, every month, seizure activity peaked as did a lot of cyclical behavior problems. Many had physical conditions flare up during full moon.

Every damned month.

Has to be something to it, despite what the 'scientific' adherents profess. (If they routinely dismiss repeated observations, how can they really be scientists? Always wondered about that)

[H2O Man]

16. My wife

e-mailed me today, and asked if there was a full moon? She works in human services, and had a long and tiring day. We walked outside a few minutes ago, and looked at the moon rising over the trees. It's beautiful.

[Breeze54]

20. Wow! See? Even your wife says

people get nutty!!


How romantic! I hope you go sit outside together for a little while,

have a glass of wine and relax. ;)

It is beautiful but it's going around the other side of my house right now.
I'll have to wait for another hour or so, to see it on the other side, from a window.

[nonconformist]

25. There is no doubt in my mind people are weird when there is a full moon

I'm sure there's been some research on this... seems I've heard (don't know if it's an urban legend though) that nights with a full moon are the busiest in the ER.

[Breeze54]

30. Quite a few on this thread agree with that concept!

People do get weirded out, even the police say that they dread nights with full moon's.

[annabanana]

17. Arrrgh!. . (overcast). . . nutz. . . . .eom

[Breeze54]

21. Don't worry! ~ You didn't miss it. ~ It'll still be around

on Halloween night! That's a whole week away!

BOO! :P

[skids]

22. Huh. So I wasn't hallucinating.

...I was just thinking the moon looked bigger.

[Breeze54]

23. Or those drugs are pretty good!!

:rofl:

Just kidding!!! :P

:hi:

You must be near the east coast?

[nonconformist]

24. Cool! I love this stuff

I just went outside, and it's starting to get a bit dark here in Kentucky, but I can't see the moon yet (might be blocked by a mountain right now). Exciting!

It's also kind of cloudy here tonight, but it might not be so bad... there is enough clear sky that we should be able to get a decent look at the moon later. The clouds might even add to the whole spooky Hunter's Moon effect!

[Breeze54]

27. I always loved a Hunter's Moon, on a clear Halloween night!

It does add to the spookiness and fun!! :D

I hope you get to see it tonight but, if not?

There's always tomorrow night!

It's supposed to be hanging around right through Halloween! ;)

[bigwillq]

28. It doesn't look so big

from my house. maybe it just needs to get higher in the sky.

[Breeze54]

31. It looked huge when I saw it

rising a while ago. It took up almost my whole window, which is what caught my attention.

[Sequoia]

29. And now, for your viewing pleasure:

[Breeze54]

32. Cool! I love the subtitle on that last one!

"Bastard By Profession" ... :rofl:

I wonder if that's where Cheney gets his ideas? :P

[Breeze54]

35. And World Series - Game 2 begins....in the Lounge!

Now to test that "crazy full moon happenings" theory!

GO RED SOX!! - GO ROCKIES!!

May the best team win!!!

:toast:

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[bdamomma]

36. and it's beautiful

[Breeze54]

39. It sure is, alyce douglas!

I'm going to make a run to the store and go look at the moon for a little bit. ;)

:hi:

[bdamomma]

41. hey breeze 54!!!!

I was mentioning to my daughter's tonite, remember on the show the Addams Family when Mortisha and Gomez used to go outside during a Full moon to get a moon tan, my daughter asked me Mommy can I go outside to get a moon tan, it is that bright. Now who remembers that???

[Breeze54]

43. I most certainly do remember that!

I watched The Addams Family every day after school!

Good memories! ;)

[spanone]

37. thanks....beautiful pictures

[Breeze54]

40. You are quite welcome!

:D

:hi:

[Swamp Rat]

45. Sexy! OWWWWWWWWWWWOWWWWW!!!!!!! ..... Hungry like the wolf!!!!!!

OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Dark in the city night is a wire
Steam in the subway earth is afire
Do do do do do do do dodo dododo dodo
Woman you want me give me a sign
And catch my breathing even closer behind
Do do do do do do do dodo dododo dodo

In touch with the ground
I'm on the hunt I'm after you
Smell like I sound I'm lost in a crowd.
And I'm hungry like the wolf.
Straddle the line in discord and rhyme
I'm on the hunt I'm after you.
Mouth is alive with juices like wine
And I'm hungry like the wolf

Stalked in the forest too close to hide
I'll be upon you by the moonlight side
Do do do do do do do dodo dododo dodo
High blood Drumming on your skin it's so tight
You feel my heart I'm just a moment behind
Do do do do do do do dodo dododo dodo

In touch with the ground
I'm on the hunt I'm after you
Scent and a sound. I'm lost and I'm found
And I'm hungry like the wolf.
Strut on a line it's discord and rhyme
I howl and I whine I'm after you
Mouth is alive all running inside
And I'm hungry like the wolf.

Hungry like the wolf
Hungry like the wolf
Hungry like the wolf

Burning the ground I break from the crowd
I'm on the hunt I'm after you
I smell like I sound. I'm lost and I'm found
And I'm hungry like the wolf
Strut on a line it's discord and rhyme
I'm on the hunt I'm after you
Mouth is alive with juices like wine
And I'm hungry like the wolf

[Breeze54]

49. LOL! ~ I guess you are howling!

love that song! :P

Nice wolf too! :D

[Swamp Rat]

52. Whew!! I just got back

from howling. :D

Watch out lady wolves!!! :loveya:

[Breeze54]

54. AH WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

[Liberal_in_LA]

48. The moon was nice and red thru the los Angeles smoke haze also.

[Breeze54]

50. Something of beauty amidst all that destruction.

Hope you are OK! :hi:

[Liberal_in_LA]

58. Just fine. Thanks.

[malaise]

53. The moon was breathtakingly beautiful last night

I made sure we watched 'the big one'.

[Breeze54]

55. It was like a spot light !! ~ Even

at 5 AM, it was lighting up my yard! I should have taken a picture. :(

[nonconformist]

56. I saw it, and it was beautiful.... and WICKED BRIGHT!

It almost hurt our eyes to look at it.

Later, when I was in bed, I had a hard time going to sleep because the light coming through the windows made it look like dawn all night long.

[Ino]

57. I'm going to a Wolf Sanctuary tonight

for a campfire & to howl with the wolves. What a bonus!