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Sunday, November 13. 2016

Check out that moon

Yes, Mr. Moon sure is big and bright tonight. Supermoon. Mrs. BD called it the Trump Moon because it is big and fat, a glitzy show-off of a moon. She voted for Trump anyway.
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Seems to be brighter than normal but, to my eye anyway, no bigger. It is beautiful, though. Rained all day here, but cleared off so the view is wonderful. We needed the rain.
#1 anon on 2016-11-13 19:50 (Reply)
Saw it come up here. I always enjoy watching full moons come over the horizon. If you concentrate you can actually see it moving.

I couldn't tell that it was a whole lot bigger either.
#2 feeblemind on 2016-11-13 20:41 (Reply)
It's not enough larger than normal to notice the difference unless you have a very good memory and references framing it.

Weather here's overcast and freezing fog, so no visible moon or stars...
#2.1 JTW on 2016-11-13 22:58 (Reply)
Yuge ..even
#3 RobM on 2016-11-13 22:04 (Reply)
Beautiful moon to cap a beautiful week. Tell your lovely wife that she and I have that in common. Well, us and about 60 million others.
#4 Dangerous Dean on 2016-11-13 22:14 (Reply)
My husband and I were just outside walking the dog. It is almost 11:30 p.m., so bright from the moon we did'nt need the flashlight. It is a beautiful clear evening here in the pocono mountains of Pennsylvania, we live in the forest and normally it would be much darker. Super moon is almost like a mini-sun.
#5 pocono pam on 2016-11-13 23:25 (Reply)
Pocono Pam,

We were driving east on Rt. 22 in the Bethlehem area yesterday afternoon just as the moon was rising. It appeared very large for a while. It was quite interesting because the apparent size would change depending on the angle of our view.

Traffic was very strange as it got dark and we blamed that on the full, and particularly beautiful moon. People seemed to be paying more attention to the moon than to their driving.

Here's a real forest dweller for you. ;)

http://www.aspentimes.com/news/cops-aspen-mountain-shack-squatter-is-notorious-con-man/
#5.1 Knucklehead (Link) on 2016-11-14 10:36 (Reply)
Hogue is a well known name in the Aspen area. I remember Charles and Jessica Hogue. Twins as infants and later in schools. Really a good family. Jessica was the EMT who helped me when I broke my leg. They are good people in a tough place.
#5.1.1 annieoakley on 2016-11-15 23:56 (Reply)
Down the Cape walking the dogs at midnight, I, too, almost could have gotten away with no flashlight it was so bright. The path through the woods and the shadows still were scary dark. Well, I guess these two dogs are too far removed from their wolf ancestors to howl at the moon. That would have been fun.
#6 Jayne on 2016-11-14 07:03 (Reply)
Not noticeably brighter or larger than a usual clear-night full moon. You still can't actually read by it, but almost, like any full moon in winter.

The nice thing about full moons is that you don't need artificial light to see that the dog has done her business before going in.
#7 rhhardin (Link) on 2016-11-14 14:57 (Reply)

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