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Title: 2 supermoons this month..
Post by: mumofstig on December 31, 2017, 22:37
Wolf Moon tomorrow night and a Blue Moon on 31st January

Wolf Moon - The largest supermoon of 2018 will light up the sky on New Year's Day (http://www.countryliving.co.uk/wildlife/countryside/news/a3111/supermoon-2018-wolf-moon-new-years-day/)
Title: Re: 2 supermoons this month..
Post by: sunshineband on December 31, 2017, 23:44
Hope for a clear night again tomorrow then... as bright as day out there right now  :D :D
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Post by: theothermarg on January 01, 2018, 09:33
Did notice how light it was when walking home from DD about 1 this morning, our street lights go out in the early hours and sometime it really is pitch black.
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Post by: Aidy on January 01, 2018, 15:02
not much chance tonight with storm Dylan around, A Hard Rain's a Gonna Fall  :lol: and if I did manage to get I will be Blowing In The Wind

I will grab me coat  :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post by: sunshineband on January 01, 2018, 18:57
And here is the first of them!
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Post by: theothermarg on January 01, 2018, 19:02
the moon is big and bright tonight unfortunately the street light is brighter.
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Post by: mumofstig on January 01, 2018, 20:44
Yes, it's lovely and bright out there  :)
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Post by: jaydig on January 02, 2018, 10:38
Hubby will be cleaning the car on January 31st, then, because he only does it once in a blue moon.
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Post by: snowdrops on January 02, 2018, 16:13
Well it wa# raining ver6 heavily yesterday evening so I didn’t look out,but I woke in the night & it was so bright I guessed the clouds had cleared but I was too tired to get up & look out. Hubby said there was a lovely sky when he brought me a cup of tea at 7.30 but I was still tired so I turned over until 9.30 & by then it was cloudy & raining again 😢
Title: Re: 2 supermoons this month..
Post by: azubah on January 02, 2018, 19:44
I have just read that the blue moon will be totally eclipsed.
https://www.space.com/39241-first-blue-moon-total-eclipse-150-years.html
Title: Re: 2 supermoons this month..
Post by: Pescador on January 02, 2018, 20:02
You'll still be able to see it, Azubah, depending on cloud cover!
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Post by: mumofstig on January 02, 2018, 20:31
My understanding is that here in the UK we won't see the lunar eclipse - because it takes place during our daylight hours  :unsure:
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Post by: azubah on January 03, 2018, 08:21
I think that is correct, mum.
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Post by: Pescador on January 03, 2018, 18:03
Found a way to see it!!
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Post by: mumofstig on January 30, 2018, 20:45
Don't forget to look tomorrow  :D
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Post by: sunshineband on January 31, 2018, 09:37
Forecast is grey and dismal so probably won't get much of a view... and no tortillas here either, Pescador!
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Post by: mumofstig on January 31, 2018, 19:55
It has just risen above the houses and it is big and bright - you can see the 'face' on it  :nowink:
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Post by: Aunt Sally on January 31, 2018, 21:47
The sky was very clear and I managed to get a reasonable picture.
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Post by: sunshineband on January 31, 2018, 23:09
It still looks beautiful, although the clouds are scudding over it a bit now. Lit up the journey home rather well  :D
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Post by: snowdrops on February 01, 2018, 20:57
It was lovely & bright here last night & tonight, but I didn’t think it looked that much bigger than usual 🙁