zilspeed
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| posted on 31/12/09 at 07:24 PM |
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Lunar Eclipse
Right now, central Scotland.
Very clear night too.
Not full eclipse, but still cool.
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907
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| posted on 31/12/09 at 08:03 PM |
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Tonight is a full moon, the second full moon this month.
I think that it is known as a blue moon, hence the saying "once in a blue moon" as it doesn't happen very often.
Another useless bit of twaddle I've come up with. 
Happy New Year
Paul G
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 31/12/09 at 08:08 PM |
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I thought blue moon had something to do with the new moon..
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02GF74
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| posted on 31/12/09 at 08:12 PM |
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without googling, blue moon is when you get 2 full moons in a calendar moth.
lunar cyle is 28 days, month can be 28 to 31 days so doing the sums, I think this can happen 2 or 3 times a year.
googling will be more precise.
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coozer
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| posted on 31/12/09 at 08:16 PM |
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Yep, lunar eclipse indeed, looked out the door and nice full moon, stars etc.... 30 minutes later looked out the door, no moon, no stars just white
things falling down, actually hard white things coming straight down and bouncing off the ground
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1980 Z750
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907
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| posted on 31/12/09 at 08:40 PM |
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google says... next one, Aug 2012 
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stevec
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| posted on 1/1/10 at 01:10 AM |
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I thought a blue moon was when a certain supplier sent stuff on time.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 1/1/10 at 01:14 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stevec
I thought a blue moon was when a certain supplier sent stuff on time.
Ooh you bitch!
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iank
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| posted on 1/1/10 at 01:15 AM |
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quote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_moon
A blue moon is a Full Moon that is not timed to the regular monthly pattern. Most years have twelve full moons which occur approximately monthly, but
in addition to those twelve full lunar cycles, each solar calendar year contains an excess of roughly eleven days compared to the lunar year. The
extra days accumulate, so that every two or three years (7 times in the 19-year Metonic cycle), there is an extra full moon. The extra moon is called
a "blue moon." Different definitions place the "extra" moon at different times.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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stevegough
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| posted on 1/1/10 at 08:31 AM |
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I thought a 'blue moon' was when you showed someone your bare botty on a very cold night 
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blakep82
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| posted on 1/1/10 at 02:32 PM |
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i noticed that! it was a full moon this morning, but last night it had a huge chunk missing out of it
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