The moon is very bright tonight.

[Salsaboy]

Explain.

[maxxi]

It's a new solar-powered moon. Saves pounds.

[????]

Where wolfs? Oh yes, I see

[woodrot]

The mayans predicted the end of the world this December according to man in the Gowlett wisdom innit.

[Townleygreen]

. :-)

[ianr]

Even lunatics pay their leccy bills.

[Burbage]

Salsaboy Wrote:

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> Explain.

1) It's a full Moon

2) There are gaps in the clouds

3) The air is relatively clean (the rain's knocked all the dust into the gutters)

There are two other possible reasons. The first, that the Moon's got nearer, doesn't count today. For today the folk on the Moon are celebrating Apogee Day, which they do whenever they stop moving away from the Earth. They're now about 30,000 miles further away Earth than they were a fortnight ago (30,000 miles per fortnight is about 90mph). Which means, on the whole, the Moon is a bit less bright than average, all else considered.

The second possible reason is that all the lights are dimmer. Recent reports of flickering lights in the area suggest a degree of Electrical Tampering, and it may be that we've had the voltage dropped in a last-ditch attempt to meet some carbon reduction target. I been suspicious of something of the sort recently, as my toaster's got annoyingly slow, though that might be as much to do with the bread being colder-than-average, what with the weather.

Incidentally, the shiny thing a little to the left of the Moon this evening was Jupiter, at probably the brightest we're likely to see it.

[KalamityKel]

That was night three of glorious moonshine - my tan is certainly shaping up nicely!

[Salsaboy]

I wondered what the shiny thing next to the moon was. Just thought it was a very bright star.

[Annette Curtain]

Where can I see this "moon" thing

Sounds great !

[Salsaboy]

Look up m'dear, look up. But wait till it gets dark.

[edcam]

Salsaboy Wrote:

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> I wondered what the shiny thing next to the moon

> was. Just thought it was a very bright star.

Apparently Jupiter.

[Salsaboy]

Like wot Burbage said.

[maxxi]

So that's the Moon by Jupiter!

[ianr]

By Jove, you're right.

[Annette Curtain]

Salsaboy Wrote:

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> Look up m'dear, look up. But wait till it gets

> dark.

I'm looking up, but it's all ceiling.

Do I have to go outside, into the cold ?

[Burbage]

Here's a picture of the event what the Manchester Evening News called a "celestial spectacle". Jupiter is the one on the right.

 

[Loz]

Burbage Wrote:

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> Jupiter is the one on the right.

That made me laugh out loud. :)

[KidKruger]

Saw this low low yellow moon reflected in the sea when sailing off the Isle of Wight last night, looked fantastic, wish I'd had a camera to catch the moon and it's reflection - was amazing.

[Salsaboy]

No shit Sherlock!

Burbage Wrote:

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> Jupiter is the one on the right.

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