Supermoon Sunday!!!

[TOM4CWB]

Closer to the earth than it has been in over twenty years, stargazers will see a moon 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent brighter than usual.

So as astrologists get ready for what will be a once-in-a- lifetime phenomenon, we give you everything you need to know about this weekend's supermoon.

What is a supermoon?

The scientific name for a "supermoon" is a perigee moon, perigee meaning “closest point to earth”. It refers to the phenomenon when the moon is in its “full moon” stage, and at its closest point to earth during its yearly orbit. With the moon being closer, it appears far bigger and far brighter. Estimates believe that this Sunday’s supermoon will appear over 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent brighter to stargazers below.


When do they happen?

The supermoon on Sunday will be the second in a trio of supermoons this summer, with one having happened on 12 July and the next one due to appear on 9 September. To have three in such close proximity is very rare and it is not expected that this will happen again until 2034. In general, supermoons occur on average every 13 months.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/supermoon-2014-all-you-need-to-know-about-this-sundays-supermoon-9658849.html

[westernvicki]

Thanks Super Tom!

[charliep]

The moon was a beautiful sight last night sitting on the hill at Galagher Park at the Edmonton Folk Festival. Volunteering at the main security and I could look up the hill above all the people watching the festival and the candles they were holding at this beautiful full moon. Looking forward to Sunday.

[furrowtickler]

I would watch the full moon in early Sept, Jack may be widespread

[TOM4CWB]

SUPERMOON warning: Rare lunar event could trigger 'END OF DAYS' this Sunday

A RARE phenomenon THIS SUNDAY could trigger the end of life as we know it in an explosion of earthquakes, killer plagues and volcanic eruptions.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/497171/Supermoon-triggers-end-of-world-Sunday

The SUPERMOON will light up the sky in a beautiful spectacle on Sunday but may also act as a catalyst to Earth's terrifying and dramatic conclusion, according to ancient legend.

Lunar activity is said to mark the END OF TIME, with some religious groups believing it to be a sign of the JUDGEMENT DAY.

It occurs when the moon’s path of orbit leads it to sweep dangerously close to Earth causing tides to rise and the crust of the planet to shift.

The Bible gives terrifying warnings of impending doom signalled by rare and foreboding cycles of the moon.

Joel 2:10 states: “Before them the earth quakes, the heavens tremble, the sun and the moon grow dark and the stars lose their brightness.”

In Acts 2:20 it is written: “‘The sun will be turned into darkness and the moon into blood before the great and glorious day of the Lord shall come.”

Revelation 6:12 warns: “I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood.”

Supermoons have been proven to cause sea levels to rise as the gravitational pull of the Earth’s closest neighbour increases as it gets closer.

Such events have been linked to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and devastating tidal waves including the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004.

A catastrophic earthquake ripped open the ground beneath Indonesia before a supermoon, officially called a perigee moon, appeared on January 10, 2005. It was followed by a devastating tsunami.

This weekend’s super moon will also coincide with the arrival of Storm Bertha currently hurtling across the Atlantic and due to rip into Britain on Sunday morning.

The ex-tropical storm threatens to unleash 70mph gales and torrential downpours dumping more than half a month’s worth of rain in a few hours.

Fierce winds during already high spring tides will whip up colossal sea waves capable of tumbling over sea defences.

When the moon reaches its closest approach to earth at around 6pm on Sunday it will be just 221,765 miles away and will appear 16 per cent larger and 30 per cent brighter than usual.

Astronomers are expected to be lapping up the event which will see the moon travel 863 miles closer to the earth than normal.

Tom Kerss, astronomer at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, explained there have been three supermoons so far this year, two in January and one in July.

If ancient prophecies don’t come true and the world doesn’t end on Sunday, there will be another next month, he added.

He said: “A supermoon occurs during the moon’s elliptical path when it is at it’s closest to Earth.

"With a telescope it will appear bigger and brighter than a normal full moon and there will be a bit more moonlight.

"It will be a very beautiful event and an excellent opportunity to photograph the full moon or a beautiful moonlight scene.

“We shouldn’t be too worried about legends and the end of the world, there may be an effect on the high tide although the storm this weekend will probably have more of an impact.”

I think these guys are trying way too hard to sell newspapers!

Grin

[bucket]

Hey since you brought religion into it,
do you think it will stop the catholic priests from being pedophiles and stop the church from stealing from poor people all over the globe to build lavish mansions?

Didn't think so.

[TOM4CWB]

Bucket,

Has human nature changed since the religious elite crucified Jesus for bringing the same type of issues to their attention?

Didn't think so.

[bucket]

Well then, it must be ok.

Don't think so.

[rockpile]

Back to back hailstorms, tornadoes, earthquake N.E. of Rocky - you might be onto something with this super moon theory Tom, lol! I predict a killing frost before Sept 1. A lot of plants and trees seem to be preparing for an early fall. I've seen birds that don't usually show up until late September.

[grassfarmer]

The earthquake NE of Rocky was the 3rd in a month - can you say fracking anyone?

[sumdumguy]

Our psychic "friend" predicts market crash before end of Sept. Due to moon. Can you believe?!

Says every market crash preceeded by monster moon.

[Braveheart]

That's it! I'm loading more ammo!

Think I'll wrap the combine in mossy oak camo. If the end doesn't come, maybe I can combine the neighbours crop without him seeing. It's always better. He won't miss a little)

[sumdumguy]

Believers are shorting the markets. What about commodities?

[SASKFARMER3]

Have camera ready for shot over lake coming up! Clouds go away!

[Braveheart]

Wow! The Super Moon is an awesome sight.

Hope every apocalypse starts this beautiful.