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Andy B
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|  New Message Posted!2011-03-16 17:53
Loughcrew (if you can get there!)
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=2146412642#comments
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cerrig
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| New Message Posted!2011-03-16 17:09
It looks like the Moonrise on the 18th and Moonset on the 19th will be the closest azimuths to the Equinox Sunrise/set positions. They won't be total full moons, and the 18th moonrise will be in daylight. Not ideal but at least anyone trying for these will miss any crowds. 
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| New Message Posted!2011-03-12 21:19
Any recommended place to enjoy that full moon? 
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Andy B
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| New Message Posted!2011-03-10 18:47
and it's not even 2012 yet, looking forward to all sorts of fun...
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cerrig
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| New Message Posted!2011-03-10 16:36
Another Earth quake in China today.
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davidmorgan
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| New Message Posted!2011-03-09 23:22
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| On 2011-03-09 18:54, cerrig wrote:
How do you tell if it's moon related ,or not? |
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It's down to a bit of simple arithmetic - with factors such as lunar orbit eccentricity (0.026 – 0.077) and mass equating to barycentre (centre of gravity of the earth/moon fulcrum - on average about 1700km below the earth's surface).
Probably of minimal effect, and relating disasters to perigee is a load of codswallop.
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cerrig
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| New Message Posted!2011-03-09 18:54
Earthquake and tsunami reported in Japan today. How do you tell if it's moon related ,or not?
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Runemage
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| New Message Posted!2011-03-09 15:53
Sorry, I've just been talking a load of garbage
You're in the wrong job David, that's a pre-requisite for writing for some newspapers, look at this in theDaily Mail They have paid someone to write this gem,
"The moon's orbit around Earth is not a circle, but an eclipse."
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davidmorgan
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| New Message Posted!2011-03-09 14:44
Cycles within cycles! The full moon coinciding with perigee.
I bet there were some big tides in Jan 1912 - "The closest perigee in the years 1750 through 2125 was 356375 km on 4th January 1912" (Fourmi Lab) - which also coincided with perihelion!
I think there are some figures wrong somewhere here - the Telegraph article says 221,567 miles, yet the above 356,375 km equates to 222,734 miles. This guy says that this perigee will be 356,580 km = 222,862 miles.
Sorry, I've just been talking a load of garbage - I was using 1.6 km per mile - it's really 1.609344 - which probably makes a difference!
[ This message was edited by: davidmorgan on 2011-03-09 14:51 ]
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PeteG
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| New Message Posted!2011-03-09 13:00
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/nightsky/8369718/Moon-to-look-bigger-next-weekend-during-lunar-perigee.html
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