"BAD MOON RISING" wolf-moon next weekend

[Jeffersons Ghost]

Andrew Fazekas

for National Geographic News

Published January 29, 2010

The biggest full moon of 2010 will rise in the east Friday night, and it'll appear with a bright sidekick: Mars will cozy up just to the left of the supersize moon.

January's full moon is also called the wolf moon, according to Native American tradition associating this month's full moon with wolves howling in the cold midwinter. (Take a moon myths and mysteries quiz.)

The 2010 wolf moon will appear 30 percent brighter and 14 percent larger than any other full moon this year, because our cosmic neighbor will actually be closer to Earth than usual.

The moon will be at its closest perigee—the nearest it gets to our planet during its egg-shaped orbit—for 2010 at 4:04 a.m. ET Saturday, reaching a distance of 221,577 miles (356,593 kilometers) from Earth.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/01/100129-biggest-full-moon-2010-mars/

[Brickbat]

1. Um...that was actually two days ago.

[timeforpeace]

2. Next weekend? Nope, you missed it, it was this weekend.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

3. damn... national graphic should update their site more often

[timeforpeace]

6. It was noticeably brighter than regular full moons.

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. It has come and gone.....

......and it was a beauty

[Delphinus]

7. Yes,

yes it was.

[Electric Monk]

5. calendar fail

[panader0]

8. Full moons make me horny

[liberal N proud]

9. The moon was be at its closest

Friday 1/29/2010

[pleah]

10. I didn't get to see it because it was overcast. :( n/t

[we can do it]

11. What Day Is It ? What Time Is IT?

[proud2BlibKansan]

12. LOL why are folks reccing this?

[Blue_In_AK]

13. The moon here has been spectacular,

especially two nights ago when the sky was very, very clear. Of course, we have snow cover, and with the bright moon, it was almost like daylight outside -- a weird, neon-blue daylight, but still light enough to read by. It's so beautiful it almost makes your heart stop. :)

[elleng]

15. Love to read about your life 'there,' Blue!

[Libertas1776]

14. Hey

I love Creedence Clearwater Revival.

[Peace Patriot]

16. It woke me up, twice. I have a window in the moon's path.

I'm a deep sleeper. Very unusual for the moon (or anything) to wake me up. I didn't know it was the "wolf moon." Just thought maybe, no clouds that night. Often have clouds in that direction. Or something. It was very, VERY bright. I woke up thinking, it's morning. It wasn't.