Super Moon tomorrow night

[malaise]

Beware of all super mad lunatics like Palin, Bachmann, Freepers, Teabaggers, ReTHUGS :evilgrin:

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/16mar_supermoon/

[Fridays Child]

1. Here's a moonrise calculator to go with your post.

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/moonrise.html

[malaise]

2. Very nice

Thanks

[pintobean]

3. I guess participation is mandatory.

Well, ok. This one's for Beck.

[malaise]

12. Hehehehehehe

:rofl:

[denem]

4. Super mad lunatics. Is there a discussion forum for them?

[malaise]

6. No just the RNC Convention

:evilgrin:

[Call Me Wesley]

5. NASA made preparations and launched this earlier:

[petronius]

16. What is it, a giant moon-grabbing litter-picker-upper?

:shrug:

[Call Me Wesley]

17. I don't know.

NASA is very secretive about it. ;)

[yawnmaster]

23. didn't I see this on shopErotica? eom

[CommonSensePLZ]

7. This is interesting

The gravitational pull between the Sun and the Moon on the Earth will really be something. If nothing else the tides should be higher than usual. :shrug:

[Godhumor]

8. By a measure of centimeters

So yeah, slightly higher than normal.

[malaise]

11. You may need to send that

to Bill O'Lunatic. :D

[mopinko]

9. it is also the month of the worm moon.

according to native american tradition. or so i am told by my local proponents of worm composting. seriously.

[malaise]

10. Give us some more info on this

please - never heard of worm moon

[pokerfan]

14. more names

Positional name: Late Winter
Associated Month: March
English names: Lenten Moon
Algonquian names: Worm Moon
Other names used: Crow Moon, Crust Moon, Sugar Moon, Sap Moon, Chaste Moon, Death Moon
Hindu names: basanta (spring) purnima, dol purnima (holi)
Sinhala (Buddhist) names:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_moon#Full_moon_names

[mopinko]

20. it is because the ground is warming up so

the earthworms start to come out.

i never heard of it before, but i am on a mailing list for some worm nuts. i got my worm composting set up from them. it's kinda fun to do.

[pokerfan]

13. He's the hairy handed gent, who ran amok in Kent

Lately he's been overheard in Mayfair.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNqTtK2laUs#t=1m38s

[NYC Liberal]

15. The moon is coming to get us because we bombed it!

:scared: :scared: :scared:

[Call Me Wesley]

18. That's what I'm trying to say for days here.

Nobody listens. :cry:

[Robb]

19. I mostly watch for the commercials. (nt)

[TheCowsCameHome]

21. What goes well with green cheese?

[Rex]

22. SOMEONEZ ALERT THE PRESSES!!!

BILL MUST BE INFORMED OF THE MOON ENEMY AND HIS CONNIVING SIDEKICK, THE OCEAN(s)! SOMEONE GET HIM A TELEPROMPTER...STAT!!!!