Harvest Full Moon tonite

[Shine]

Go outside and howl tonite!!

Did any of you see it last night?

Spectacular.....

[sarge43]

1. Yes it was. n/t

[tigereye]

2. no, but I could tell it was full

from the way people were acting and driving!

I love harvest moons, though.


Hey lady!

[Shine]

3. The moon looked like it was on steroids last night, seriously.

It was humungous. I mean, HUGH, really!! :D

:hug: :hi:

[Katina]

4. Shine on Harvest Moon......

http://www.341stbombgroup.org/music/shine_on_harvest_moon.htm
THE NIGHT WAS MIGHTY DARK SO YOU COULD HARDLY SEE,
FOR THE MOON REFUSED TO SHINE.
COUPLE SITTING UNDERNEATH A WILLOW TREE,
FOR LOVE THEY DID PINE,
LITTLE MAID WAS KINDA 'FRAID OF DARKNESS
SO SHE SAID, "I GUESS I'LL GO."
BOY BEGAN TO SIGH, LOOKED UP AT THE SKY,
TOLD THE MOON HIS LITTLE TALE OF WOE:

"OH, SHINE ON, SHINE ON HARVEST MOON UP IN THE SKY.
I AIN'T HAD NO LOVIN' SINCE JANUARY, FEBRUARY, JUNE OR JULY
SNOWTIME AIN'T NO TIME TO STAY OUTDOORS AND SPOON,
SO SHINE ON, SHINE ON HARVEST MOON - FOR ME AND MY GAL !"

I CAN'T SEE WHY A BOY SHOULD SIGH,
WHEN BY HIS SIDE IS THE GIRL HE LOVES SO TRUE,
ALL HE HAS TO SAY IS:
"WON'T YOU BE MY BRIDE,
FOR I LOVE YOU,
WHY SHOULD I BE TELLING YOU THIS SECRET,
WHEN I KNOW THAT YOU CAN GUESS?,"
HARVEST MOON WILL SMILE,
SHINE ON ALL THE WHILE,
IF THE LITTLE GIRL SHOULD ANSWER "YES."

"OH, SHINE ON, SHINE ON HARVEST MOON UP IN THE SKY.
I AIN'T HAD NO LOVIN' SINCE JANUARY, FEBRUARY, JUNE OR JULY
SNOWTIME AIN'T NO TIME TO STAY OUTDOORS AND SPOON
SO SHINE ON, SHINE ON HARVEST MOON - FOR ME AND MY GAL !"

[Shine]

12. I love it!!!

Thanks, Katina!! :hug: :hi:

[unsavedtrash]

5. I'm going to take the top off the car and take my honey for a drive

under the stars

[Shine]

13. Yeah, baby!!

have fun...:evilgrin:

[azmouse]

6. Should be a nice night to sit out on the patio

and enjoy a beautiful fall night!
Especially now that the weather is finally cooling off here on the desert.

[Shine]

14. Yup, autumn has arrived, in all it's glory

the heater has started coming on automatically and we're all stocked up on wood for the winter...:thumbsup:

Enjoy tonite, azmouse! Good to see you! :hi:

[flamingyouth]

7. It was very bright!

We have skylights just outside our bedroom and it was like having a spotlight on outside. :D

[Shine]

15. "like a spotlight"....yup, ya got that one right!

It was very very bright. Looking forward to tonite. There shouldn't be any clouds where we are, so it'll be gorgeous.

Enjoy, flamingyouth! :hug: Good to see you! :hi:

[texanwitch]

8. The name of tonight's moon is the Hunter's or Blood Moon.

The Harvest Moon is in September.

Last night's moon was beautiful, set outside and enjoyed looking at it from my backdeck.:hi: :)

[Shine]

16. The moon is beautiful in all Her manifestations....

:hug: :hi: Enjoy, texanwitch! Blessed be....

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. My dear Shine!

I did see it last evening, just as it was coming up!

Amazing and glorious!

DHLawrence wrote a poem about the full moon rising.......

But I can't find my book that it's in! :cry:

Good to see you today!

And........I'll see you in a week!

:bounce: :bounce:

[Shine]

17. Good to see you, too, Peggy!

I'm so excited about next weekend! We'll have some fun....

:hug: :bounce: :hi:

[johnnie]

10. And I hear 12% larger than normal

I will have to check it out.

[Shine]

18. LOL!! Not 10%, but 12% bigger, eh?? Wow, that's pretty specific.

All I can say is, it definitely seemed big last night. The moon was on steroids...

:hi:

[Bill McBlueState]

29. please do check that out!

Seriously, I'd like to know what's going on to make the moon 12% larger than normal. :hi:

[johnnie]

30. I'll be checkin it

Tonight's Full Moon 12 Percent Bigger

"Tonight's full Moon will be almost 12 percent bigger than some of the full Moons this year, according to
NASA, setting up a fine viewing opportunity when it rises in the evening.


The reason: The Moon is near perigee, the point on its slightly out-of-round orbit that is closest to Earth.

This Moon is called the Harvest Moon, owing to its timing of being nearest the autumnal equinox. Farmers in the past relied on it to harvest all night. The Harvest Moon is not always closer and bigger than normal.

The Moon will rise around 6 p.m. local time (compute exact time for your location). It will be officially "full" at 11:13 p.m. ET, though the Moon is never really full.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20061006/sc_space/tonightsfullmoon12percentbigger

[Bill McBlueState]

33. huh, that's cool

I figured it had to do with the moon being at perigee, but I didn't realize that the moon is a whole 12% closer at perigee than at apogee. It certainly did seem brighter last night!

[madinmaryland]

11. Its been raining since sunset last evening.

Not supposed to clear off until sunday.

:-(

[Shine]

20. Oh, sorry about that.

well, know that it's shining somewhere...just like the sun. :hug:

Maybe it'll clear up before Sunday. :hi:

[xchrom]

19. it was gorgeous last night!

it really is a magical moon.

[Shine]

22. Indeed, it is, xchrom

Enjoy and do something magical tonite! :hi:

[xchrom]

26. yeah -- i really love the moon.

magic is afoot!

[idgiehkt]

21. yes, it knocked my socks off.

about 3:00 a.m. in the morning or so. 'Sposed to get really cold this weekend...I hope so, I love the cold weather.

[Shine]

24. Enjoy!!

johnnie, upthread, said it's a whole 12% bigger this month. Hmmm.... :D

:hi:

[Haole Girl]

23. Go outside and howl?

If my day keeps going, as it has so far, I might have to howl before I go outside! It's been crazy today!!

:rofl:

[Shine]

25. LOL!!

Yup, the crazies come out of the woodwork on full moon days, huh? Myself, included. :D

Everybody gets a little nuts...

Have fun, roll with it, babe. :hug: :hi: and definitely HOWL if you need to.

Tell 'em Shine sez it's OK. Mandatory, even. :thumbsup:

[sakabatou]

27. Missed it

[Shine]

28. Wow, can't miss THAT!! Great pix!!

Go out tonite and check out the real thing. :hi:

[sarge43]

31. Check it out now.

:wow:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

32. It's rainy and dreary here tonight...

Still, it's nice to know it's up there! :hug:

Shine on!

[qnr]

34. Yeah, it was wonderful. We threw a few photos up last night

:hi: