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Supermoon Tonight

ercoerco Posts: 20,256
edited 2014-08-14 08:23 in General Discussion
Supermodels, superconductors, supermoons, it's almost too much. Nonetheless, take a peek outside tonight.

http://news.yahoo.com/superest-supermoon-full-moon-2014-rises-tonight-watch-110635640.html

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  • mindrobotsmindrobots Posts: 6,506
    edited 2014-08-10 19:55
    I'm on the road tonight but when I peeked outside, I didn't see anything unusual.......

    bates_motel.jpg


    Time for a shower then bed..........
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  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2014-08-11 10:41
    Sadly it rained last night in Taiwan. This was July 15th in the Chinese Lunar calendar. The Chinese astrologers consider it a day to best do nothing at all and anything begun of this day will turn out bad.

    Why so? Well it is the full moon of Ghost Month. Everyone was out burning ghost money and giving offerings to departed spirits. My mutt smells the smoke and refuses to go outside for the day.


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Festival
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2014-08-13 22:58
    Talk about a super moon...

    181-pound Opah (AKA moonfish) caught: http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/excursions/post/rare-opah-catch-might-world-record/
  • TtailspinTtailspin Posts: 1,326
    edited 2014-08-14 08:23
    The International Game Fish Association lists as the all-tackle world record a 163-pound opah caught in October 1998 off San Luis Obispo in Central California.
    That is quite a trick, being as San Luis Obispo is five miles inland...
    I remember the Hubbub when they pulled into Port San Luis with that monster.
    Also remember the heavy weather from the [FONT=Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]El Ni
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