The Moon 30,000 miles nearer to us Today!

[pablothesailor]

The Moon is 30,000 miles closer to us today for the 1st time since 1992, I am looking at it in clear Skies of the coast of Southern Spain, what a sight, it is perhaps 3 times as bright as normal and it seems a little larger! If you are sailing over night you are in for a real treat!

[sabray]

14% brighter still a great site

[anjou]

So it seems Im not the only one who is seduced by the moon. I feel its magentic attraction and the more I think about it, the more intrigued I become

[S/V Alchemy]

This explains my gas. High tide!

[scook1]

I have always been a big fan of the moon. Something nostalgic from my teenage years. Must be the craters...
Spencer

[Pete7]

Just been outside to have a look, yep its really big and bright, nearly full moon.

Pete

[NDH]

Originally Posted by Pete7

Just been outside to have a look, yep its really big and bright, nearly full moon.

Pete

It is a full moon here in Hampshire..................................

[mrm]

I remember being teen, spending a night on a boat on a lake, watching moon rising above trees and listening to Moonlight Shadow, which was then hitting the charts. Magic moments...

Tried to get some pictures of tonight's moon, but it is Obscured By Clouds.

[pablothesailor]

Originally Posted by NDH

It is a full moon here in Hampshire..................................

I remember having a pint with Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran at Gosport Yacht club back in the 80s, he was due to compete in the round the world Yacht race...cant remember his boat...¨Drum¨? Anyway, dont think we could see the moon when we left....

[Unicorn Dreams]

Maybe that's why my hair seems to be growing extra long and fast today...

[markpierce]

In the long run, the moon has been getting farther away from Earth. It had been much closer, and eventually the moon will leave its orbit of the Earth.

[David_Old_Jersey]

Originally Posted by markpierce

In the long run, the moon has been getting farther away from Earth. It had been much closer, and eventually the moon will leave its orbit of the Earth.

Global Warming?

[Therapy]

Originally Posted by David_Old_Jersey

Global Warming?

No, it is the smell.

[S/V Alchemy]

Went out and saw it with the wife and kid tonight. It could have been the low angle, but it did look impressively largish. It's currently making the raccoons in the backyard squint.

[boatman61]

Naah.... nothing special...
best I've ever seen the moon was at moonrise anchored in Taylors Creek NC.....
it was massive and blood red... awesome... a stuck in my head for life memory...