The moon

The moon watches me through the window at night.

I don't trust it.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7489457.stm

while walking with a friend in the hills behind Barcelona i witnessed earthshine. never seen it before and was unaware of the phenomenon. for a second or two i thought it was some apocalyptic event where humanity was about to pay for it's sins but it's just light reflecting off the earth and illuminating the moon.

has anyone ever seen this in the U.K?

I saw the cresent you saw the whole of the moon.

To reach too high too far too soon

Came like a comet blazing your trail

A Waterboys fan eh?

nice fwockin moon thread.

anyone ever been on it from here?

It kept me happy on the Dunwich Dynamo.

'Vanilla rapist'

I'm a big fan of the 94% waning gibbous moon.

Nothing like a good ice halo around the moon on a frosty winters night!

The first 20 or so comments on this were absolutely brilliant....

" I'm a big fan of the 94% waning gibbous moon. "

hey what a coincidence.... me too

we should hook up for a beer sometime

The first 20 or so comments on this were absolutely brilliant....

i was drunk.

just re-read them.

i think i got away with it.

being drunk on the internet is a little risky.

i was looking for the moon last night. but i could not see it.

hopefully tonight.

nice fwockin moon thread.

anyone ever been on it from here?

lol.

Gibbous is my new favourite word.

i was drunk.

Really? :p

It was still brilliant...

I went to the Moon looking for cheese.

I was disappointed.

yeah phil, sano was right this thread is kind of lovely. wools made a nice point about the TNRC too. but really, the moon is one of those things that works best alone.

why can we see the moon in the daytime on really cold, clear days?

Due to the earths poition on its axis.

i want to go on a ride in the direction of the moon, for as long as i can manage before i have to return home.

Due to the earths poition on its axis.

aye, but why do we see it on some clear days and not others and is it the moon itself or a reflection?