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Thanks! Does that moon have a special name? When the Red Sox won, they won under a Blood Moon. I thought that was pretty cool, in a prohetic way, considering Kurt Schilling's bloody ankle.
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The "soltice moon" is the moon that falls closest to the summer soltice but that happens every year. THe solstice moon always crests closest to the horizon. During the full moon the sun and moon are directly opposite each other, since the sun crests highest in the sky during the soltice, the moon will crest lowest in the sky. This means that the moon will look largestest.
It also means that we will not only have the longest day of the year tomorrow, but the night will be quite light as well.
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So that's why I've been seing a giant almost-full moon in the evenings befor the sun has set.
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Technically, the solstice is at 2:46am tomorrow. I'm not sure if that makes today or tomorrow longer.
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Take this with a grain of salt, as I was told this by a waitress at a restaurant that celebrates every full moon, but she called this one the strawberry moon. Haven't the faintest idea why.
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oooh cool! thanks for reminding me! (now I just have to keep remembering to go out until tomorrow... )
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My parents were married on the Winter Solstice. My dad says he planned it that way, so their anniversary would be the longest night of the year! Icky parents, bein' all in love an' stuff. Posts: 1545 | Registered: May 2002
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