Catmoon

Catmoon: Animated Sky With Dark Cat

If We Had No Moon

Without the moon, humans wouldn't exist.  Life, if it had started at all, would be the earliest stages of evolution.

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Was Japan's Events Linked to Super Moon?

Tonight, March 19th, 2011, there will be what is called a Super Moon. Some even will say that we haven't had one for 18 to 19 years ago. Some fret that this Super Moon will bring even more earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and other disasters to follow. People everywhere will keep their eyes open the rest of this week, looking to see if any more catastrophic happenings are to follow this astronomical event.

The term "Super Moon" refers to the unusually large new (or full) moon that us earthlings see when the moon travels almost as close as it can to Earth. An "extreme Super Moon" occurs when the moon reaches its absolute closest point. On March 19, the moon will be only 221,556 miles away — the first extreme Super Moon in nearly 20 years. So is this something we really should be worried about?


The super charged question is: Should we be concerned?


Some astrologers (not astronomers) believe that this  "moonageddon" has already started.  Already, folks are linking Japan's disaster with it.  Astrologists point to history to validate their predictions. Both the New England hurricane of 1938 and the Australian Hunter Valley floods of 1955 happened during Super Moons, they say. The last Super Moon came in 2005, at around the same time as Hurricane Katrina and the Indonesian tsunami.


Is there anything backing up these theories?


Absolutely none, says Pete Wheeler of the International Center for Radio Astronomy. All that will happen next week is that the Earth will experience a "lower than usual low tide and a higher than usual high tide." A Super Moon, he concludes, is "nothing to get excited about."


Many scientist feel, including astronomer David Reneke, that you can link any almost any natural disaster or event to anything in the night sky." In the past, he adds, people thought the sun would be pulled apart when the planets aligned. "It didn't happen." And the catastrophic events cited by excitable astrologers didn't even happen that close to Super Moons, points out John Metcalfe at TBD. The Hunter river flooded in February 1955, "two whole months before and after bookending Super Moons."  


Info here was gathered from:http://theweek.com/article/index/212899/could-a-super-moon-cause-climate-chaos

 

An Artwork That I've Been Working On

Here is a piece of art that I was working on.  If you would like to buy this, just leave a comment.

Glow Lady

Here is a poem one of my friends on Facebook had posted that caught my eye. Thanks Tasha for sharing!

Glow lady
Outshine the moon
Your radiance lends warmth
To the sun, at high noon
You are beautiful-
...Like a portrait, framed in gold
In comparison to you
Even fire seems cold.

Full Moon

Full Moon
Originally uploaded by Jeniee

The full moon always has a certain alure to it that mankind has been drawn to over the ages. I suppose that is why we have so many poems, songs, and even religons that surround the moon and its phases.

Here's what the photographer commentd on her photo,

"I was so inspired by the abundance of moon shots over the past couple of days. Last night was the first night I was actually able to see the moon due to late nights at work. On my way home the moon looked incredible! It was so brightly lit and the clouds were lit up like fire. Unfortunately by the time I got home (I only had my 50mm with me) it had passed, but I'm still satisfied with the result that I did get. I really didn't do too many adjustments to the photo because it kept looking a bit funky."

Reaching for the Moon

Reaching for the Moon
Originally uploaded by _davidh_

I liked this picture, though maybe it should be the Dog Jumped Over The Moon! Nicely done!