Its a supermoon tonight, the moon is closer than its ever been for 55 years. It should be bigger and brighter than ever.
Some gardeners are so convinced by the supermoon's importance that they grind up a cow horn, bury it when the moon is full, then dig it up in the spring, dilute it with water and spray the mixture on their crops. It sounds absurd but I was speaking recently to a farmer who cultivates just 300 acres of potatoes in Wiltshire and is surrounded by major industrial farms operating on thousands of acres. Yet this farmer, heavily influenced by lunar theories, says he has not suffered any recent potato blight, unlike all his neighbours.
Quote from: lincsyokel2 on March 19, 2011, 17:44:16
Its a supermoon tonight, the moon is closer than its ever been for 55 years.
It's the closest the moon has been to Earth in 19 years.
True, but it's only a percent or so closer than it was yesterday.
It's been getting closer all this month - but only passed the record recently.
Of course that's not such a good story.
The most dramatic effect is that it maximises the remarkably increased brightness that all full moons show.
Interesting stuff but unfortunately this is one of the very few cases where knowing more makes something less interesting... sorry.
Cheers.