Biggest and brightest

[Sonia]

Did anyone see the moon last night? I couldnt because it was cloudy until this morning. But it was the biggest and brightest for 20 years.!

[CELESCOPE]

Same as you Sonia all clouded over here in Essex

Dont ya just find that when theres something to look at ,

Rog

[The Warthog]

We were being threatened with 30cm of snow last night, although we only got about 10. At any rate, the sky was opaque, and my wife and I went off to watch the Bishop of Niagara play Scrooge in a dramatic reading of "A Christmas Carol." The Archdeacon said it was typecasting.

So, how much brighter was it than usual? I usually consult the moon atlas by white light when I am doing lunar observing, as my night vision gets blown away by our sister planet, anyway.

[OXO]

Clouded out here in the Northwest of england which is typical when any occation astro wise surfaces..

James

[Sonia]

Heres an article i found on the BBC news website.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4533670.stm

[spudicus]

It was huge at about Five PM in Reading. Looked wicked

[The Warthog]

18 years? Boing! <slaps head> Isn't that the eclipse cycle? 18.1 years, I think, wherein the moon repeats itself over and over. So, 18 years from now, won't we get another close, big moon?

[Sonia]

18 years? Boing! <slaps head> Isn't that the eclipse cycle? 18.1 years, I think, wherein the moon repeats itself over and over. So, 18 years from now, won't we get another close, big moon?

Theres always one :clouds2:

[The Warthog]

One what? :? I wuz serious, eh? :clouds2: