The Supermoon phenomenon.

[3mmanu3lrc]

This has been a common phenomenon occurring over the years, we've been affected for this, which make happen the consecuences that will be mentioned in the quotation bellow.

As it says in the article, There're the FACTS, you deside what to believe.

• Some Internet conspiracy theorists believe that on March 19, 2011, when the moon will be closer to Earth than at any time since 1992 ( just 221,567 miles away ) its gravitational pull will bring chaos to Earth weather and much more.
  
• A lunar perigee occurs once a month. This is when the moon and the Earth are at their closest point during the moon’s elliptical orbit.
  
• It is a fact that the moons gravitational pull does have an effect on Earth’s ocean at various times in the orbital cycle. A Full Moon can cause tides to change in their ebb and flow.
  
• The moon’s gravitational pull can also result in what some scientists call “land tides”.
  
• “Land tides” occur in subduction zones, which are locations where one tectonic plate slides under another tectonic plate. The Pacific Northwest area of Earth is a place of great caution concerning this issue.
  
• Many scientific reports and journals report that increased volcanic and seismic activity is only increased by 1-2% during full moon or new moon.
  
• Alarmists articles are circulating across the Internet believe on March 19th, increased earthquake and volcano eruptions will occur because of this lunar phenomenon.
  
• Most astronomers have dismissed the claims as rubbish and exaggerated.
  
• The moon will appear larger on the 19th during the “lunar perigee”. This WILL be the closest to Earth the Moon has been in 19 years, (we didn’t die or see the end of the world 19 years ago).
  
• Dave Douglas (a bass fishing guide, teacher, and conservationist) writes “the full moon
  and lunar perigee will play a key role in producing a very good catch rate during the clear nights forecasted over the next four days”.
  
• There have been ‘Supermoons” in 1955, 1974, 1992 and 2005. Those years did have some extreme weather, but were they due to the moon?
  NASA scientists say the “Supermoon” is maybe only 1 percent closer to Earth than usual.

Source: scienceray.com

Full Moon Calendar

 

[Luigitoilet]

 

[Life]

We have to last until December 2012 remember?

More seriously, meh^9001. I'm no astronomer, but with what I know from physics I can't see a way this is going to affect anything that much.

Anyway, happy day-before-supermoon.

 

[t3h Icy]

That's not how gravity and orbits work.

DUM DEE DUM

 

[Strife]

I did notice that the moon looked pretty big today.

 

[3mmanu3lrc]

@Luigitoilet lol

Anyway: @InferiorityComplex also lol

More seriously, maybe is not going to affect that much, but you have to take under consideration that the previous effects has been seen with this phenomenon before, and this time it's gonna be the closest it has been in 19 years.

Moreover: @t3h_Icy It is a fact that the closer the moon is to the earth, the wilder the tide gets.
I'm not so sure about the other stuffs, but I do know about the effect reflected on the sea

 

[Jonkku]

But like, the moon was almost half the size of my clenched fist for a few nights sometime around autumn last year.

Are they really saying it will be even larger today? Because it was ridiculously huge.

 

[3mmanu3lrc]

Yes, that's what they say.

 

[Life]

inb4 "that's no moon"

 

[Mic_128]

Dunno if we got the best of it over in Australia, it didn't seem any bigger but DAMN was that sucker bright.

 

[Luigitoilet]

That was lame.

 

[Grandeza]

I noticed no difference.

 

[Deleted member]

A Full Moon can cause tides to change in their ebb and flow.

wth does the moon being full have to do with anything? that's just the angle the moon sun and earth make.

 

[SharkAttack]

I didn't notice much of a difference. I wondered if I had missed it last Saturday night. Oh well, I always miss every space phenomenom that is mentioned. The closest thing I see is Orion the Hunter, but who hasn't seen that before.

 

[TuxingtonIII]

I guess I was a couple days late, but the moon looked completely normal sized on Monday.

Twas lame

 

[Chronodiver Lokii]

Anti-climactic, imo.

The moon was really pretty though earlier in the evening. Crazy giant harvest moon. Pretty cool.

 

[Pikaville]

Harvest moons always look cool.

Like some impending doom is about to take place.

 

[3mmanu3lrc]

wth does the moon being full have to do with anything? that's just the angle the moon sun and earth make.

What's a full moon?
Some of the things it causes.

Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun and the rotation of the Earth.

Source: wikipedia

Some lolfull crazy topic. xD