Fellow ADITL shooters. Forwarding this posting from the Rollei list as it
might be of interest to those who will participate in the next ADITL. I'm
tracking the weather here and hope things clear up by then. We've had
nothing but rain/snow mix for several days . . . after months of near
drought! :-(
>Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 22:49:12 -0500
>From: "Stephen J. Dunn" <bicycle55@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>Apparently the winter solstice full moon will result in a much brighter
>light than normal (weather allowing). Any imaginative ideas, short of a
>NASA paid vacation, on how to take advantage of the moonlight? Rollei
>equipped suggestions requested!
>
>
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>>===== Original Message From Willie Williams <williegwilliams@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>=====
>Something to look forward to on December 22, 1999.
>
> This year will be the first full moon to occur on the winter
>solstice, Dec. 22nd, commonly called the first day of winter. Since a full
>moon on the winter solstice occurs in conjunction with a lunar perigee
>(point in the moon's orbit that is closest to Earth), the moon will appear
>about 14% larger than it does at apogee (the point in it's elliptical orbit
>that is farthest from the Earth). Since the Earth is also several million
>miles closer to the sun at this time of the year than in the summer,
>sunlight striking the moon is about 7tronger making it brighter. Also,
>this will be the closest perigee of the Moon of the year since the moon's
>orbit is constantly deforming. If the weather is clear and there is a snow
>cover where you live, it is believed that even car headlights will be
>superfluous.
>
> On December 21st. 1866 the Lakota Sioux took advantage of this
>combination of occurrences and staged a devastating retaliatory ambush on
>soldiers in the Wyoming Territory. ::::::::In laymen's terms it will be a
>super bright full moon, much more than the usual AND it hasn't happened this
>way for 133 years!
>
>Our ancestors 133 years ago saw this. Our descendants 100 or so
>years from now will see this again.
>
> Remember this will happen December 22, 1999.....
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