Another full Moon falls upon the Weekend:
HARVEST MOON: This weekend's full Moon has a special name--the Harvest Moon. It's the full moon closest to the northern autumnal equinox (Sept. 22). In years past, farmers depended on the light of the Harvest Moon to gather ripening crops late into the night. Now we appreciate it mainly for its beauty. Go outside this weekend and enjoy the moonlight.I thought the September Moon was "The Harvest Moon" and this one "The Hunters Moon" confusing?
SOLAR MINIMUM RETURNS: Two sunspots, which appeared on the autumnal equinox to break several months of extreme solar quiet, have faded away, leaving the sun blank once again. The deepest solar minimum in nearly a hundred years appears poised to continue. NASA spacecraft are now reporting a surge in cosmic rays around Earth caused, somewhat ironically, by this low solar activity. The full story may be found at http://spaceweather.com .
Its the full Moon closest to the Aumnal Equinox-I should have remembered
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Good Clear Skies
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Astrocomet
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Colin James Watling
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Lat' 52.418056N Long' 1.719722E (Chimney Pot)
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Elev: 38ft/11.5824 Meters above sea level
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Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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Web: http://lyra.freewebsites.com/
Good Clear Skies
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Astrocomet
--
Colin James Watling
--
Lat' 52.418056N Long' 1.719722E (Chimney Pot)
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Elev: 38ft/11.5824 Meters above sea level
--
Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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Web: http://lyra.freewebsites.com/
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