Super full moon this Saturday super, article, trouble, always

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Saturday's full moon will be a super quot;perigee moonquot; -- the biggest in almost 20 years. This celestial event is far rarer than the famed blue moon, which happens once about every two-and-a-half years.

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Get the cameras and telescopes ready.  Should be great for pics!

Hey guys, anyone live in ca heard the story about this? I saw many article about the super full moon always cost trouble, this time the ppl said hmthat on that day the biggest earthquake over 9.0 , I am worry about my statues now if is happen....


Originally Posted by jye318Hey guys, anyone live in ca heard the story about this? I saw many article about the super full moon always cost trouble, this time the ppl said hmthat on that day the biggest earthquake over 9.0 , I am worry about my statues now if is happen....If there's a 9.0 earthquake the last thing I would worry about is statues.


Originally Posted by jye318Hey guys, anyone live in ca heard the story about this? I saw many article about the super full moon always cost trouble, this time the ppl said hmthat on that day the biggest earthquake over 9.0 , I am worry about my statues now if is happen....

Pure myth...

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Scientists Call Supermoon Link To Natural Disasters Loony
By Amita Sharma

March 17, 2011

A little moonshine is headed our way this week. The brightest full moon in 19 years will make an appearance Saturday. But contrary to Internet buzz, scientists say there’s no need to fret -- so-called “supermoons” don’t induce natural disasters.
Some astrologers believe full moons are linked to natural catastrophes ranging from earthquakes to tidal waves. But scientists like say … well, that’s loony. Scripps Institution of Oceanography Professor Duncan Agnew calls such talk drivel.

“We’ve been looking for correlations between earthquakes and the tides, which is the pull of the moon, for a century now and it’s never been detected,” Agnew said. “People spot coincidences in things all the time. It’s rather like seeing faces in clouds.”

San Diego State University astronomer Allen Shafter said Saturday’s sky show is nothing more than a full moon coinciding with the annual lunar perigee which is the point in the moon’s orbit when it is closest to earth. Shafter says people won’t get the full effect of Saturday’s moon in the city.

“If you go out to the desert where the night sky is very dark normally during a full moon, it will cast a shadow -- you will be able to see your shadow from the full moon,” Shafter said. “You can read a newspaper.”

Shafter says there may be a slight increase in the height of tides at local beaches during Saturday’s large full moon.

-----------------------------Also if people are expecting it to look larger to the naked eye, well... it's only 14% larger then when it is at it's farthest orbit from the earth.