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Message started by sluggo on 08/17/05 at 23:22:10

Title: full moon ride
Post by sluggo on 08/17/05 at 23:22:10

as dissused earlier, friday nite is the full moon. who's going on the "virtual" ride with me.

this is a good chance for people to play along, tell some stories, maybe post a picture or two. so how about it.

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by dannimal on 08/18/05 at 00:48:30

I saw the moon last nite riding home from work and it was a orange tint. By the time I got home it was covered over by the clouds before I could get the camera!
Moons over my hammy!!!! :P

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by jbird on 08/18/05 at 02:40:51

i will be there fine nite here in so. miss.

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by gazab44 on 08/18/05 at 04:21:22

I will be gazing at it with you sluggo, (weather permitting of cause the forcast is for rain though)
but i'll not be riding , i'm on nights :( so it will be very virtual LOL.

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by Paladin on 08/18/05 at 04:25:43

Friday night Wendy and I generally have a dinner with a glass or two of wine. (for glass, read water goblet.) I will not be capable of riding Friday night. I will try to get up and ride Saturday morning to get a picture of the moon setting over the Ocean.

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by Ed_L. on 08/18/05 at 13:13:25

I'm in for the full moon ride, planning to head over to the ocean and walk on the beach. Lots depend on missing the afternoon thunderstorms we have been getting.

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by Savage_Rob on 08/18/05 at 13:37:34

I believe I just might join in.

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by Oklahoma_Mike on 08/18/05 at 13:38:20

History in the making
The Red Planet is about to be spectacular! This month and next, Earth is catching up with Mars in an encounter that will culminate in the closest approach between the two planets in recorded history. The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287. Due to the way Jupiter's gravity tugs on Mars and perturbs its orbit, astronomers can only be certain that Mars has not come this close to Earth in the Last 5,000 years, but it may be as long as 60,000 years before it happens again. The encounter will culminate on August 27th when Mars comes to within 34,649,589 miles of Earth and will be (next to the moon) the brightest object in the night sky. It will attain a magnitude of -2.9 and will appear 25.11 arc seconds wide. At a modest 75-power magnification Mars will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. Mars will be easy to spot. At the beginning of August it will rise in the east at 10p.m. and reach its azimuth at about 3 a.m. By the end of August when the two planets are closest, Mars will rise at nightfall and reach its highest point in the sky at 12:30a.m. That's pretty convenient to see something that no human being has seen in recorded history. So, mark your calendar at the beginning of August to see Mars grow progressively brighter and brighter throughout the month. NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN.

This is taken from an email I received and was planning on checkin it out riding for 1-2 hrs Sat night.
8) 8) 8)

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by Savage_Rob on 08/18/05 at 13:50:12

Oklahoma_Mike wrote:

Raising the BS Flag (http://www.snopes.com/science/mars.asp)

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by Oklahoma_Mike on 08/18/05 at 14:06:08

Savage_Rob wrote:

Raising the BS Flag (http://www.snopes.com/science/mars.asp)

yea I had some spare time and found it to be BS

http://www.snopes.com/science/mars.asp

8)

sorry guys :P

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by Karen627 on 08/18/05 at 17:31:13

Can't do it. My schedule's all haywire on Fridays (re-adjusting from the overnight shift Mon-Thurs to a normal day schedule on Sat and Sun). If I'm not asleep at midnight, in the very least I'll be too tired to ride safely. Bummer.

I can't wait to see pics!

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by Reelthing on 08/18/05 at 17:47:48

sluggo wrote:

I'm in

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by RadarORiley on 08/18/05 at 21:23:25

My Hubby thinks full moons are for fishing under. Will be on Lake Fork, Texas looking for another lunker.

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by mikedasavage on 08/19/05 at 08:37:11

well if i can stay away from the brewskies i'm in. My co-workers took my keys last night so i'll try not to be bad tongiht.

;D

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by Savage_Rob on 08/19/05 at 08:56:00

mikedasavage wrote:

My co-workers took my keys last night...

Real friends. I lot of people don't have the nads to do it.

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by PerrydaSavage on 08/19/05 at 09:54:43

:(Calling for overcast & showers tonite here in eastern Newfoundland ... might try for a Full moon + 1 tomorrow nite though ...

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by Reelthing on 08/19/05 at 10:16:05

RadarORiley wrote:

My Hubby thinks full moons are for fishing under. Will be on Lake Fork, Texas looking for another lunker.

No way! new moon is what you want with some lights on/in the water - brings in the baitfish, and so the food chain starts - and you can fill up the boat with fish, full moon prevents the lights from doing anything and the fish are scattered all over the lake - now the large florida bass hybreds on fork are different if that is the target - look like footballs in fact - great big shinner fished off a point with a splitshot should get their attn - good luck!

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by Savage_Rob on 08/19/05 at 10:28:25

Reelthing wrote:

You got that right. I've never caught so much fish in my life as in August at the Copano Bay causeway in Rockport, TX. A night with a new moon or total cloudcover and the speckled trout are bangin' on a glow-worm rig. Had to use an ice-chest for the catches though. The gar were raiding stringers... and saltwater alligator gar are some big ugly prehistoric lookin' bastards too.

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by Paladin on 08/20/05 at 08:07:20

Los Angeles, California, August 19, 12:53pm: Full Moon
Los Angeles, California, August 19, 08:05pm: Moon Rise
Los Angeles, California, August 20, 06:46am: Moon Set

Got up about 4 am, had a cup of tea, read the newsgroups. A bit before 5 I put on the leather jacket and ride out under a moonless overcasted sky.

Traffic is super light, pick up the 105 to the 405 to the 10 which dumps me out onto Pacific Coast Highway heading toward Malibu. Need to do it again with the Flyscreen on -- shoulders/upper back were getting stiff with the stready 65-70 mph wind.

Slow down to 45 and cruise up the coast. Just past Sunset Blvd I pull a U and park on the side of the road, about 50 feet from the waterline. The Moon is still running in stealth mode, cloaked in clouds.

Someone had drawn ten foot tall pictures in the sand, took a few pictures. Took a picture of the lights far down the curve of the coast -- blurry. Found a place to set the camera and tried again -- camera did a low battery shutdown.

It's getting lighter, check the time, the moon is out there on the horizon, still behind the clouds. Go to take a picture of the bike in the morning grey -- camera tells me to take a hike.

Head back south on Highway 1 to Manhattan Beach, hang a left, pick up a dozen doughnuts and go home to greet the wife and kids. (Well, the wife at least, the kids sleep late.) FWIW, the sun hasn't managed to pierce the coastal clouds either. It's been up over two hours and only has managed to give me a diffused grey light.

No Moon. No Photos. Great Ride.

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by sluggo on 08/20/05 at 08:38:22

a picture is worth a thousand words.
great ride after four 15 hour work days at the county fair. only one to go.

http://www.bikepics.com/pics/pics/suzuki-savage-04-bikepics-412498.jpg

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by Oklahoma_Mike on 08/20/05 at 19:55:54

sluggo wrote:

a picture is worth a thousand words.
great ride after four 15 hour work days at the county fair. only one to go.

http://www.bikepics.com/pics/pics/suzuki-savage-04-bikepics-412498.jpg

That is just BADA$$!!

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by WD on 08/20/05 at 20:54:34

Made that ride! It was light out, but the full moon rising over Mt Rainier was kinda neat. If you're into dormant volcanoes. I'm not allowed to play with the camera, so, no pics. Did the same tonight coming home from work. But stopped to watch the fishermen freezing their butts off in a local glacial fed river, the first salmon run of the year is going on as I type this. And I STILL don't have a fishing license... >:(
-WD

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by gazab44 on 08/21/05 at 05:15:57

Did the ride, even though it was pi$$ing down with rain, to work so sorry no pics.
Usually go in car when its that bad but thought "NO i'll do it and be virtually with you lot" :)

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by PerrydaSavage on 08/21/05 at 07:26:58

:(Sorry, didn't get a "Full Moon Run" in ... overcast on Fri. nite and last night had a house-warming party to attend. Just got back from a lovely Sun. morning run to the St. John's waterfront and back though!
Sluggo ... great pic!
gazab44 ... you my friend are a true "Savage"!

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by Ed_L. on 08/21/05 at 08:09:45

Got my moonlight ride in, went over to New Smyrna Beach at 9:30pm and walked on the beach. The moon was already way up so didn't take any pictures. The surf in the moonlight was beautiful. I think all the bugs were out enjoying the full moon also, felt like I was riding in a rain storm. Glad I put the windshield back on the scoot. Great idea for a ride :D. Ed L.

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by mornhm on 08/21/05 at 08:24:09

Went for a ride, it was nice, but cloud covered.

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by Savage_Rob on 08/21/05 at 17:04:53

mornhm wrote:

Went for a ride, it was nice, but cloud covered.

Yup, here too. It was good to get out though.

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by sluggo on 08/21/05 at 17:52:45

mornhm wrote:

Went for a ride, it was nice, but cloud covered.

thats the beauty of the full moon. it's still up there above the clouds, and it's effects on us are still the same. that's why the ride felt so good. i'm waiting for the first "blue moon" ride, whatever the heck that is.. it's ????

Title: Blue Moon ride
Post by Paladin on 08/21/05 at 21:50:54

I am a conservative. I use the older definition of a Blue Moon:

Quote:

An older definition for the blue moon is recorded in early issues of the Maine Farmer's Almanac. According to this definition, the blue moon is the third full moon in a season that has four full moons. Why would one want to identify the third full moon in a season of four full moons? The answer is complex, and has to do with the Christian ecclesiastical calendar.

Some years have an extra full moon—thirteen instead of twelve. Since the identity of the moons was important in the ecclesiastical calendar (the Paschal Moon, for example, used to be crucial for determining the date of Easter), a year with a thirteenth moon skewed the calendar, since there were names for only twelve moons. By identifying the extra, thirteenth moon as a blue moon, the ecclesiastical calendar was able to stay on track.

-- http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bluemoon1.html

This year we had a full moon on the Solstice. I'm not sure if it counted as the last moon of spring or the first moon of summer as I don't have exact times. Doesn't matter. This year's Blue Moon was either back in May, or this past weekend.

There is no Blue Moon next year.

If I have it figured out right, the next Blue Moon is Saturday, November 24th, 2007.

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by Savage_Rob on 08/22/05 at 06:45:50

I always thought a blue moon was the second full moon in a single calendar month.

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by gazab44 on 08/22/05 at 06:52:11

It's a song :)

Blue Moon
Now I'm no longer alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own
And then there suddenly appeared before me
The only one my arms will ever hold
I heard somebody whisper please adore me
And when I looked the Moon had turned to gold

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by sluggo on 08/22/05 at 06:57:37

Savage_Rob wrote:

I always thought a blue moon was the second full moon in a single calendar month.

that's the simple answere to paladin's explanation. when you do the math, that's what it comes out to be.

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by Paladin on 08/22/05 at 10:24:41

Quote:

The pervasive definition today, which is what you have, is a blue moon is the second full moon in a calendar month. This definition was started in an article published in the March 1946 issue of Sky & Telescope. The author was referring to a calendar of blue moons given in the Maine Farmer's Almanac, and misinterpreted how the almanac determined blue moons, and simply stated that it was the second full moon in a calendar month. The error was perpetuated by Sky & Telescope as late as March 1999, but in May 1999 they published an article that finally explained the on-going error. The problem is, no one has caught on to the error.

-- Sailors' Choice (http://www.sailorschoice.com/sunstars/)

The Correction from Sky and Telescope (http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/moon/article_127_1.asp)

And I was wrong. The next Blue Moon is not until May, 2008.

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by sluggo on 08/22/05 at 11:28:26

"The problem is, no one has caught on to the error".

yeah and the milliniem wasn't really till 2001, but everybody partied in 2000. so i'm sticking to the two in a calender month story. ;D

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by gazab44 on 08/22/05 at 11:30:07

I had two parties..2000 and 2001.. ;D

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by sluggo on 08/22/05 at 11:58:42

gazab44 wrote:

I had two parties..2000 and 2001.. ;D

there ya go, a man that knows how to admit, and correct his mistakes, cheers mate.

anybody heard from red wine, i havent seen a post from him in quite some time.

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by gazab44 on 08/22/05 at 12:11:06

sluggo wrote:

there ya go, a man that knows how to admit, and correct his mistakes, cheers mate.

To admit to ones mistakes is to learn

Title: Re: full moon ride
Post by Deb on 08/22/05 at 13:17:40

gazab44 wrote:

To admit to ones mistakes is to learn

Very well said !