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Re: ...so the moon is full for everyone at the same[ish] time ?

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russiandolly

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Nov 12, 2009, 5:58:21 AM11/12/09
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On Nov 11, 9:01 pm, a...@a.a wrote:
> ...so the moon is full for everyone at the same[ish] time ?
>
> what ?
>
> said nothing
>
> just thinkin'...   shhh
>
> hhhhhhhmm : )))
>
> ttfm : )
>
> [[what ??      [bye/....

hmm... dunno *shrug*
i know that you only ever see the same side of the moon because of the
speed it rotates on its axis and the speed it orbits us is the same or
something. can't say i've ever thought about it.

cometz

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Nov 12, 2009, 12:24:06 PM11/12/09
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On Nov 11, 4:01 pm, a...@a.a wrote:
> ...so the moon is full for everyone at the same[ish] time ?
>
> what ?
>
> said nothing
>
> just thinkin'...   shhh
>
> hhhhhhhmm : )))
>
> ttfm : )
>
> [[what ??      [bye/....

don't know but like the idea of it. like the full moon. we feel more
real when we see it.

confuzzled

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Nov 13, 2009, 1:01:10 AM11/13/09
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:) like looking at the moon when can see it

isn't actually full for everyone at the same time

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russiandolly

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Nov 14, 2009, 11:51:40 AM11/14/09
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On Nov 13, 11:57 pm, a...@a.a wrote:
> sssmmmmuch more simple
>
> ...
>
> the only reason we wrote "[ish]"
>
> is cos half the plant is facing away from the moon
>
> when its full, it's fuyll for everyone
>
> imagine how it helped nighttime activities
>
> ...lets come bacjk to present day : )) ?
>
> > x-no-archive: yes
>
> > Hi!
> > Ok, I concur.  The moon is full when it's opposite to the sun, when
> > viewed from the earth.  There's a small difference, however, as it needs
> > to be opposite to the sun viewed from the observer, and observers on
> > the earth can be at most the diameter of the earth apart.  The diameter
> > of the earth is a bit less than 13,000 km, the *radius* of the moon's
> > orbit is more than 300,000 km.  The radius of earth's orbit around the
> > sun is about 150,000,000 km.  In the end, it seems to be about 2 angular
> > degrees, which the moon passes in a bit less than 4 hours, if I haven't
> > done my calculations wrong.
>
> > Kind regards,
>
> > Hannah(s).
>
>

hee hee
started something with that one didn't you a...@a.a!
we've been pondering it all week, and staring at the moon of course

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