First, one must “position the eye” geographically above 8500’ in elevation, ensure minimized to no external light pollution and seek reduced to no negative influence from heat source contamination. Once in-place, and when combined with current lunar timing and proximity, one will be afforded a unique experience that allows the un-aided human eye to grasp a moonscape with a level of clarity and detail that is unparalleled. The uncommonly oversized orb itself appears suspended and seemingly to be floating in a deep, multi-dimensional ink-black pool of disorienting night sky. Layer-in the rare opportunity to simultaneously “see” an infinite spectrum of reflective and refractive pulsing chromatic color via a tremendous ‘Moon Dog’ while in the same instance having the mind fooled into allowing the capture of tight, crisp, hard-edged color segmentation concurrently and it becomes quite the optical illusion. Float a few man-made contrails and associated shadows in and out of the real-time image and…well…it is/was “just pretty cool.”Quote:
Originally Posted by mcantar18c
The again…”could of just been that hit of mescaline and the three bottles of Cabernet I put down while watching the NCAA tourney last night!”
In all seriousness, I do not have a camera that can/could grasp the visual impact, clarity and color of last night’s Super Moon but…it sure was one of those interesting and simple pleasures in life that most people on the planet will never experience.
Moth', you need to take better advantage of this opportunity man, it is not "just 3" you can promote!"Quote:
FireMoth, "...gives me an extra half inch.... baby, here i come with all 3" you've been waiting for
I measure 3" up on side, 1" across the top and 3" back down the other. That gives me a "full 7 inches of white-boy, Napoleanic-scale fury that when unleashed...well...keep the wives and daughters (and farm animals) off the streets." Tip: Use a fisherman's ruler in the same process instead of a house-hold tape measure and the results are just fuckin' amazing!
