September 28, 2004

  • A little known fact about the Earth is that we have 12 moons.


     


    Really.


     


    The Wolf Moon, the Snow Moon, the Worm Moon, the Pink Moon, the Flower Moon, the Strawberry Moon, the Buck Moon, the Sturgeon Moon, the Harvest Moon, the Hunter's Moon, the Beaver Moon, and the Cold Moon.


     


    Hey, this is the night of the Harvest Moon.  What’s so special about the Harvest Moon?  The Harvest Moon lingers around sunset for several days, affording farmers this time of year extended light to complete harvesting tasks.  (Technically, throughout most of the year, the moon rises 50 minutes later each day. But, at this full moon nearest to the autumnal equinox, it rises only 30 minute later each day—providing enough light for several days for those interested in stretching tasks into lingering illuminated dusk.


     


    (I just read all the above stuff here.  And paraplagiarphrased it.  Ha.)


     


    Oh yeah.  And at a distance of only 4 Harvest Moon's from the Earth tomorrow the tumbling Toutatis—a HUGE PHA (potentially hazardous asteroid)—comes a'flying by.  It actually flies-by every U.S. presidential election year! (4 year orbit)


     



     


    No other known HUGE asteroid flies this close to Earth.  Scientists are reassuring us that this PHA poses no threat for "several centuries". Phew!  But look at that sucker: you know someday it's going to stomp on us.  Yep, that boot was made for impact.  And that's just what it'll do.  One of these centuries this rock is going to nuclear winter..      " 

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