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The Moon tonight

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Katmai · 30/08/2023 20:52

It's a full moon tonight and it's a supermoon - it looks huge!

You should get a good look now, fairly low in the sky to the east if it's not too cloudy where you are.

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ChipshopPickledEgg · 30/08/2023 20:53

Beautiful isn't it. I just saw it when locking the house up and wished my grandad was here for some strange reason he has been gone almost 30 years and it isn't even a special date for him.

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Katmai · 30/08/2023 20:57

Once in a blue moon - and tonight's the night, although it doesn't look blue. It's because it is so rare to have two full moons in the same month.

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TheYadaYada · 30/08/2023 20:58

We can’t see it 😕

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Katmai · 30/08/2023 21:08

@TheYadaYada Is it cloudy, or are you somewhere there's not a clear view of it in the sky yet?

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sproutsandparsnips · 30/08/2023 21:12

DS has gone up the local hill to see it. Unfortunately it's cloudy so I'm not sure he'll be successful!

AutumnCrow · 30/08/2023 21:18

I've tried to see it but it's behind a building and below clouds!

Will look again in a minute.

Ted27 · 30/08/2023 21:22

View from our Holiday flat tonight

The Moon tonight
Fordian · 30/08/2023 21:24

Awaiting it, Hampshire.

WhiteFire · 30/08/2023 21:29

Went outside to look at it, and stepped on a slug. 😫

Papillon23 · 30/08/2023 21:33

It was gorgeous, very red over here.

Whu · 30/08/2023 21:34

Looks lovely here in NW England. Great big moon but not in the slightest blue which has caused some disappointment Grin.

AutumnCrow · 30/08/2023 21:34

WhiteFire · 30/08/2023 21:29

Went outside to look at it, and stepped on a slug. 😫

There's nothing quite like the beauty of the natural world in all its splendour

Oioicaptain · 30/08/2023 21:40

Am laughing at the slug! Poor slug!
The moon is gorgeous. A blue supermoon. Won't be another until 2037!

WhiteFire · 30/08/2023 21:41

I did at least have a pair of socks on.

RadioFoot · 30/08/2023 21:46

Thank you @Katmai for reminding me to go out and see it. It was beautifully bright and a special experience to view it.

AutumnCrow · 30/08/2023 21:47

I can see it! If I crane my neck painfully to look out of the bathroom window, I can see it shining! It's so incredibly bright.

YoSof · 30/08/2023 21:50

I’ve just opened my blinds to have a look thanks to this thread, it’s beautiful.

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Katmai · 30/08/2023 21:56

Sometimes the simplest things are just awe-inspiring, aren't they?

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Thelonelygiraffe · 30/08/2023 22:07

Katmai · 30/08/2023 21:56

Sometimes the simplest things are just awe-inspiring, aren't they?

Yes!!

Cloudy here. Will keep an eye out.

CheersToMe · 30/08/2023 22:07

Stunning in real life, not so much in my awful photo.

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VisionsOfSplendour · 30/08/2023 22:18

Whu · 30/08/2023 21:34

Looks lovely here in NW England. Great big moon but not in the slightest blue which has caused some disappointment Grin.

You weren't expecting it to be blue were you 😁

TheBewilderedGoblin · 30/08/2023 22:20

It’s stunning

mrswhiplington · 30/08/2023 22:20

Just looked out now and the clouds are all lit up. It looks like a painting.

anewbook · 30/08/2023 22:22

Beautiful. Thank you.
I would have missed it otherwise!

AutumnCrow · 30/08/2023 22:23

'Blue moon' is just a nickname really, isn't it?