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its ays on the news...............
Britain will tonight be treated to a spectacular show when the full moon will appear bigger to the naked eye than it has done for a few years!
The moon should give the illusion of a massive glowing sphere when it rises above the horizon shortly after 10.30 pm
Astronomers said the illusion would be caused partly due to the recent passing of the summer solstice.
The Moon is at its lowest point in the sky and the Sun is at its highest.
This factor has been boosted by the Moon being at a particular point in a 18.6-year cycle of "tilted" orbits around the Earth.
But scientists are quick to point out that the show is merely an optical illusion.

I for one will have to see that :camera8:

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Me too.............:)

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Me Too................look at the weather as well :) nice end to the day, with something to watch on the biggest screen we have :)

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If it doesn't cloud over (which it usually does) I too will be having a look at that.

Thanks for bringing it to our attention. I missed that on the news :engsmil:

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me too.....

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A few years ago I was driving home from work and I saw the moon and it looked absolutely huge......and it was very yellow........it would be around September time because I remember thinking 'I wonder if that's what they call a harvest moon'........It looked close enough to touch.

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I can't see it! I think all the houses are in the way. :(

I remember years ago seeing it huge and looking close enough to touch. It was a heck of a long time ago because I think I was about 10 or 11 at the time.

Anybody take any photos tonight?

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Can anybody see this big moon yet, I'm looking and can't see nothing :confused:

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i cant see the bloody thing either, looked everywhere, knowing i luck it will be down south or something!!

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I think the moon has disappeared tonight, that's the optical illusion for you.

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Just been for a drive over the tops ????? The moon must be shy tonight ;)

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gonna have another look later on. maybe its not come over the horizon yet!:confused:

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still cant see anything.....................well miffed!!!!! looking everywhere and still cant see him!! hehehe

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just been out and can't see it at all, def not cos of clouds cos I can see the stars. It's unusual as I can usually see it clearly from the back of my house

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how can summat thats supposed to be sooooooo big tonight disapear???

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This was last night yeah? It’s was big, bright and beautiful over here in a very light evening sky. By the way for those that may care, have a happy solstice.

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its georgeous....

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Spotted it last night around 11.50pm. What a wonderful sight, looked as though it was near enough to touch.

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I have to be honest and say that I never noticed anything. We were driving back from Bolton at about 10.45 pm and the sky looked beautiful, but no sign of the moon anywhere..

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I caught a quick look at it, by the time I had spotted it it had gone behind some trees but from what I saw it was big and looked like it was glowing blue round the edges (or was that my eyes).

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I took these piccys sat on a bar stool in my local pub down here. Sorry they are a bit shaky.

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Guess the bar stool wasn't very steady tealeaf lmfao

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thank god somebody saw the thing,i was thinking the acker theives had nicked it lol

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I went outside too but i didnt see nothing.

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Blimey Tea;I'll have a pint of whatever you were on!:D

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bulls..t tea how the ecky pecky did you take a couple of photos of a street light laid out on your back? must be strong stuff down there....lol

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here you go and yes i had a beer or three but was trying the night sight on the camera, they arnt that good but you can make out the glow around the side of the moon.

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I think the moon was late to rise last night.......I know that on the Look North news it said it would be 11:30 - 12mn before you could see anything........I took the dog out just before 11 hoping to see something, but zilch.

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My Dad has just been for the Royal visit and said it was at the bottom of his garden and it was pretty spectacular to see but I saw nothing either :( !

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i went out loads of times last night and finaly saw it about 11 .45.it was very big,,,..its said it will be the same tonight if the sky is clear.

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Nope looked again last night NOTHING!! Even rang my Dad late and it wasn't in his garden either. Stupid moon who cares I didn't really want to see it anyway :o Oh OK so i did really, I'll just have to wait for the next night time extravagaza, see if I can miss that one too!

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Got two good pics from Coppice at 12.15 a.m. But cannot find how to post on here. Can anyone help?

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http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f90-.html have a look in here big al this should help?

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yeah i saw it as well it came out later than 11pm but didnt check my watch but it was huge sat really low in the sky though so that why lots would have missed it i think either that or they werent looking south???

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Hi big al

Try this post it may help you, but it does go on a bit. Hehe
click the link below;

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:D Hope someone can post pics as I'd love to see it.;) I hope you mean decent pics. lol :tongueout

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how long is this big moon happenning for any way?