Super Frost Moon

6 years ago

Anyone else see that last night? I woke up at 3 am. I thought it was 5 or 6 am because it was so bright outside it looked like the sun was starting to come up? It's supposed to be really bright again tonight.

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matthias_lang

6 years ago

We needed it! A neighbor's outdoor faucet was broken and water was shooting out full blast for hours before it was discovered. Neighbor was nowhere to be found.

Water was flooding two houses, his and his next-door. We needed that bright moon to light our attempts to stop the water. (Water division said they would not come out until the morning. to shut off water.) Three of us were looking everywhere for things to uses to shunt the water away from the houses. (The threads on the faucet were totally rusted away, so hoses did not work.) The stores were already closed so we could not go buy some flexible drain pipe, as was my desire. We tried a couple of things, but they did not work.

Finally, we woke up yet another neighbor came out in his jammies and bare feet. He had what we needed, thank goodness. We shunted the water to the street and, late,r from my upstairs window I had a drink and watched the moonlit water gush and ripple its way down the gutter to the storm drain.

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schoolhouse_gw
6 years ago
Yes, it was wonderful.
blfenton
6 years ago
It was cloudy last night so didn't see it. It should be clear tonight so I'll look for it. Thanks.
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I saw it night before last, too cloudy/raining last night. Tonight is supposed to our totally full Super Moon, or Yule Moon and the weather looks more promising for seeing it. Now if we just could get the holiday lights on the house later today, maybe it would be a postcard setting house scene here after dark ;0)
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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
6 years ago
The moon lit up the backyard like a beam from a bright lamp. Then, this morning in the opposite sky, the moon was huge and bright as it was setting. I missed it, but Robert took pictures.
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janey_alabama
6 years ago
It was absolutely stunning! I got up around 3 to let our dog out & stood out on the back porch admiring it.
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KennsWoods
6 years ago
Yup.

Best times to see it are just after sunset and just before sunrise. I caught it at both ends last PM and this AM, and will do so again today and tomorrow. It is the only super moon of '17.
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bossyvossy
6 years ago
I love celestial bodies and astronomy. Moon last night was spectacular. The news says Jan 1 and Jan 31 moon, the blue moon, s/b equally stunning.
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lgmd_gaz
6 years ago
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I saw it at 5am this morning streaming so brightly through the bath room window. There was a light frozen fog in the air and that full moon shining through it made the air sparkle.
phoggie
6 years ago
Yes and it was spectacular! Tonight we have cloud cover so I am glad I got to see it last night.
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sjerin
6 years ago
It was a beaut--saw it a couple of hours ago.

Mattias_lang, what a terrible waste of water! Where do you live that no one would come out to help you, especially considering the water was getting into houses?? I'm sorry you had to deal with this but yes, it's a good thing you had the bright moon that night.
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morz8 - Washington Coast
6 years ago
We've got a city water 'key'...tool to turn the water off at the street. Helps to have had a BIL who worked for the water department. The last two houses we've had, have had iffy house shut offs at the house. One was obscured by new heat pump duct work and insulation in the basement. This house has one right outside the kitchen that is easy to get to but I don't quite trust it to shut off all the way and DH or my plumber can just go over the hill in back to the street below and turn off the water at the meter.

Yes, the moon is beautiful tonight. I had thought fog might cramp our viewing but its clear and shining brightly.
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jemdandy
6 years ago
A couple of nights (early morning) ago, I saw it sinking in the west before sunrise. It was gorgeous.
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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
6 years ago
I think that it's far more stunning right now (5:45 a.m.) than it was last night! It is really an amazing sight in the early dawn sky.
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murraysmom Zone 6a OH
6 years ago
I took a picture of it last night. It was gorgeous and so bright!!
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ldstarr
6 years ago
Yes, we've commented on how beautiful the moon rise/set has been the last 3 days running. Not sure if we'll be able to see it tonight, as we've got weather a comin'
joyfulguy
6 years ago
My fridge died, so I'm using the fridge in the landlord's shop, with a cooler in the house.

Enjoyed it on a couple of trips back and forth between the shop and the house, Sat. and Sun. nights, and after I'd turned off the kitchen light, en route to bed.

ole joyfuelled ... who also enjoys moonlight
arcy_gw
6 years ago
It's been BRIGHT for a few days. I was surprised to hear Sunday was "the full moon" it has been sooo bright!!
bleusblue2
6 years ago
Dear Murraysmom -- that is gorgeous. I didn't even know about it until I saw this post from saintlouisdailyphoto. How did I miss it? Thank you!

http://saintlouismodailyphoto.blogspot.ca/2017/12/what-i-could-get-of-supermoon.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+StLouisDailyPhotoBlog+(St.+Louis+Daily+Photo+Blog
murraysmom Zone 6a OH
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You are welcome, bleusblue2! I'm happy you liked it!!

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