Super Moon Loy Krathong

[Pdoggg]

Loy Krathong will be more respectful this year.  People will still be floating their krathongs but the general tone will be subdued and rightfully so.

Besides showing proper respect, it may also be a better night, more relaxed and peaceful than usual. In prior years, Pattaya Beach resembled something out of the Vietnam War with all sorts of rockets launched and fireworks exploding.

This year's Loy Krathong features a Super Moon as the moon will be closer to the Earth than any full moon since 1948 or until 2034.

Increasing the dramatic effect is that the moon becomes full at 8:52 PM Bangkok time just about two hours after the perigree (when the moon is closest to earth).

Tides will rise, wolves will howl, and if you're with a very special ladyboy you both may feel a tingling in your loins.

Enjoy this very special and respectful Super Moon Loy Krathong!

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If you only see one astronomical event this year, make it the November supermoon, when the Moon will be the closest to Earth it’s been since January 1948.

During the event, which will happen on the eve of November 14, the Moon will appear up to 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than an average full moon. This is the closest the Moon will get to Earth until 25 November 2034, so you really don’t want to miss this one.

So how do you get a supermoon? 

As NASA explains, because the Moon has an elliptical orbit, one side - called the perigee - is about 48,280 km (30,000 miles) closer to Earth than the other side (the apogee). 

When the Sun, the Moon, and Earth line up as the Moon orbits Earth, that’s known as syzygy (definitely something you want to keep in your back pocket for your next Scrabble match).

When this Earth-Moon-Sun system occurs with the perigee side of the Moon facing us, and the Moon happens to be on the opposite side of Earth from the Sun, we get what’s called a perigee-syzygy.

That causes the Moon to appear much bigger and brighter in our sky than usual, and it’s referred to as a supermoon - or more technically, a perigee moon.

Supermoons aren’t all that uncommon - we just had one on October 16, and after the November 14 super-supermoon, we’ll have another one on December 14.

But because the November 14 Moon becomes full within about 2 hours of perigee, it’s going to look the biggest it has in nearly seven decades.

"The full moon of November 14 is not only the closest full moon of 2016, but also the closest full moon to date in the 21st century," says NASA. "The full moon won’t come this close to Earth again until 25 November 2034."

Depending on where you're viewing it from, the difference between a supermoon and a regular full moon can be stark, or difficult to tell. If the Moon is hanging high overhead, and you have no buildings or landmarks to compare it to, it can be tricky to tell that it's larger than usual.

But if you're viewing from a spot where the Moon is sitting closer to the horizon, it can create what's known as 'moon illusion'.

"When the moon is near the horizon, it can look unnaturally large when viewed through trees, buildings, or other foreground objects," says NASA. "The effect is an optical illusion, but that fact doesn’t take away from the experience."

http://www.sciencealert.com/we-re-about-to-see-a-record-breaking-supermoon-the-biggest-and-brightest-in-nearly-70-years

 

[Jimslim]

1 hour ago, Pdoggg said:

 In prior years, Pattaya Beach resembled something out of the Vietnam War with all sorts of rockets launched and fireworks exploding.

 

 

That captures the scene rather well Corporal Kilgore wouldn't have looked out of place with a surf board in the middle of it all .

I remember a few years ago watching a big Russian fella launching a Chinese lantern like he was chucking a petrol bomb unfortunately it returned rather quicker than he anticipated ...

All good fun from a safe distance    

[redrock]

16 hours ago, Pdoggg said:

This year's Loy Krathong features a Super Moon as the moon will be closer to the Earth than any full moon since 1948 or until 2034.

Tides will rise, wolves will howl, and if you're with a very special ladyboy you both may feel a tingling in your loins.

Enjoy this very special and respectful Super Moon Loy Krathong!

 

Ahhh...that explains the hairy back and long fingernails.

[Foggy]

5 hours ago, redrock said:

Ahhh...that explains the hairy back and long fingernails.

But if she keeps the lipstick an heels on, the loin tinkering would continue  

[Pdoggg]

Homemade krathong for me this year.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Loy Krathong!