9/22/2005: Red flash moon

[xoxoxoBruce]

I'd heard of the harvest moon and the hunters moon but never heard of a Goatse moon.

[glatt]

Very cool.

[busterb]

TW will be along to explain why that's all BS

[tw]

Originally Posted by busterb

TW will be along to explain why that's all BS

How much light passes through the earth's atmosphere and illuminates the moon has been an ongoing experiment for some decades now. Research has suggested a substancial decrease in light absorbing materials in earths atmosphere. If air is dirtier, then global warming has occurred slower.

Also part of this experiment is measuring light intensity of the sun. It too varies. Numerous variable. Equipment that must remain calibrated for minor variations of light intensity over generations. Complex study.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by tw

How much light passes through the earth's atmosphere and illuminates the moon has been an ongoing experiment for some decades now. Research has suggested a substancial decrease in light absorbing materials in earths atmosphere. If air is dirtier, then global warming has occurred slower.

Also part of this experiment is measuring light intensity of the sun. It too varies. Numerous variable. Equipment that must remain calibrated for minor variations of light intensity over generations. Complex study.

Must be my turn in the box...

Hey, tw. The moon is illuminated by the sun, not by the earth. The clarity of the atmoshphere affects the visibility of the moon from earth of course.

I have read nothing that suggests the conclusion that dirtier air is evidence of slowed global warming.

[mitheral]

Originally Posted by BigV

Must be my turn in the box...

Hey, tw. The moon is illuminated by the sun, not by the earth. The clarity of the atmoshphere affects the visibility of the moon from earth of course.

I have read nothing that suggests the conclusion that dirtier air is evidence of slowed global warming.

I think tw is talking about illumination of the moon when it is in earths penumbra or during an eclipse when some to all of the light hitting the moon has been filtered thru the earth's atmosphere.

[tw]

Originally Posted by mitheral

I think tw is talking about illumination of the moon when it is in earths penumbra or during an eclipse when some to all of the light hitting the moon has been filtered thru the earth's atmosphere.

Correct. The moon would be completely dark. But sunlight passing through the earth's atmosphere is refracted. Lowest frequency light is bent most which is why the moon glows red. Intensity of that light measures atmosphere clarity. This intensity must be compensated for by adjustments in the moon's orbit (apogee and perigee, etc), variation in sun's intensity, how the light is measured, etc. These experiments have been ongoing for decades. I thought I had posted a description previously in The Cellar. Apparently not.

[wolf]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I'd heard of the harvest moon and the hunters moon but never heard of a Goatse moon.

I did not need that thought ...

[Hobbs]

You're all wrong!!!! Everyone knows the moon is made of red cheese.


Jeeze!