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arcane1

(38,613 posts) Thu Aug 27, 2015, 04:59 PM Aug 2015

I can't believe Snopes had to waste time debunking this [View all]

But sure enough, one of my friends posted this to Facebook and thought it was real.

This is why we can't have nice things.

Mid-August 2015 saw the circulation of the meme displayed above, one reporting that the moon will “inexplicably duplicate 37 times and will be visible from Earth” on 5 September 2015, an event that will not recur until the year 2274.

This is one of those items that even we didn’t think would require debunking, but so many readers have since inquired about it that we have to take a stab at explaining it:

Read more at http://m.snopes.com/many-moons/#ylLZOLr4rYD7zBIZ.99

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I can't believe Snopes had to waste time debunking this [View all] arcane1 Aug 2015 OP

The astronomy group I'm with spends a lot of time... TreasonousBastard Aug 2015 #1

There was one recently that said the moon & Mars will be the same size on some date arcane1 Aug 2015 #3

Oh, man, did we get calls about that moon and mars thing... TreasonousBastard Aug 2015 #5

It's heartening to know some people are actually taking time to find out! arcane1 Aug 2015 #7

Do you mean the local astronomy group in New York ? BlueJazz Aug 2015 #4

One of several... TreasonousBastard Aug 2015 #8

Thank you. The South Florida one is a little too far...for me. BlueJazz Aug 2015 #10

September 5th... sarisataka Aug 2015 #2

I'm half-tempted to reply that it's only visible in the southern hemisphere arcane1 Aug 2015 #6

Obviously sarisataka Aug 2015 #9

I've heard it (they) will only be visible in the Eastern Hemisphere Art_from_Ark Aug 2015 #13

how can you debunk that? Enrique Aug 2015 #11

We can make it happen pintobean Aug 2015 #12

Yes, that will definitely multiply any perceived object! arcane1 Aug 2015 #14

Is this also the date of The Rapture???? SwissTony Aug 2015 #15

it's absolutely true though azurnoir Aug 2015 #16

I heard from authoritative sources that the tides will be massively impacted by this magical thyme Aug 2015 #17