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pokerfan

(27,677 posts) Wed Jan 30, 2013, 10:56 PM Jan 2013

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A Moonrise Unlike Any You’ve Ever Seen [View all]

This is not a time lapse. This moonrise, recorded just two days ago and presented here in real time, was shot two days ago in Wellington, New Zealand — and it is positively spellbinding. Seriously. Just watch.

http://io9.com/5980370/a-moonrise-unlike-any-youve-ever-seen

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A Moonrise Unlike Any You’ve Ever Seen [View all] pokerfan Jan 2013 OP

Wonderful, and thank you! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2013 #1

Very cool - thank you! (nt) petronius Jan 2013 #2

neat, thank you. made my day. mountain grammy Jan 2013 #3

very nice of those mst3k folks to bring us this special episode! unblock Jan 2013 #4

Stunning video! LonePirate Jan 2013 #5

Wow! K&R! Awesome! Rhiannon12866 Jan 2013 #6

Wow! Just wow. TreasonousBastard Jan 2013 #7

Enjoyed it! Melissa G Jan 2013 #8

Odd that the moon moved from right to left....... lastlib Jan 2013 #9

Southern hemisphere maybe? SCVDem Jan 2013 #10

nope--rotation of the earth is same regardless of hemisphere. lastlib Jan 2013 #11

Yeah, it's still moving East to West pokerfan Jan 2013 #23

Not if you're angled toward the north. chalky Jan 2013 #17

New Zealand pokerfan Jan 2013 #18

Holy shit! aquart Jan 2013 #12

La Luna! La Bella Luna! nytemare Jan 2013 #13

The moon..... VA_Jill Feb 2013 #40

Could that be... WinstonSmith4740 Feb 2013 #46

Spellbinding ... I agree rtassi Jan 2013 #14

Thank you so much! memory Jan 2013 #15

Absolutely exquisite Hekate Jan 2013 #16

Amazing. Skinner Jan 2013 #19

Just Beautiful. liberalla Jan 2013 #20

Wow Esse Quam Videri Jan 2013 #21

That was fun. progressoid Jan 2013 #22

Can you imagine seeing that in person? Just amazingly beautiful. mnhtnbb Jan 2013 #24

WOW! sheshe2 Jan 2013 #25

Moonrises are always beautiful Xithras Jan 2013 #26

. libodem Jan 2013 #27

Wow lark Jan 2013 #28

Wow! So FAST!!!! nt valerief Jan 2013 #29

Yeah, one doesn't often appreciate how quickly the Earth rotates pokerfan Jan 2013 #31

Awesome Canuckistanian Jan 2013 #30

I will tell you... AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #32

Oh, this is gorgeous. classof56 Feb 2013 #42

magnificent! Thank you. oldandhappy Feb 2013 #33

ohhhh so beautiful...such beautiful music too BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2013 #34

K&R SunSeeker Feb 2013 #35

A dumb question onlyadream Feb 2013 #36

Not a dumb question pokerfan Feb 2013 #37

Think of looking at the moon through a telescope but putting a camera on the end. nt Quixote1818 Feb 2013 #47

On Golden Pond... ReRe Feb 2013 #38

Gorgeous! Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #39

Pretty Lunabelle Feb 2013 #41

K&R Beautiful. Thank you for posting this. idwiyo Feb 2013 #43

Awesome, thank you... fadedrose Feb 2013 #44

Thank you so much for posting this. LittleGirl Feb 2013 #45

That's Amore! (with apologies to Dino!) Moostache Feb 2013 #48