What ever happened to the Christmas spirit, Liz? I would just like to remind you that it isn't nice to wish bad things happen to people and especially 3x's. I think it was nice of Neal to think of the list and to remind of us of this. Thanks Neal. I will be looking in the night sky on the 22nd. Patty Brock Liz Brummond wrote: > Neal, > I received this same message via another listserv I am subscribed to. > Perhaps it would be nice if you gave credit where credit is due... > especially since this is the EXACT text of the other message. It is a > valuable tool, especially for those in the Earth religions, but useful to > everyone else as well; however, taking someone else's words, even in the > casual environment of email, is sure to bring 3x bad to you. > Blessings, > Liz > > Neal Caskey wrote: > > > This year will see the first full moon occur on the winter solstice, > > Dec. 22, commonly called the "first day of winter". Since a full moon on > > the winter solstice will occur in conjunction with a lunar perigee > > (point in the moon's orbit that is closest to Earth), the moon will > > appear about 14% larger than it does at apogee (the point in it's > > elliptical orbit that is farthest from the Earth) since the Earth is > > also several million miles closer to the sun at this time of the year > > than in the summer, sunlight striking the moon is about 7% stronger > > making it brighter.? Also, this will be the closest perigee of the Moon > > of the year since the moon's orbit is constantly deforming. If the > > weather is clear and there is a snow cover where you live, it is > > believed that even car headlights will be superfluous. On December 21st > > 1866, the Lakota Sioux took advantage of this combination of occurrences > > and staged a devastating retaliatory ambush on soldiers in the Wyoming > > Territory. In laymen's terms, it will be a super bright full moon, much > > brighter than usual AND it hasn't happened this way for 133 years! Our > > ancestors 133 years ago saw this.? Our descendants 100 or so years from > > now will see this again. I hope someone else might find this > > interesting!? Remember this will happen December 22, 1999. Take a look > > at the sky that evening. > > > > Neal Caskey > > ostrich@bellsouth.net > > Please visit my website-books for sale at: > > http://members.xoom.com/petphotos/books.htm > > > > ==== NCROOTS Mailing List ==== > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a message to > > NCROOTS-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > > with the one word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > > ==== NCROOTS Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Discussion on this list is restricted to NORTH CAROLINA GENEALOGY only. > Please do not post virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, or recipes for banana pudding. > For comments or list administration questions, contact Elizabeth Harris, ncgen@mindspring.com