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Full Moon: August 1

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tremolo

07/31/2012 08:24AM

For now at least, the brightest light in the sky August 1 will be the full moon if the night is clear. August 1 is also the day my second son was born. He turns 18 tomorrow.

Last year, I was camping in the bwca on Crab Lake during the full moon. It was my first solo. So many changes in just one year.

Enjoy the waning days of summer, and the lovely view of the sky at night. Molo

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arctic

07/31/2012 09:25AM

Right on. As the nights lengthen, August provides some of the best opportunities to enjoy the night sky--especially far from city lights, as in the canoe country.

Don't forget the Perseid Meteor Shower on the night of the 11th-12th.

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hobbydog

07/31/2012 11:29AM

Pics of the full moon from my ice out solo trip in early April. I also like the moonless sky on a crisp night away from the city lights.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Savage Voyageur

07/31/2012 01:33PM

In August there will be a second full moon. A Blue Moon will be on the 31st.

"So many lakes, so little time."

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fitgers1

07/31/2012 03:37PM

quote arctic: "Right on. As the nights lengthen, August provides some of the best opportunities to enjoy the night sky--especially far from city lights, as in the canoe country.

Don't forget the Perseid Meteor Shower on the night of the 11th-12th."

Already marked in my notebook. We'll be on Lynx or Shell that night. Looking forward to it and hoping for clear skies.

Edit; I'll be there for the meteor shower, not the full moon.

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson...and...“Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".

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gutmon

07/31/2012 04:39PM

Nothing I like better than watching the Perseids while floating on my back in a lake.

"The trouble with the world isn't that people know too little, but that they know so much that just ain't so." Mark Twain

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alpine525

07/31/2012 04:44PM

quote Savage Voyageur: "In August there will be a second full moon. A Blue Moon will be on the 31st. "
We will be there on the 31st - looking forward to seeing the Blue Moon!

Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace. Dalai Lama

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Papinator

07/31/2012 04:45PM

quote Savage Voyageur: "In August there will be a second full moon. A Blue Moon will be on the 31st. "

Oh shoot! I will have just missed that one by a few days :( I love a full moon, so cool what you can see in the darkness with no flashlights!

"20 years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the things that you did." --Mark Twain

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bellolake

07/31/2012 05:43PM

I'll be at the Trout Forest Music Festival in Ear Falls, Ontario August 10-12. It would be great to be able to see a meteor shower along with all that music.

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nctry

07/31/2012 06:39PM

Aug 11th my son gets married near the cities. Might get to see the showers. But I'll definitly be in for the blue moon at the end of the month... and the one in September.

My calander says the next full moon is August 2nd.

Nctry Ben

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Frenchy19

07/31/2012 07:38PM

Same birthday as Jerry Garcia...

"He hits from both sides of the plate. He’s amphibious." Yogi Berra

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aland147

07/31/2012 08:14PM

I will be enjoying its view from the beaches of Lake Alice, cocktail in hand of course!

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Soledad

07/31/2012 08:28PM

We will be going in on the 10th, I just explained to my 4 and 6 yr old boys that they will get see some shooting stars on our canoe trip. Isaac wants to catch some. :)

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tremolo

07/31/2012 10:25PM

quote Soledad: "We will be going in on the 10th, I just explained to my 4 and 6 yr old boys that they will get see some shooting stars on our canoe trip. Isaac wants to catch some. :)"

Catch a shooting star and put it in your pocket!

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h20

07/31/2012 10:56PM

Howl

Buy the ticket, take the ride .Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

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perseidwatcher

08/01/2012 11:21AM

I have been to the BW for the Perseids every year since 1994. I highly recommend the experience.

Watching B.W. meteors for over 15 years

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Hawbakers

08/02/2012 01:03PM

Overcast last night in the TC, but clear tonight!

"Far more interesting than the chase itself is the observation, the study of the life histories of the strange and wonderful creatures of the wilderness." President Theodore Roosevelt

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tnthekids

08/03/2012 03:11PM

quote perseidwatcher: "I have been to the BW for the Perseids every year since 1994. I highly recommend the experience."

Our crew will be on the water when Perseids makes its appearance next weekend. Any suggestions on best viewing? We are going out of Kawishiwi heading toward Snowbank. Thanks!

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schweady

08/03/2012 04:15PM

I was doing crosswords by the light of the almost-full moon on Fourtown late last Tuesday night. Never experienced a moon so bright. Like sitting under a streetlamp.

"You can observe a lot by watching." -- Yogi Berra

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perseidwatcher

08/06/2012 11:28AM

Just find an open area and look up.
The best time to watch the Perseids is usually after midnight on the 10th - 13th. This year, you may have better viewing before midnight due to the moon. The moon will be coming up later and getting smaller each night.
We will be arriving in Ely early on Saturday morning, so we will be just in time for the peak night. I hope it is clear.

Watching B.W. meteors for over 15 years

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