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Astronomers explain the "full moon curse"

From RS Wood <rswood@therandymon.com>
Newsgroups comp.misc
Subject Astronomers explain the "full moon curse"
Date 2014-02-21 00:18 +0000
Organization solani.org
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From the "just your friendly lycanthrope" department:
Title: Bad moon rising: Astronomers explain "full moon curse"
Author: Brian Dodson
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 01:41:13 -0500
Link: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/56880670/0/gizmag~Bad-moon-rising-Astronomers-explain-full-moon-curse/

[image 1]
The full moon has long been associated with any number of superstitions.
While links with lunacy, violence, fertility, disasters, and the stock market
have been thoroughly debunked, the possibility of a causative role in some
arenas still remains a possibility. A lunar ranging study carried out using
reflectors has long contended with the "Full-Moon Curse," a near-total fading
of reflected signals during the full Moon. This Curse is real, and has now
been explained... Continue Reading Bad moon rising: Astronomers explain "full
moon curse"[2]

Section:Space[3]

Tags:Apollo[4], Distance[5], Laser[6], Lunar[7], Moon[8], Telescope[9],
Thermal[10], UC San Diego[11]

Related Articles:

* NASA finds lost Soviet lunar rover after 40 years[12]
* ILOA's Moon observatory plans progress[13]
* Chang'e-1 launch to expand lunar exploration[14]
* New NASA pics show Apollo astronauts' footpaths on the moon[15]
* Microwave map of entire moon revealed[16]
* India launches first lunar mission[17]

[image 18]

Links:
[1]: http://images.gizmag.com/hero/lunar-ranging-full-moon-curse-retroreflector-relativity.jpg (image)
[2]: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/gizmag/~www.gizmag.com/lunar-ranging-full-moon-curse-retroreflector-relativity/30853/ (link)
[3]: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/gizmag/~www.gizmag.com/space/ (link)
[4]: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/gizmag/~www.gizmag.com/tag/apollo/ (link)
[5]: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/gizmag/~www.gizmag.com/tag/distance/ (link)
[6]: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/gizmag/~www.gizmag.com/tag/laser/ (link)
[7]: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/gizmag/~www.gizmag.com/tag/lunar/ (link)
[8]: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/gizmag/~www.gizmag.com/tag/moon/ (link)
[9]: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/gizmag/~www.gizmag.com/tag/telescope/ (link)
[10]: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/gizmag/~www.gizmag.com/tag/thermal/ (link)
[11]: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/gizmag/~www.gizmag.com/tag/uc-san-diego/ (link)
[12]: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/gizmag/~www.gizmag.com/nasa-finds-lost-soviet-lunar-rover/15382/ (link)
[13]: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/gizmag/~www.gizmag.com/iloa-lunar-telescope/23639/ (link)
[14]: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/gizmag/~www.gizmag.com/go/8241/ (link)
[15]: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/gizmag/~www.gizmag.com/nasa-apollo-landing-sites-photos/19756/ (link)
[16]: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/gizmag/~www.gizmag.com/first-microwave-image-of-moon/16419/ (link)
[17]: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/gizmag/~www.gizmag.com/india-launches-lunar-mission/10262/ (link)
[18]: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/56880670/0/gizmag (image)

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