Last night I stood outside of my house and watched the moon lierally moving and not moving by the hour but by the second. It moved up and then left and then I checked later and it was in the right side of the sky, being closely followed by Mars...can anyone explain this to me?
2007-12-24 14:15:09 · 8 answers · asked by rigtol 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
the moon itself doesnt move randomly and that fast, its impossible.
what you saw (if u even saw it, theres a good chance it was ur eyes) were thin clouds passing in front of the moon most likely mixed with some sort of pollution or a fire of some sort. that wouldve distorted your view of the moon and caused it to seem like it was moving.
theres simply no way the moon could move around randomly. and it couldnt move that fast. either of those things would have pretty bad consequences (like the moon leaving earths orbit).
2007-12-24 14:54:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the Moon simply doesn't move that quickly. It's just not possible. It may have been an illusion caused by moving clouds in front of the Moon.
2007-12-24 22:26:52 · answer #2 · answered by GeoffG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes the clouds produce the illusion that the moon is moving, but actually the moon can´t move as fast as you say.
2007-12-24 22:29:07 · answer #3 · answered by Asker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO, LAST NIGHT THE MOON WAS ON THE SIDE OF OUR HOME AT APPROX. MIDNIGHT, LAST WEEK IT WAS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE, ............. I WOKE MY HUSBAND UP JUST TO PROVE MY POINT, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON & OFF FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS. ALSO , I SENT OUT A PIC OF THE STRANGEST PURPLISH, PINKISK ALMOST BULLET LOOKING COMET IN THE SKY, IT WAS HEADED STRAIGHT FOR THE SUN, HOWEVER ANOTHER PLANET IS CLEARLY VISIBLE IN THE MIDDLE, WITH ITS OWN MOON INSIDE... AS SOON AS I SENT IT OUT TO CERTAIN FRIENDS & FAMILY TO SHOW THEM HOW CRAZY (I AM NOT) I GOT A PHONE CALL WITHIN 2 MINUTES FROM A LANDLINE IN CALIFORNIA #. THEY WOULD NOT SPEAK, ONLY LISTEN, WHEN I CALLED BACK IT CONTINUED TO RING, NO VOICEMAIL, & RANG & RANG LONGER THAN I THINK IVE EVER HEARD A PHONE RING.
2013-10-22 21:18:15 · answer #4 · answered by Carrie C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes i did.Thats only a illusion by the clouds.Me too saw Mars fast moving but it is not.Its an illusion by the clouds.
2007-12-24 22:55:21 · answer #5 · answered by ChrisCT 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It was beautiful. There was a fairly good planetary alignment last night. Can't remember what site I read about it from though.
2007-12-24 22:23:50 · answer #6 · answered by John G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. I posted this a few days ago and it may explain the illusion. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AggJu.aeuWz__OLBYu11G7Hsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20071220113634AA4vyhH
2007-12-24 22:29:32 · answer #7 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dang!! can i have what you were smoking?? that's some good stuff right there.... xD
2007-12-24 22:20:36 · answer #8 · answered by duchessdreams 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋