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As explained earlier on this post by Coldwarrior, tonight the moon is at Perigree, and happens to be a full moon as well.
In the past 20 years, this is the closest the moon has been to the earth since
*gets out calculator, inputs mass, speed, orbital diaphonistics, trunculates spatial trig functions, opens enhanced trepanation protocol, combines the Farley model with coprolitical analysis, adds algebra*
um, last night. Whew. We’re still alive, so now we can all sit back and enjoy The Overnight Open Thread.