Month: August 2023

The last super blue moon until 2037!

Go outside tonight.. bare feet in the late summer grass.. and take it all in. Who knows if we will even be here by 2037!​

Astronomy enthusiasts are in for a treat Wednesday night: a rare “super blue Moon” that won’t be seen again for more than a decade.

Supermoons occur when the Moon passes through its perigee, or the point that takes it closest to Earth during its elliptical orbit. This makes it look about 14 percent bigger compared to when it is at its furthest point, and a touch brighter.

Full Moons are defined by the exact moment they are opposite the Sun, which will occur at 9:36 pm Eastern Time on August 30 (0136 GMT Thursday), according to NASA.

The previous super blue Moon occurred in December 2009, with the next set to come in quick succession: January and March of 2037.

The origins of the English expression “once in a blue Moon,” today understood to mean something that is very rare, go back hundreds of years. In Elizabethan times, “he would argue the Moon was blue” could be said about a person making outlandish or patently absurd claims.

Go outside tonight.. bare feet in the late summer grass.. and take it all in. Who knows if we will even be here by 2037!

Idalia the beast

Look at this satellite image!! Idalia grew rapidly before it hit land..

When Idalia made landfall Wednesday morning it had maximum sustained winds near 125 mph (205 kph).

The low-lying marsh area faced a predicted storm surge of up to 15 feet!

There are populated areas in the region, including Gainesville, where the University of Florida canceled classes through Wednesday…

Developing..

The peculiar case of Tiffany Gomas continues..

She’s back! And wearing the same outfit she was wearing the last time she was kicked off a plane.

So TMZ caught up with her an airport. She’s wearing the same outfit she wore when she was kicked off the plane during her outburst..

TMZ also questioned her on what exactly did she see on the plane that was not human but she said she was basically advised to not comment at this time.

As the kids would say.. SUS.

Hurricane Idalia set to be ‘once in a lifetime event’ according to forecasters ..

At the time of this posting, Idalia is currently located just under 200 miles southwest of Tampa and is moving to the north at 16 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center’s latest forecast. CNN is tracking the storm’s path.

Idalia’s landfall strength and storm surge could reach once-in-a-lifetime levels along parts of Florida’s Gulf Coast, including in the Big Bend and Tampa Bay areas. Officials have warned surge could climb as high as 10 to 15 feet in the Big Bend area.

Nationwide emergency alert system test set for October 4

It is geared up for all consumer cell phones

There is going to be a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) that day.

FEMA is coordinating with the Federal Communications Commission to carry out the test at approximately 2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 4.

More..

The test will be geared for all cell phones.

The message will read: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.”

The alerts are accompanied by a “unique tone and vibration” according to FEMA.

Something finally defeats Barbie

The Barbie summer comes to an end

From the Hollywood Reporter:

Sony’s late-summer event pic Gran Turismodeclared victory at the weekend box office race with a $17.3 million domestic opening, a somewhat muted start for a movie based on a popular video game. The hope now is that an A CinemaScore from audiences will provide a turbo boost in the days to come.

Directed by Neill Blomkamp, the racing pic had been set to launch nationwide Aug. 11 but switched gears because of the actors strike and the resulting prohibition on the cast — led by Orlando Bloom and David Harbour — doing any press. The studio instead hosted two weekends of sneaks and a handful of fan screenings to build buzz before opening the movie everywhere Aug. 25.