Friday, June 19, 2009

OUR MOON

Some information about our Moon: It influences our Earth without being noticed such as tides and life like the rhythms of reproduction. I think it is beautiful to watch. It has pulled on our planet for billions of years.
Can we survive without it? Since Apollo Astronauts placed reflectors on the Moon, an observatory in the wilds of Texas has been firing a ruby laser at those reflectors every day. I have been there and watched the laser fire. Cool! But the bad news: our Moon is moving away from us and I was told that in about 10,000 years, there might not be ANY eclipses. Yikes! Civilization has not been in existance that long.
Did you know that our moon is the only one in the entire solar system that creates eclipses?
Recently it has been announced that another facility will be firing the laser. McDonald Observatory probably will be conducting other research.

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