Full Moon Rising #82 August 2017 Event Cache

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Hidden : Monday, August 7, 2017
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: other (other)

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The full moon (tatkresiwok - Inuit) occurs when the Sun and the Moon are opposite sides of the Earth at the same time. This lunar phase (29.53 days/cycle) is known by many different names, cultures, and religions, depending on the month it occurs. The mid summer full moon occurs in August and is known as the Sturgeon Moon or Green Corn Moon by many native American Tribes.

The full moon for the month of August is at its fullest at 11:12 AM on Monday, the 7th



...and the sun sets at 7:45 PM and the moon rises at 7:53 PM.


This is just about the best night to view the moon at its fullest after it rises today! Come join us for a meet-n-greet in the evening and to watch the full moon rise over the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains.

The event begins at 7:00 pm and the event will officially end by 9:30 PM, but there may be some lingering about into the night...

Please do bring your bugs and coins for trading, discovering, or just to show them off. There are no food or beverage establishments nearby, but if it's a little chilly there's usually some hot cocoa, and at recent events people have brought snacks, "other" beverages, and (cold) pizza to share with all. On warm days, there are usually some cold beverages and the pizza stays hot! If you plan on bringing something to share, be sure to post it in a note. Please remember to dress appropriately for the temperature and weather conditions, as this event is outdoors and rain or shine. The terrain is mostly dirt shoulder/pullout parking so wheelchairs may find it difficult, but the location is suitable for handicapped viewing the full moon from a vehicle.

It is interesting to note that often, calendars indicating moon phases may be off by a day when intended for use in a different time zone. Don't be late or you just might miss out on this magical time as the sun sets and the full moon rises.

In the event of inclement weather, the event will be held at the Round Table Pizza in Claremont @ 598 E. Baseline Rd & Mills Ave. An announcement will be made in this case.

Today is...

  • Assyrian Martyrs Day (Assyrian community)
  • Battle of Boyacá Day (Colombia)
  • Emancipation Day (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
  • Republic Day (Ivory Coast)
  • Youth Day (Kiribati)
On this day...

  • 1782 – George Washington orders the creation of the Badge of Military Merit to honor soldiers wounded in battle. It is later renamed to the more poetic Purple Heart.
  • 1933 – The Simele massacre: The Iraqi government slaughters over 3,000 Assyrians in the village of Simele.
  • 1947 – Thor Heyerdahl's balsa wood raft the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands after a 101-day, 7,000 kilometres (4,300 mi) journey across the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to prove that pre-historic peoples could have traveled from South America.
  • 1959 – The Lincoln Memorial design on the U.S. penny goes into circulation. It replaces the "sheaves of wheat" design, and was minted until 2008.
  • 1960 – Ivory Coast becomes independent from France.
Notable births...

  • 1884 – Billie Burke, American actress (The Wizard of OZ) and singer (d. 1970)
  • 1903 – Louis Leakey, Kenyan-English palaeontologist and archaeologist (d. 1972)
  • 1929 – Don Larsen, American baseball player
  • 1960 – David Duchovny, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1987 - Sidney Crosby, Canadian ice hockey player
Notable deaths...

  • 1385 – Joan of Kent, mother of King Richard II of England (b. 1328)
  • 1639 – Martin van den Hove, Dutch astronomer and mathematician (b. 1605)
  • 1957 – Oliver Hardy, American actor, singer, and director (b. 1892)
  • 2004 - Red Adair, American firefighter (b. 1915)
  • 2005 – Peter Jennings, Canadian-American journalist and author (b. 1938)
Full Moon Dates for 2017
January 12 at 3:35 AM
February 10 at 4:33 PM
March 12 at 7:54 AM
April 10 at 11:09 PM
May 10 at 2:43 PM
June 9 at 6:11 AM
July 8 at 9:08 PM
August 7 at 11:12 AM
September 6 at 12:04 AM
October 5 at 11:41 AM
November 3 at 10:24 PM
December 3 at 7:48 AM

References:
1. almanac.com/moon
2. wikipedia Full Moon
3. wikipedia on this day

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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