The Moon and Mars - Christmas Eve

SteveA · 12-22-2007, 06:42 AM

As your waiting for Santa on Christmas Eve... check out this rare event..

Hey, weather experts, will the skies be clear?

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...ristmaseve.htm

Hummmm... is maybe Mars the source of the "red" nosed reindeer story?

Too good to be true.. seems our Rudolph came from Monkey Wards.. (Those of us old enough know what Monkey Wards is.. was?)

http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/rudolph.asp

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Resident 2B · 12-22-2007, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by SteveA

Hey, weather experts, will the skies be clear?

It looks to be clear weather from Monday through the day time hours of Wednesday. Viewing weather could not be better.

R2B

macshpman · 12-22-2007, 12:04 PM

SteveA This time of year we think of family and with you talking about Monkey Wards it brought back memories of shopping in that store with my mother. Always looked forward to shopping with her as I was the last one of seven children as she spoiled me on shopping trips,always buying me something. How about shopping in the F W Woolworth Five & Dime Stores. Great memories from the early years. Moms been gone fifteen years this year but seem like it was just yesterday we were shopping together. Wish Everyone a Happy & Joy Filled Holidays.

SteveA · 12-22-2007, 03:28 PM

Wow,
Right back at you.... I remember working as a window washer at FW in Saugus when I was 15 in 1966.. hummmm.... the math tells me that was 41 years ago!

That can't be right...

(let's see.. 15 plus 41 would equal 56.... egads! I'm 56.

I quess I should start acting my age..) NOT!

gtxrider · 12-23-2007, 08:34 AM

"When Jupiter aligns with Mars" anyway Monkey Wards and Woolworths. We had them along with Grants, 2 Guys, EJ Korvets... But how about the Old Mcraths in Alton Bay it had lots of stuff. Old? no just well aged like fine wine.

ApS · 12-22-2007, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveA

"...As your waiting for Santa on Christmas Eve... check out this rare event..."

I'm not really a night-sky event-watcher, but "the Red Planet" will just about knock you over in the wee hours—provided you have minimal light pollution.

Where I am, it's nearly directly overhead at 4AM and has been getting even brighter morning by morning. After all, it's only 55 million miles away!

12-22-2007, 06:42 AM	#1
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	The Moon and Mars - Christmas Eve As your waiting for Santa on Christmas Eve... check out this rare event.. Hey, weather experts, will the skies be clear? http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...ristmaseve.htm Hummmm... is maybe Mars the source of the "red" nosed reindeer story? Too good to be true.. seems our Rudolph came from Monkey Wards.. (Those of us old enough know what Monkey Wards is.. was?) http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/rudolph.asp Merry Christmas Everyone! __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

12-22-2007, 12:04 PM	#3
macshpman Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern NH Posts: 32 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Merry Christmas Everyone SteveA This time of year we think of family and with you talking about Monkey Wards it brought back memories of shopping in that store with my mother. Always looked forward to shopping with her as I was the last one of seven children as she spoiled me on shopping trips,always buying me something. How about shopping in the F W Woolworth Five & Dime Stores. Great memories from the early years. Moms been gone fifteen years this year but seem like it was just yesterday we were shopping together. Wish Everyone a Happy & Joy Filled Holidays.

12-22-2007, 03:28 PM	#4
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	FW Woolworths... Wow, Right back at you.... I remember working as a window washer at FW in Saugus when I was 15 in 1966.. hummmm.... the math tells me that was 41 years ago! That can't be right... (let's see.. 15 plus 41 would equal 56.... egads! I'm 56. I quess I should start acting my age..) NOT! __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

12-23-2007, 08:34 AM	#5
gtxrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Piscataway, NJ Posts: 1,030 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 24 Posts	Sounds like one of those old songs "When Jupiter aligns with Mars" anyway Monkey Wards and Woolworths. We had them along with Grants, 2 Guys, EJ Korvets... But how about the Old Mcraths in Alton Bay it had lots of stuff. Old? no just well aged like fine wine.

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