Ramblings of an Emergency Physician in Texas

And guess who has the night shift in the ER…

Posted by GruntDoc on December 12th, 2008

Bewerewolves: Fullest Moon in 15 Years Tonight | Wired Science from Wired.com
Prepare yourself for a sight tonight — not to mention some wild behavior, if the legends are true. The biggest full moon in 15 years is set to grace the northern hemisphere tonight.

Because the moon orbits along an egg-shaped ellipse, not a circle, its distance from us changes. Today, the moon is approaching its nearest point to Earth, so it should look about 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than this year’s other full moons, according to NASA.

This should be interesting.  I’ll see it and dread the result on the way in.  Yippee!

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5 Responses to “And guess who has the night shift in the ER…”

  1. theencode Says:

    I’m right there with you, I’m working 6th street here in Austin tonight. I’ll let you know how it goes…
    theEncode

  2. scalpel Says:

    At least it isn’t the 13th yet.

  3. whitecap nurse Says:

    I worked 13 hours yesterday and it was BAD. Everyone was sick, virtually no urgent care patients. I’m not really superstitious tho’ – I think flu season has started and we’re too close to the holidays.

  4. Beary Potter Says:

    We knew it was a perfect night for Professor Lupin to appear!
    The moon was absolutely GORGEOUS!

  5. rogue medic Says:

    There is no connection between the full moon and volume or quality of emergency patients. This has been studied. It is just superstition.

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