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Topic: Moon Power
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spaceuk
Member Posts: 2113
From: Staffs, UK
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 05-08-2005 01:33 PM
  
I've just finished watching on UK BBC Two tv channel a rerun of a previously shown nature program called "Moon Power".This excellent program focuses on the influence of the waxing and waning Moon on Earth activities and how it affects everything from sexual rhythms to tidal waves . It has amazing footage of some of the world's famous tidal bores such as the most powerful "Black Dragon" tidal wave of the Chien Tank (?) river near Shanghai, the very wide,powerful and destructive Amazon bore and the famous river Severn bore in England -which I have seen for myself. It also features the perehistoric Stones of Callanish in the Hebrides - which helped my fore fathers of many thousands of years ago to predict lunar passage. Also, the East African tribe of Maputo - who have a whole ceremony on the seashore based held at full Moon for each new child born . Other footage shows Australian aborigine folklore about the Moon, some coverage of the Apollo lunar landings and animations of how Earth and the Moon were formed. Excellent stuff ! If this program is ever scheduled on one of your tv channels I would urge you to view it - I doubt if you would be disappointed. This web site has some accompanying information about the Moon : -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/earth/moon.shtml
Phill Parker
UK
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spaceuk
Member Posts: 2113
From: Staffs, UK
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 05-08-2005 01:38 PM
I've just looked up the river near Shanghai.From Encyclopedia Britannica :- " Chinese (Wade-Giles) Fu-ch'un Chiang, or (Pinyin) Fuchun Jiang, river flowing through Chekiang province, China. The lower course and estuary discharging at Hang-chou into Hang-chou Bay are called the Ch'ien-t'ang River. Above Hang-chou, as far as T'ung-lu, it is called the Fu-ch'un River, and the section above T'ung-lu is known as the T'ung River. Near Chien-te the main river is formed by the junction of two separate river systems. " |
Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3118
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 05-08-2005 03:25 PM
Phill,
The river in China is now known as the Qiantang. The city is now known as Hangzhou (pronounced something like "Hang-Joe") I went there in 1996 to see the tidal bore. It's an amazing sight: a foaming, thunderous wall of water 12 feet high, three or four miles wide, surging up the estuary towards Hangzhou at around 15mph. Tens of thousands of people line the banks to watch it, and occasionally people get washed into the river and drowned. (This happened about 12 years ago, and almost happened again about 5 years ago. This latter incident was shown on TV around the world. Several people were injured but survived.) Watching the tidal bore sweep past, it's hard to believe it's the tide coming in, drawn by the Moon's gravity! |
rjb1elec
Member Posts: 212
From: Merseyside, England
Registered: Oct 2004
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posted 05-08-2005 03:36 PM
Hi Phill
Just finished watching it myself,i also thought it to be fascinating.and was unaware of how much influence the moon has over us all.
I now wish i had copied it,excellent stuff,thanks for the links.
regards rick |
spaceuk
Member Posts: 2113
From: Staffs, UK
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 05-09-2005 06:42 AM
BlackarrowThanks for those personal insights and corrections - apprecaited. It reallly must have been exciting watching that bore race through as I know the severn bore is pretty fantastic but the Chinese one is several times more powerful ! Rick Like you I wish I had taped it but I kinda stumbled into the program last night ! Phill
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apollo11lem5
Member Posts: 528
From: Seminole, Florida, United States
Registered: May 2000
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posted 05-09-2005 07:24 AM
Hello All....I saw a program titled "If We Had No Moon" and it underscored the importance the Moon plays from day to day. It was narrated by Patrick stewart and was fantastic !! I caught it about 3 years ago and had a devil of a time getting it on VHS (No DVD available) and to the United States .I finally located where I could get it in London UK and had it transcribed into VHS format....what a hassle but it was worth it !! We simply would not exist without the Moon !! If you ever get a chance to view this show...WATCH IT !! Best To all...Donald Brady |
Carrie
Member Posts: 225
From: Syracuse, New York, USA
Registered: May 2003
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posted 05-09-2005 10:23 PM
If you can't catch the show, there's also the song "If We Had No Moon" on the "To Touch The Stars" CD that a lot of space organizations sell. |
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