In truth, the increase in apparent size is minimal and much less than that sometimes caused by atmospheric refraction at moonrise, and the increase in albedo doesn't mean much when compared with the differences in the Moon's apparent brightness caused by clouds, pollution or the like, or the absence thereof. But if the astronomer types had remained quiet, many people would have gone out into the night with their children to look at the moon. They would have marvelled at its size and brightness, and would have gone home happy in the belief that they had seen something wonderous rare, something to be remembered, and something to tell their children's chidren - the Night of the Millennial Moon. BTW, the foregoing was not directed at Elizabeth. I read the same thing in the morning paper, heard it on the evening news, and had two e-mails containing pointers to astronomical web sites in which professional astronomers set the record straight.
Birds do the same, as do squirrels, etc.
All their warmth came from the sun. I dunno Lynn, for me knowing all that stuff, and marveling about it from time to time is a real inspiration for me. But if the astronomer types had remained quiet, many people would have gone out into the night with their children to look at the moon. They would have marvelled at its size and brightness, and would have gone home happy in the belief that they had seen something wonderous rare, something to be remembered, and something to tell their children's chidren - the Night of the Millennial Moon. BTW, the foregoing was not directed at Elizabeth.