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>>>>>>>>>>>>>Please read this entire document if you plan on gathering together at a MoonTribeNW gathering<<<<<<<<<<<<<

MoonTribe is a collective of individuals related to each other through common ideals, musical taste, art interests, and the desire to celebrate the Full Moon celestial event which takes place every 28 days, 13 times each year.

= Camping =
*** WHAT TO BRING: Water (1 imperial gallon per person per day), Warm clothes for evening & night time, Cool Clothing for day time, something to swim in if there is water near by, sun screen if you get sun-burned, bug repellant or eucalyptus oil, shoes for hiking, biking, dancing, swimming etc... Hiking gear, Biking gear, Climbing Gear, Hoola Hoops, Frisbees, Super Soakers, Etc... We will be camping in beautiful remote locations perfect for for fun outdoor activities.
*** Bring, Costumes, dancing feet, art installations, theme camps, musical instruments, singing voices, Hoola Hoops, etc...
Bring Whatever you need to have fun & be comfortable!
*** DO NOT BRING = Pets are not suggested, Dogs can act strange during the full moon, and may get lost at the remote locations we gather at. Do not bring any weapons, drugs, or alcohol, or anything illegal. Please stay within the law at all times. Do not endanger yourself or others.
*** NO FIRES, Most of the time we will have one communal fire near the dance-floor / sound system area for everyone's warmth & cooking needs, depending on the level of fire danger at the time of the gathering.
*** CARPOOL, Carpooling not only helps the environment, it will also help prevent our gatherings from looking like parking lots. When you arrive at a gathering attempt to not park too close to the dance floor. Feel free to park and carry your camping gear to the dance floor area if that is where you wish to camp. This will help maintain a visually stunning environment to dance in!
*** WASTE, Pack out EVERYTHING that you pack in. Not to get too descriptive here, unfortunately we need to. Porta potties are not being provided and the likely hood of restrooms are unlikely as well. That said, solid human waste should end up in a plastic bag, tied in a knot, and placed in with the rest of your trash. DO NOT HIDE TRASH, we want to leave the areas we camp better than when we arrived, if for some reason you absolutely have no room in your vehicle for your own trash, please place it behind the sound system or near the sound truck. Also leave an extra donation for this service as it is not included in services provided.
*** COOKING, Feel free to bring a BBQ or build a small fire for cooking as long as you have a current fire permit from the local ranger station. If you do make a fire one of the organizers will ask to see your fire permit.
*** FIRE DANCING is beautiful! Please check with the current fire danger level for the area we are in. Observe the location for fire hazards. No fire dancing is aloud at any time without to individuals each standing by with a fire extinguisher and five gallons of water. That's two people, two fire extinguishers and ten gallons of water. Have FUN & be safe!

= Legal =
We will most often be gathering on Borough of Land Management Land (Federal Land). Use of this land is detailed in the BLM land use policy available from the BLM, and on Federal Websittes. We are within our rights to be on the land so long as we follow all laws, if you have any questions about the law please ask an organizer. It is likely that at some point during the gathering we will be visited by some form of Law Enforcement. Be polite and direct them to one of the organizers if they ask. Sometimes they don't ask and simply leave when they see it is us and not a bunch of hulagans destroying the land and partaking in lawless acts. With that said, please do not appear intoxicated in any way on your way to the gatherings, at the gatherings, or on your way home from the gatherings. Do not do anything to endanger yourself or others at these gatherings. If for instance there is even one individual under 21 at the gathering and one person over 21 drinking a glass of wine at the gathering, such an environment would make it difficult to remain within our rite to gather on BLM land. Make sure you have gotten a good amount of sleep before attempting to drive home from a gathering, and please be generally responsible. If you have any questions please do ask an organizer.

= Donations=
MoonTribeNW operates on a donation only basis. The suggested donation is $13 per person for the major gatherings. Funds accepted help pay for equipment rentals, equipment repairs, maintenance, & upgrades, fuel for generators, etc... Please feel good about donating!

= Invitations =
Please do not foreword any invites to anyone, this helps us to know how to size the locations for the people & cars that are coming. If you have a user name or password to our message-boards, or to secure areas of this web-site please do not allow other users to use your user name & password. If you want to bring someone to the FMG whom has never been before Feel Free to bring anyone you want to bring along in your own carpool and help them to become accustomed to the nature of our low impact camping style. If you or someone you know would like to gain access to the message-boards, website, or receive e-mail invites to gatherings please introduce them to an organizer whom can sign them up on the lists. Public domain e-mails will not be accepted for mailing lists. Examples of public domain e-mail addresses are: hotmail, yahoo, etc...
With the desire to maintain safe, enjoyable, and legal gatherings for us all, this is how we must operate these gatherings.
Please be safe, respectful, and have fun!

Moon Tribe North West gathers together under the full moon each full moon.

2007 Moment of the Full Moon
Universal Time

       day hour minute

JAN.   3 13 57
FEB.   2 5 45
MAR.   3 23 17
APR.   2 17 15
MAY    2 10 09
JUNE   1 1 04
JUNE 30 13 49
JULY 30 0 48 ......Monday July 30th 12:48am (Sunday Night)
AUG. 28 10 35 .....Tuesday August 28th 10:35am (Tuesday Night)
SEPT. 26 19 45 ..... Wednesday September 26th 7:45pm (Wednesday Night)
OCT. 26 4 52 ......Friday October 26th 4:52am (Thursday Night)
NOV. 24 14 30......Saturday November 24th 2:30pm (Saturday Night)
DEC. 24 1 16 ....... Monday December 24th 1:16am (Sunday Night)

2008 Moment of the Full Moon
Universal Time

       day hour minute

JAN. 22 13 35........Tuesday January 22nd 1:35pm (Tuesday Night)
FEB. 21 3 30 ........ Thursday February 21st 3:30am (Thursday Night)
MAR. 21 18 40 ..... Friday March 21st 6:40pm (Friday Night)
APR. 20 10 25 ....... Sunday April 20th 10:25am (Saturday Night)
MAY   20 2 11 ....... Tuesday May 20th 2:11am (Monday Night)
JUNE 18 17 30 ....... Wednesday June 18th 5:30pm (Wednesday Night)
JULY 18 7 59 ........ Friday July 18th 7:59am (Thursday Night)
AUG. 16 21 16 ....... Saturday August 16th 9:16pm (Saturday Night)
SEPT. 15 9 13 ........ Monday September 15th 9:13am (Sunday Night)
OCT. 14 20 02 ....... Tuesday October 14th 8:02pm (Tuesday Night)
NOV. 13 6 17 ........ Thursday November 13th 6:17am (Wednesday Night)
DEC. 12 16 37 ........ Friday December 12th 4:37pm (Friday Night

From any location on the Earth, the Moon appears to be a circular disk which, at any specific time, is illuminated to some degree by direct sunlight. Like the Earth, the Moon is a sphere which is always half illuminated by the Sun, but as the Moon orbits the Earth we get to see more or less of the illuminated half. During each lunar orbit (a lunar month), we see the Moon's appearance change from not visibly illuminated through partially illuminated to fully illuminated, then back through partially illuminated to not illuminated again. Although this cycle is a continuous process, there are eight distinct, traditionally recognized stages, called phases. The phases designate both the degree to which the Moon is illuminated and the geometric appearance of the illuminated part. These phases of the Moon, in the sequence of their occurrence (starting from New Moon), are listed below.

It is believed that long ago, the Earth's gravitational effects slowed the Moon's rotation about its axis. Once the Moon's rotation slowed enough to match its orbital period (the time it takes the Moon to go around Earth) the effect stabilized, that it always shows us the same face. Many of the moons around other planets behave similarly.

The Moon's heavily cratered surface is the result of intense pummeling by space rocks between 4.1 billion and 3.8 billion years ago. T he scars of this war, seen as craters, have not eroded much for two main reasons: The Moon is not geologically very active, so earthquakes, volcanoes and mountain-building don't destroy the landscape as they do on Earth; and with virtually no atmosphere there is no wind or rain, so very little surface erosion occurs.

it is called, takes 770 years to complete a horseshoe-shaped orbit around Earth, the scientists say, and it will remain in a suspended state around Earth for at least 5,000 years.

The Moon is not round (or spherical). Instead, it's shaped like an egg. If you go outside and look up, one of the small ends is pointing right at you. And the Moon's center of mass is not at the geometric center of the satellite; it's about 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) off-center.

Apollo astronauts used seismometers during their visits to the Moon and discovered that the gray orb isn't a totally dead place, geologically speaking. Small moon quakes, originating several miles (kilometers) below the surface, are thought to be caused by the gravitational pull of Earth. Sometimes tiny fractures appear at the surface, and gas escapes. Scientists say they think the Moon probably has a core that is hot and perhaps partially molten, as is Earth's core. But data from NASA's Lunar Prospector spacecraft showed in 1999 that the Moon's core is small -- probably between 2 percent and 4 percent of its mass. This is tiny compared with Earth, in which the iron core makes up about 30 percent of the planet's mass.

Our Moon is bigger than Pluto. And at roughly one-fourth the diameter of Earth, some scientists think the Moon is more like a planet. They refer to the Earth-Moon system as a "double planet." Pluto and its moon Charon are also called a double-planet system by some.

Tides on Earth are caused mostly by the Moon (the Sun has a smaller effect). Here's how it works: The Moon's gravity pulls on Earth's oceans. High tide aligns with the Moon as Earth spins underneath. Another high tide occurs on the opposite side of the planet because gravity pulls Earth toward the Moon more than it pulls the water. At full Moon and new Moon, the Sun, Earth and Moon are lined up, producing the higher than normal tides (called spring tides, for the way they spring up). When the Moon is at first or last quarter, smaller neap tides form. The Moon's 29.5-day orbit around Earth is not quite circular. When the Moon is closest to Earth (called its perigee), spring tides are even higher, and they're called perigean spring tides.

All this tugging has another interesting effect: Some of Earth's rotational energy is stolen by the Moon, causing our planet to slow down by about 1.5 milliseconds every century.

As you read this, the Moon is moving away from us. Each year, the Moon steals some of Earth's rotational energy, and uses it to propel itself about 3.8 centimeters higher in its orbit. Researchers say that when it formed, the Moon was about 14,000 miles (22,530 kilometers) from Earth. It's now more than 280,000 miles, or 450,000 kilometers away.

The Moon has almost no atmosphere, because of its weak gravity. All types of gas will escape from its surface. The surface temperature fluctuates from roughly + 300° F during the 2-week daytime to -270 F during the 2-week night. This is because there is not enough atmosphere to keep the Moon warm at night, nor protect it from the Sun's rays in the daytime.

Without an atmosphere, there is no wind or water erosion. The Moon's surface is about the same now as it was 3 billion years ago. (Contrast to the Earth). The astronauts' footprints remain unchanged on the Moon's surface, and will until the Moon is struck by an asteroid.

Moon Rise:
The New Moon Rises at Sunrise.
The First Quarter at Noon.
The Full Moon Rises at Sunset

Distance From Earth: 225,745 miles
Length of Lunar Day: 27.3 Earth Days
Radius: 1,080 Mlles
Diameter: 2,160 miles

Gravity at Surface: 0.1667g (1/6 Earth's)
Orbital Speed: 2,287 mph
No. of people whom have walked on the Moon: 12
Age of oldest rock collected: 4.5 Billion Earth Years

"The commonly stated rule, that Easter Day is the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs next after the vernal equinox, is somewhat misleading because it is not a precise statement of the actual ecclesiastical rules."

The actual conditions to determine the date for Easter are:
(1) Easter must be on a Sunday.
(2) This Sunday must follow the 14th day of the paschal moon.
(3) The paschal moon is that of which the 14th day (full moon)
falls on or next follows the day of the vernal equinox.
(4) The equinox is fixed in the calendar as March 21.

Easter can never occur before March 22 or later than April 25.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>Please read this entire document if you plan on gathering together at a MoonTribeNW gathering<<<<<<<<<<<<<

MoonTribe is a collective of individuals related to each other through common connections, blood relations, common ideals, musical & art interests, and the desire to celebrate the Full Moon celestial event which takes place every 28 days, 13 times each year for their own individual ideals.

= Camping =
*** WHAT TO BRING: Water (1 imperial gallon per person per day), Warm clothes for evening & night time, Cool Clothing for day time, something to swim in if there is water near by, sun screen if you get sun-burned, bug repellant or eucalyptus oil, shoes for hiking, biking, dancing, swimming etc... Hiking gear, Biking gear, Climbing Gear, Hoola Hoops, Frisbees, Super Soakers, Etc... We will be camping in beautiful remote locations perfect for for fun outdoor activities.
*** Bring, Costumes, dancing feet, art installations, theme camps, musical instruments, singing voices, Hoola Hoops, etc...
Bring Whatever you need to have fun & be comfortable!
*** DO NOT BRING = Pets are not suggested, Dogs can act strange during the full moon, and may get lost at the remote locations we gather at. Do not bring any weapons, drugs, or alcohol, or anything illegal. Please stay within the law at all times. Do not endanger yourself or others.
*** NO FIRES, Most of the time we will have one communal fire near the dance-floor / sound system area for everyone's warmth & cooking needs, depending on the level of fire danger at the time of the gathering.
*** CARPOOL, Carpooling not only helps the environment, it will also help prevent our gatherings from looking like parking lots. When you arrive at a gathering attempt to not park too close to the dance floor. Feel free to park and carry your camping gear to the dance floor area if that is where you wish to camp. This will help maintain a visually stunning environment to dance in!
*** WASTE, Pack out EVERYTHING that you pack in. Not to get too descriptive here, unfortunately we need to. Porta potties are not being prtovided and the likely hood of restrooms are unlikely as well. That said, solid human waste should end up in a plastic bag, tied in a knot, and placed in with the rest of your trash. DO NOT HIDE TRASH, we want to leave the areas we camp better than when we arrived, if for some reason you absolutely have no room in your vehicle for your own trash, please place it behind the sound system or near the sound truck. Also leave an extra donation for this service as it is not included in services provided.
*** COOKING, Feel free to bring a BBQ or build a small fire for cooking as long as you have a current fire permit from the local ranger station. If you do make a fire one of the organizers will ask to see your fire permit.
*** FIRE DANCING is beautiful! Please check with the current fire danger level for the area we are in. Observe the location for fire hazards. No fire dancing is aloud at any time without to individuals each standing by with a fire extinguisher and five gallons of water. That's two people, two fire extinguishers and ten gallons of water. Have FUN & be safe!

= Invitations =
Please do not foreword any invites to anyone, this helps us to know how to size the locations for the people & cars that are coming. If you have a user name or password to our message-boards, or to secure areas of this web-site please do not allow other users to use your user name & password. If you want to bring someone to the FMG whom has never been before Feel Free to bring anyone you want to bring along in your own carpool and help them to become accustomed to the nature of our low impact camping style. If you or someone you know would like to gain access to the message-boards, web site, or receive e-mail invites to gatherings please introduce them to an organizer whom can sign them up on the lists. Public domain e-mails will not be accepted for mailing lists. Examples of public domain e-mail addresses are: hotmail, yahoo, etc...
With the desire to maintain safe, enjoyable, and legal gatherings for us all, this is how we must operate these gatherings.
Please be safe, respectful, and have fun!