A blue moon coming tonight
May 18, 2019 09:12:40 #
DIRTY HARRY
Loc: Hartland, Michigan
A blue moon coming tonight
Doyle Rice
USA TODAY
A Blue Moon is coming this weekend. And it's not the craft beer nor Amazon's new spaceship, both of which have appropriated the name.
No, its just a full moon with a colorful nickname. And here's the scoop on where that name came from and what it means: Most seasons have three full moons. But once in a while, a season - like spring of this year - will have four full moons. And it's the third of those four that's called a blue moon. The actual moment the moon will be full is Saturday at 5:11 p.m. ET, Space.com said.
The more common definition of a “blue moon” is the second full moon in one calendar month, though some purists sniff at that definition, which is technically incorrect.
Even the venerable publication Sky & Telescope said that “the second-full-moonin- a-month (mis)interpretation is like a genie that can't be forced back into its bottle. But that's not necessarily a bad thing.” Language is malleable, after all.
According to AccuWeather, seasonal blue moons aren't all that rare, occurring once every two or three years. Of course, the moon won't appear blue. It'll be the same color it's always been. Blue-colored
moons in photos are usually made using special blue camera filters or in a post-processing program.
A couple sit on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River as the full harvest moon rises in the distance Sept. 8, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo. CHARLIE RIEDE/AP
Doyle Rice
USA TODAY
A Blue Moon is coming this weekend. And it's not the craft beer nor Amazon's new spaceship, both of which have appropriated the name.
No, its just a full moon with a colorful nickname. And here's the scoop on where that name came from and what it means: Most seasons have three full moons. But once in a while, a season - like spring of this year - will have four full moons. And it's the third of those four that's called a blue moon. The actual moment the moon will be full is Saturday at 5:11 p.m. ET, Space.com said.
The more common definition of a “blue moon” is the second full moon in one calendar month, though some purists sniff at that definition, which is technically incorrect.
Even the venerable publication Sky & Telescope said that “the second-full-moonin- a-month (mis)interpretation is like a genie that can't be forced back into its bottle. But that's not necessarily a bad thing.” Language is malleable, after all.
According to AccuWeather, seasonal blue moons aren't all that rare, occurring once every two or three years. Of course, the moon won't appear blue. It'll be the same color it's always been. Blue-colored
moons in photos are usually made using special blue camera filters or in a post-processing program.
A couple sit on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River as the full harvest moon rises in the distance Sept. 8, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo. CHARLIE RIEDE/AP
May 18, 2019 10:05:25 #
Great clarification ... now all I (or we) have to do is remember that "correct" definition ... can't believe that I've lived believing the other one for so many years!!!! Thanks.
May 19, 2019 08:07:22 #
So, why is it called a "Blue Moon?" Inquiring minds want to know.
DIRTY HARRY wrote:
A blue moon coming tonight br br Doyle Rice br b... (show quote)
May 19, 2019 08:25:43 #
Why is it called Blue? Because it "...saw me standing alone..." and wanted to share the emotion!
May 19, 2019 09:44:25 #
cschonwalder wrote:
Why is it called Blue? Because it "...saw me standing alone..." and wanted to share the emotion!
"With out a love of my own"
May 19, 2019 19:37:22 #
You saw me standing alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own.
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own.
May 19, 2019 19:37:26 #
You saw me standing alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own.
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own.
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