I was just thubing through this years lunar calendar and noticed that there are two full moons in May, 2007. I was wondering if this makes one of them a blue moon. Any one know what the deffinition of a blue moon is?
2007-01-24 07:35:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Blue Moon's a beer! HA HA!
2007-01-24 07:38:31 · answer #1 · answered by Slick 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are in fact two definitions for a blue moon. According to the more recent definition, a blue moon is the second full moon in a calendar month. For a blue moon to occur, the first of the full moons must appear at or near the beginning of the month so that the second will fall within the same month (the average span between two moons is 29.5 days). June 2007 will have two full moons: the first on June 1, the second on June 30—that second full moon is called the blue moon.
Note that the May 31 date applies to most of the Western Hemisphere, including the United States. In the Eastern Hemisphere, the full moon in question will occur on June 1. For that half of the world, the blue moon will be on June 30, 2007.
The Other Kind of Blue Moon
An older definition for the blue moon is recorded in early issues of the Maine Farmer's Almanac. According to this definition, the blue moon is the third full moon in a season that has four full moons
2007-01-24 07:43:37 · answer #2 · answered by Mike 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There has actually been a blue moon! Many years ago there were a lot of forest fires in Canada, and the smoke travelled around to England, in the upper part of the atmosphere. The smoke caused the moon to appear blue to the English.
2007-01-24 08:00:21 · answer #3 · answered by David A 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, a Blue Moon is when there are two full moons in a month.
2007-01-24 07:39:00 · answer #4 · answered by smartypants909 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The original definition was as reported by David A.
All three are explained in Wikipedia
PS: Wiki: "The effect can be caused by smoke or dust particles in the atmosphere, such as happened after forest fires in Sweden in 1950 and Canada in 1951 and, notably, after the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883, which caused the moon to appear blue for nearly two years."
Wikipedia is silent about the dentition of chicken.
However, they have a reference from 1529 "They would make men believe ... that the moon is made of green cheese"
No thanks.
2007-01-24 08:39:26 · answer #5 · answered by Raymond 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Two full moons in one month. It occurs approximately every 32 months.
2007-01-24 07:38:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
could I replica Mr. Neonman's remark verbatim? - formidable to jot down approximately such situation! - inner rhyme: needed. - Stanza 6: distracted the circulate. in case you used the colours (pink, white and blue) of Jupiter as a metaphor for the previous Glory, this stanza ought to've been placed on the initiating (1st/2d). - effective ultimate couplet!!! - My compliments.
2016-12-12 19:27:46 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Moon is not blue. whether it will turn blue is a good question. The expression is that when the moon will turn blue chicken will have teeth.
2007-01-24 07:43:42 · answer #8 · answered by goring 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋