Happy Once in a Blue Moon~Friends~

[Cha]

http://theobamadiary.com/2013/08/20/rise-and-shine-587/

"Blue Moon 2013: Rare Full Moon Visible In Night Sky This Month"

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"This month's full moon, which rises on Tuesday (Aug. 20), is not just a Blue Moon — it's also the Full Sturgeon Moon, the Full Red Moon, the Green Corn Moon and the Grain Moon.

Today's full moon qualifies as a Blue Moon because it's the third full moon in a season with four (most seasons have only three). Historically, there have been two different definitions of a Blue Moon.

Technically, a Blue Moon is the third full moon in a four-full-moon season. However, a 1946 article in "Sky & Telescope" magazine mistakenly defined it as the second full moon in a single month (since most months have only one full moon), and the definition stuck. Because August will have just this one full moon, it wouldn't meet the mistaken, though commonly used, definition, though it does qualify as a technical Blue Moon. [10 Surprising Moon Facts]

The moon's extra names come from traditional monikers for the full moon of a given month. A few hundred years ago, Native American tribes in what's now the northeastern United States kept track of seasons by ascribing particular names to each full moon. Later, European settlers added their own names for the full moons to the lexicon."

there's more..
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/20/blue-moon-2013-august_n_3784415.html

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[Pretzel_Warrior]

1. YES! Mine out back tonight looks gorgeous

[Cha]

2. In Spokane! My Moon is out over the Ocean and has thin striped

clouds running through it!

[Cha]

4. KICK!

[sheshe2]

5. Once in a Blue Moon~

From your link~

"Blue Moons don't happen too often, which is why the phrase "once in a Blue Moon," has sprung up to mean only very rarely. After Tuesday's event, the next Blue Moon isn't set to occur until 2015."

She was a rare beauty last night!

Thank you for the heads up, Cha.

[Cha]

6. Pretty Blue Moon Pics to go along with

Chris Isaak's rendition of "Blue Moon", she.. Mahalo!

I thought if was as amazing occurrence in our Universe!


1of 6 Portland, Oregon, August 20, 2013 -- A full 'blue' moon rises over Mt. Hood on Tuesday night in Portland, Aug. 20, 2013. The moon is the third moon of four in the summer season, better known as a blue moon to scientists. Mike Zacchino/The Oregonian


4of 6 Fans watch a baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Boston Red Sox as a full moon rises, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

4 more Cool Blue Moon Pics at link..
http://photos.oregonlive.com/photo-essay/2013/08/rare_version_of_blue_moon_ligh.html

Unfortunately the Red Sox lost 3-2 but the Blue Moon was Gorgeous, she!

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[sheshe2]

7. Fabulous pictures, every one of them!

Loved the pic of the SFG vs BRS!

Thanks Cha!!!!

[Cha]

8. Loved them, too, she!

Oregonlive got excited about the Blue Moon, as well!

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