Blue Moon this Tuesday (not the sale!)

30 Aug 2012 21:57 #11 by ScienceChic
lol THAT'S IT!!!
rofllol Sorry, couldn't say it with a straight face.











Orion and Cassiopeia are two of my faves. I can't find Draco the Dragon anymore. :(

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30 Aug 2012 22:05 #12 by otisptoadwater
Find the Little Dipper. Draco's dragon tail bends around the dipper. If you have trouble finding the Little Dipper, search for the Big Dipper first. The Little Dipper is nearby in the sky.

I can explain it to you but I can't understand it for you.

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18 Aug 2013 19:10 #13 by ScienceChic
Click link to story on space.com for video and detailed explanation.

August's Blue Moon: Lunar Oddity of Night Sky Explained
by Joe Rao, Skywatching Columnist | August 16, 2013
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When the moon rises Tuesday night (Aug. 20), it brings us the August full moon and in addition, it will also technically be a "Blue Moon."

"But wait a minute," you may ask. "Isn't a Blue Moon defined as the second full moon that occurs during a calendar month? Tuesday’s full moon will be the only full moon of August 2013. So how can we call it a 'Blue' moon?"

Yet it still is a Blue Moon, but only if we follow a now somewhat obscure rule of astronomy. In fact, the current "two full moon in one month" rule has superseded the rule that would allow us to call Tuesday’s full moon "blue."

Confused yet? Well, as the late Paul Harvey used to say, here now, is the rest of the story:


"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill

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