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Hi, folks. In recent years, there was a discussion about blue moons, but I don't recall where I read it, and apparently I didn't bookmark the website. So I went searching for it again just now, and found an article about it at Sky and Telescope's website. Apparently, there are other definitions of a blue moon. The article suggests that the definition of the second full moon in one month is a misconception, and goes on to explain how that occurred. You can find the article at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/moon/3304131.html cheers, Bob Lindsay Dartmouth Jim Wolford wrote: > According to my Old Farmer's Almanac Every Day Calendar, 2007, we have > to wait until Dec. 31, 2009, for the next Blue Moon. > > Hans, were your Marsh Marigolds a wild and native colony? > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville > ---------- > *From: *Hans Toom <Htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca> > *Reply-To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > *Date: *Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:23:28 -0300 > *To: *"Naturens@Chebucto.Ns.Ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > *Subject: *[NatureNS] Blue Moon, Marsh Marigold and Canada Warbler > > The old expression "once in a blue moon" refers to a supposedly seldom > occurrence, such as last night's blue moon which happens ever two and a > half years, or so. By deduction then "once in a blue moon" would then > refer to an event that occurs about every thirty-ish full moon. This > moon event refers to any month where a full moon occurs twice. This > often happens in May. I've posted two photos of this from last night. >
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