[NatureNS] New Year's Eve Blue Moon

Date: Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:35:43 -0400
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A bout 5 p.m., last evening, while I was driving home, eastward from  
Wolfville there a magnificent rising of the Full Moon.  It would have  
made a great photo, positioned just above the pink outer fringe of  
the rising Earth shadow (the Belt of Venus).  ( linked here to a  
demonstration photo -not mine  http://extra.listverse.com/amazon/ 
weather/beltofvenus.jpg    Wish my camera had been handy.

Re: A BLUE MOON (something that's not supposed to happen very often)
Han's New Year's Eve Full Moon, is a much better candidate for that  
 >Blue Moon< idea: one must wait about 19 years for it to happen  
again (rather than the 2.5 year misnomer that seems to have made it  
into popular use in the last 50 or so years (I believe it came about  
based on a comment made in an astronomy magazine  article in 1943 and  
got picked up by the Farmer's Almanac (I'll check that out later)) .  
The last year we had a New Year's Full Moon was 1990, the next one  
will be 2028 :-).   An even better consideration for a Blue Moon  
event would be the years that we have no Full Moon in February,  with  
the  preceding January having 2 Full Moons and following March also  
having 2 Full Moons.  That will happen in 2018 and I think it  
happened last in 1999, again in 19 year intervals.

I'll probably do a little more research on this Blue Moon idea. If I  
find anything of more interest, I'll pass it along. I know there is  
an article in a the March 1999 copy of Sky and Telescope magazing, if  
I can find that copy.

Sherman


On 2/11/2009, at 9:04 AM, Hans Toom wrote:

> This new year's eve, December 31, we will have a blue moon to  
> celebrate the new year with.  The common modern definition of a  
> blue moon is the second full moon in any given month. The first  
> full moon of December will fall on December 2.  Although blue moons  
> are not that uncommon one falling on a particular day, say New  
> Year's Eve, must be extremely rare.  I hope for clear skies that  
> night to capture that rare event with my camera.  I was unable to  
> find a blue moon calculator that predicts on the basis of day of  
> the year so who knows when the next one will be.  Perhaps our RASC  
> members can provide an answer.
>
> I've posted my October photographic highlights leading off with  
> three edits of our recent moon.
>
> Hans
>
> http://www.hanstoom.com/Highlights/October09/0159.html
> _________________________________
> Hans Toom
> Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada
> Website: http://hanstoom.com
> _________________________________


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<html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">A&nbsp;bout 5 p.m., last =
evening,&nbsp;while I was driving home, eastward from Wolfville =
there&nbsp;a magnificent rising of the Full Moon. &nbsp;It would have =
made a great photo, positioned just above the pink outer fringe of the =
rising Earth shadow (the Belt of Venus). &nbsp;(&nbsp;linked here to a =
demonstration photo -not mine &nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://extra.listverse.com/amazon/weather/beltofvenus.jpg">http://=
extra.listverse.com/amazon/weather/beltofvenus.jpg</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n=
bsp;Wish my camera had been handy.&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>Re: A BLUE =
MOON (something that's not supposed to happen very =
often)</div><div>Han's New Year's Eve Full Moon, is a much better =
candidate for that &gt;Blue Moon&lt; idea: one must wait about&nbsp;19 =
years for it to happen again (rather than the 2.5 year misnomer that =
seems to have made it into popular use in the last 50 or so years (I =
believe it came about based on a comment made in an astronomy magazine =
&nbsp;article in 1943 and got picked up by the Farmer's Almanac (I'll =
check that out later))&nbsp;. The last year we had a New Year's Full =
Moon was 1990, the next one will be 2028 :-). &nbsp; An even better =
consideration for a Blue Moon event would be the years that we have no =
Full Moon in February, &nbsp;with the &nbsp;preceding January having 2 =
Full Moons and following March also having 2 Full Moons. &nbsp;That will =
happen in 2018 and I think it happened last in 1999, again in 19 year =
intervals.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>I'll probably do a little more =
research on this Blue Moon idea. If I find anything of&nbsp;more =
interest, I'll pass it along. I know there is an article in a the March =
1999 copy of Sky and Telescope magazing, if I can find that =
copy.</div><div><br></div><div>Sherman</div><div><div><br></div><div><br><=
div><div>On 2/11/2009, at 9:04 AM, Hans Toom wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><font =
size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">This new year's eve, December 31, we will have =
a blue moon to celebrate the new year with.&nbsp; The common<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><em>modern</em><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>definition of a blue moon =
is the second full moon in any given month. The first full moon of =
December will fall on December 2.&nbsp; Although blue moons are not that =
uncommon one falling on a particular day, say New Year's Eve, must be =
extremely rare.&nbsp; I hope for clear skies that night to capture that =
rare event with my camera.&nbsp; I was unable to find a blue moon =
calculator that predicts on the basis of day of the year so who knows =
when the next one will be.&nbsp; Perhaps our RASC members can provide an =
answer.</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial"></font>&nbsp;</div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial">I've posted my October photographic highlights leading =
off with three edits of our recent moon.</font></div><div><font size=3D"2"=
 face=3D"Arial"></font>&nbsp;</div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial">Hans</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial"></font>&nbsp;</div><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><a =
href=3D"http://www.hanstoom.com/Highlights/October09/0159.html">http://www=
.hanstoom.com/Highlights/October09/0159.html</a></font></div><div><font =
size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">_________________________________<br>Hans =
Toom<br>Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada<br>Website:<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
href=3D"http://hanstoom.com">http://hanstoom.com</a><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>_________________________=
________</font></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></body></html>=

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