So, last night there was a Blue Moon! Unfortunately, it was too cloudy in my place so I wasn't able to see it :-( Bummer! I was looking forward to it all day and I was hoping to take a picture of it. I was even planning on breaking out our telescope to get a better view (yeah, sorry my geeky side is showing :-P).
Silly old me actually thought that a Blue Moon is a moon that is colored blue! Apparently, it isn't so!
Here's the tricky part, there are different definitions on what is considered a Blue Moon. One is that a Blue Moon is the second full moon in a month. This definition applies to last night's moon because the first full moon was last August 1, 2012.
The other definition of a Blue Moon is the third of four full moons in a season. This is said to be the original definition. The first definition was a misinterpretation of this meaning. Before it gets any more confusing than it already is, I'll stop.
Here's an illustration of Blue Moons from www.space.com. If you still don't get it, just Google Blue Moon for further info ;-)
Here's a pic that I found of the Blue Moon last night:
Hmm, and they said it wasn't actually blue! :-P
The next Blue Moon will be on July 2015. Guess we'll have to wait until then to see another one. Oh well, better luck next time.
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