Posted 08.31.2012 at 2:51 pm
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Blue Moon
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A "blue moon" refers to the second full moon in a single month, so, no, it's not actually blue, but it's still a cool event--it won't happen again until July 2015--and it's even going to be broadcast by The Slooh Space Camera, in case weather or location blocks your view. Strangely and poignantly, the rare event is coming just after Neil Armstrong's death, and will fall on the same day as his memorial service. Read more about it at The Huffington Post.
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A blue moon is a third full moon in a season with four full moons, not the second full moon in a month. See wikipedia.
BLUE MOON taste good!
Do they make blue Moon Pies? Those would be good sometime. Maybe once every three years. As to the moon from my house the last few nights; occasion, indeed. I've been putting the glass on it as soon as it breaks.