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Title: It´s A Blue Moon Tonight !!!!!
Post by: woe10 on August 31, 2012, 13:45:28 PM




FRIDAY 31ST AUGUST.
IT´S A BLUE MOON TONIGHT

It´s the second Full Moon of the month, hence a Blue Moon. Nobody knows why it´s called that, as the moon isn´t actually Blue. It happens once evry 2 or 3 years, hence the saying "Once In A Blue Moon.

I think actually, it´s when Man City fans have to buy Man United fans a drink  ;D

(http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/5640/bluemoonk.jpg)
Title: Re: It´s A Blue Moon Tonight !!!!!
Post by: Captain Sensible on August 31, 2012, 14:54:49 PM
There'll be an excellent view of the Blue Moon tonight in Fuerteventura as it's so clear today :D
Title: Re: It´s A Blue Moon Tonight !!!!!
Post by: glenys on August 31, 2012, 15:10:02 PM
Thanks for the info woe, I didn't realize that's where the saying comes from. I wish I was in Fueteventura to see it as it's very cloudy here tonight but hopefully I'll get a look.
Title: Re: It´s A Blue Moon Tonight !!!!!
Post by: fifi on September 01, 2012, 22:09:51 PM
It was too cloudy in Dublin to see anything. Pity. :(
Title: Re: It´s A Blue Moon Tonight !!!!!
Post by: falkirkdan on September 02, 2012, 01:50:19 AM
The moon does not look any different from its usual colour here on the Clyde whitish.   However the full moon was on Thursday night and the moon is now waning.   Maybe we wll get a good day on Sunday.   Fingers crossed for Sat was lousy.
Title: Re: It´s A Blue Moon Tonight !!!!!
Post by: woe10 on September 02, 2012, 15:29:22 PM

Interesting article as to why it´s called a Blue Moon or Belew Moon, meaning Early, according to old Clerics.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_moon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_moon)
Title: Re: It´s A Blue Moon Tonight !!!!!
Post by: denboy on September 03, 2012, 18:29:10 PM
don,t like blue moons,prefer the red sky at night. :) :)