The Moon !
Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2023 3:55 pm
For those who are Stargazers, there will be something worth viewing in the night sky in two days!
A Super Blue Moon will brighten the sky this Wednesday,....it will be fullest at 9:36 p.m, and,...the planet Saturn will be visible as well.
Why this is special is that a Super Blue Moon is a rare site to see, they happen once every ten years, on average....and it's called "asuper" because the moon is REAL close to Earth in it's orbit! (at Perigee)
If you guys recall my pervious Celestial Thread, the first blue moon of this month, reached its peak on August 1, named the “Sturgeon Moon,”
The name "Blue Moon" doesn’t come from the moon’s color, but refers to two full moons appearing in one month.
This phenomenon occurs because the moon’s full cycle is little less than the average calendar month. ( occurs in 29.5 days ).
So,...eventually, enough time will elapse where two full moons will happen in the same month.
Thus,...only 3 percent of full moons are blue moons.
A Super Blue Moon will brighten the sky this Wednesday,....it will be fullest at 9:36 p.m, and,...the planet Saturn will be visible as well.
Why this is special is that a Super Blue Moon is a rare site to see, they happen once every ten years, on average....and it's called "asuper" because the moon is REAL close to Earth in it's orbit! (at Perigee)
If you guys recall my pervious Celestial Thread, the first blue moon of this month, reached its peak on August 1, named the “Sturgeon Moon,”
The name "Blue Moon" doesn’t come from the moon’s color, but refers to two full moons appearing in one month.
This phenomenon occurs because the moon’s full cycle is little less than the average calendar month. ( occurs in 29.5 days ).
So,...eventually, enough time will elapse where two full moons will happen in the same month.
Thus,...only 3 percent of full moons are blue moons.