Earth_First
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Sat Jul-31-04 09:12 AM
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The second full moon of the month will appear tonight. The last full moon was July 2.
Since there are roughly 29.5 days between full moons, it is unusual for two full moons to 'fit' into a 30 or 31 day month, Duari explained.
The last such occurrence happened in November 2001. In 1999, there were two blue moon occurrences on January 1 and 31 and March 2 and 31.
The next blue moon will appear in June 2007.
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| mermaid
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Sat Jul-31-04 09:18 AM
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| 1. Can Anyone Tell Me WHY This Occurance Is Called A BLUE Moon? n/t |
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Sat Jul-31-04 09:25 AM
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| 3. Hey Mermaid I think you owe me a Coke (n/t) |
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Sat Jul-31-04 09:43 AM
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| 7. Well, Let's Make That A DIET Coke, Okay?? |
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You can fax it to me. LOL!
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Sat Jul-31-04 04:47 PM
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I just can't handle that sweet regular stuff. I hope it doesn't get gunked in your fax though.
Enjoy your Blue Moon.
I'm afraid it's gonna be cloudy down here in Southwest Florida.
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Sat Jul-31-04 09:23 AM
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So "once in a blue moon" really is a long time. Any idea why it got the title "blue"?
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Sat Jul-31-04 09:30 AM
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| 4. Blue Moon -- is it sad? |
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Blue Moon, you saw me standing alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own
Blue Moon, you knew just what I was there for
You heard me saying a prayer for
Someone I really could care for
And then there suddenly appeared before me
The only one my arms will ever hold
I heard somebody whisper, "Please adore me"
And when I looked, the moon had turned to gold
Blue Moon, now I'm no longer alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own
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Sat Jul-31-04 04:48 PM
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| Bruce McAuley
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Sat Jul-31-04 09:31 AM
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| 5. There are conditions where the moon actually DOES look blue... |
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Edited on Sat Jul-31-04 09:32 AM by Bruce McAuley
It mostly happens in the summer when the moon runs low against the horizon when it's full, and when there are fires in the region. While this is normally a red moon when it is rising, when it reaches a higher point in it's trajectory it can appear light blue to an observer.
I'm gonna look tonight, because we do have fire smoke in the air around our region right now, the sun came up blood red this morning.
I know there is more than one definition of what a "blue moon" actually is, but tonight's may be a DOUBLE blue!
Bruce
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