I See A Blue Moon Rising

By William Selby
DoD News, Defense Media Activity

That’s not a bad moon rising you see.

Tonight, there’s a “Blue Moon” shining brightly in the sky. What you may have wondered is how come the moon didn’t appear so blue? NASA has the answer for you, and as the headline above indicates, it has nothing to do with the color blue.

So while it can appear to have a blue tint if you happen to be near a volcano, or even a reddish tint depending on where you are, the blue moon is simply a second full moon during a month’s span. Still, it’s pretty awesome to see two full moons in a month, knowing that it won’t happen again until January of 2018.

For more on the “Blue Moon,” visit the NASA blog here.

from Armed with Science http://ift.tt/1KFqbml

By William Selby
DoD News, Defense Media Activity

That’s not a bad moon rising you see.

Tonight, there’s a “Blue Moon” shining brightly in the sky. What you may have wondered is how come the moon didn’t appear so blue? NASA has the answer for you, and as the headline above indicates, it has nothing to do with the color blue.

So while it can appear to have a blue tint if you happen to be near a volcano, or even a reddish tint depending on where you are, the blue moon is simply a second full moon during a month’s span. Still, it’s pretty awesome to see two full moons in a month, knowing that it won’t happen again until January of 2018.

For more on the “Blue Moon,” visit the NASA blog here.

from Armed with Science http://ift.tt/1KFqbml