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Blue moon: how to see tonight’s 'rare' event
If it is clear tonight, step outside and marvel at the full moon. Its heavy, illuminated orb will trace a path right across the sky from horizon to horizon during the twilight and nighttime hours. It will be shining in the reflected light of the Sun, as normal, and will appear yellow/white, as normal, yet we call it a blue moon because, well … here’s where the story gets interesting.
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Wow- Great post. How interesting! Now to somehow work that particularly useless phrase out of my Organic Processing Unit, and get to appreciating the Moon for the celestial wonder it is.