Blue Moon New Year

[Skyryder]

Riseing about 20.50. New Year's eve This will depend on location.

http://www.thetechherald.com/article...e-New-Year-sky


Skyryder

[crazyhorse]

That's interesting information - unfortunately it will still be light here at that time

[Korumba]

Without looking at the net to confirm this, but.... I thought a Blue Moon was when it was full twice in a calendar month.... ?

[Monorail]

Without looking at the net to confirm this, but.... I thought a Blue Moon was when it was full twice in a calendar month.... ?

When a single month has two full moons, the second full moon is called a Blue Moon.

what a genius you are

[Korumba]

what a genius you are

So is this month one of thos???

[P38]

So is this month one of thos???

Apparently

[Skyryder]

Without looking at the net to confirm this, but.... I thought a Blue Moon was when it was full twice in a calendar month.... ?

I did too but it looks as if it's a bit more complicated than that.

I can remember reading that there are two different interpretations of what 'is'
a blue moon. One said that it was where a full moon accurred the second time in a month.

This is the other explanation. It refers to the lunar cycle and makes no mention of the monthly cycle. I thought the two were the same.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_moon


Skyryder


There 'are' two explanations of what constitutes a 'full moon.' One is seasonal and the other monthly.

Seasonal

Using the Farmers' Almanac definition of blue moon (meaning the third full moon in a season of four full moons), blue moons occur:

* November 21, 2010
* August 21, 2013

[edit] Calendar

Two full moons in one month:[8]

* 2009: December 2, December 31 (Blue Moon on New Year's Eve)
* 2012: August 2, August 31
* 2015: July 2, July 31

Note that, unlike the astronomical seasonal definition, these dates are dependent on the Roman calendar and time zones. E.g. the full moon at 2009-12-31 19:13 UTC occurs early the next day in eastern countries (Australia and most of Asia), where the calendar blue moon will not occur until late January 2010.


Simple as.........

[Skyryder]

So is this month one of thos???

According to my 'whizzmo' There is a fullmoon on the 1 Jan and one on the 30 Jan 2010


Skyryder

[Korumba]

I did too but it looks as if it's a bit more complicated than that.

I can remember reading that there are two different interpretations of what 'is'
a blue moon. One said that it was where a full moon accurred the second time in a month.

This is the other explanation. It refers to the lunar cycle and makes no mention of the monthly cycle. I thought the two were the same.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_moon


Skyryder


There 'are' two explanations of what constitutes a 'full moon.' One is seasonal and the other monthly.

Seasonal

Using the Farmers' Almanac definition of blue moon (meaning the third full moon in a season of four full moons), blue moons occur:

* November 21, 2010
* August 21, 2013

[edit] Calendar

Two full moons in one month:[8]

* 2009: December 2, December 31 (Blue Moon on New Year's Eve)
* 2012: August 2, August 31
* 2015: July 2, July 31

Note that, unlike the astronomical seasonal definition, these dates are dependent on the Roman calendar and time zones. E.g. the full moon at 2009-12-31 19:13 UTC occurs early the next day in eastern countries (Australia and most of Asia), where the calendar blue moon will not occur until late January 2010.

Fuck I am glad I did not look...

[Usarka]

Full moon at new years? Fuck it's going to be nutsville.

[Skyryder]

Full moon at new years? Fuck it's going to be nutsville.

Could be an interesting defence. The moon made me do it.


Skyryder

[Naki Rat]

Full moon (and invisible partial lunar eclipse) at 8.00am on January 1st (with perigee 26 hours later).
Second January full moon at 7.00pm on 30th, with the perigee 3 hours later.

Bit of potential for earthquake activity with all that alignment I suspect.

[Skyryder]

Full moon (and invisible partial lunar eclipse) at 8.00am on January 1st (with perigee 26 hours later).
Second January full moon at 7.00pm on 30th, with the perigee 3 hours later.

Bit of potential for earthquake activity with all that alignment I suspect.

Don't they come out on a FULL MOON??




Skyyrder