Blue Moon, Yellow Moon

When you hear Blue Moon what do you think of?

A.  something that rarely happens
B.  an adult beverage typically served with an orange
C.  two full moons in 1 month
D.  4 full moons in one season

Believe it or not all of these are acceptable answers!  And tonight is an example of answer D.  We have a full moon and specifically it's the 3rd full moon of the season, so it's a blue moon!  Here's a little more from the wikipedia page about blue moons:

Using the Maine Farmers' Almanac definition of blue moon (meaning the third full moon in a season of four full moons, and where the seasons are marked by equal 3 month intervals between solstices and equinoxes as opposed to calendar quarters), blue moons have occurred or will occur on

• November 21, 2010
• August 21, 2013
• May 21, 2016
• May 18, 2019
• August 22, 2021

And you can read the whole article here: Click on me.


On a related note - tonight's "blue moon" will actually look a little more yellow/orange than average!  That's because we have about 50 large wildfires raging out West, smoke and haze from those fires eventually filters overhead here in the Midwest.  That smoke/haze at high altitudes gives the moon a yellow/orange tint!

Let us know if you notice anything special!