blue moon 2010
According to popular definition, a blue moon is the second full moon in a month. [1]
Once in a blue moon there is one on New Year’s Eve. [2]
For a blue moon to occur, the first of the full moons must appear at or near the beginning of the month so that the second will fall within the same month (the average span between two moons is 29.5 days). [...] Although the full moon that occurred Tuesday, May 20, 2008, looked like an ordinary full moon, it was actually a bit extraordinary—a blue moon. [3]
… the Eastern Hemisphere can celebrate with a partial lunar eclipse on New Year’s Eve when part of the moon enters the Earth’s shadow. [1]
The New Year’s Eve blue moon will be visible in the United States, Canada, Europe, South America and Africa. [2]
It’s going to be that brilliant,” said Jack Horkheimer, director emeritus of the Miami Space Transit Planetarium and host of a weekly astronomy TV show. [1]
According to the more recent definition, a blue moon is the second full moon in a calendar month. [3]
The popular definition of blue moon came about after a writer for Sky & Telescope magazine in 1946 misinterpreted the Maine Farmer’s Almanac and labeled a blue moon as the second full moon in a month. [...] But don’t expect it to be blue - the name has nothing to do with the color of our closest celestial neighbor. [1]
Blue moons have no astronomical significance, said Greg Laughlin, an astronomer at the University of California, Santa Cruz. [2]
Although Sky & Telescope calls the modern blue moon definition “trendy” and a “mistake,” the fact that there is an older, preexisting (and more complicated) definition does not necessarily make it the more interesting or meaningful definition. [3]
LOS ANGELES - Once in a blue moon there is one on New Year’s Eve. [4]
Revelers ringing in 2010 will be treated to a so-called blue moon. [2]
Two full moons in one month may occur in any month out of the year except for February, which is shorter than the lunar cycle. [3]
Sources:
[1] Blue moon ushers 2010 | Manila Bulletin
[2] Rare New Year’s Eve ‘blue moon‘ to ring in 2010
[3] Blue Moons: myths, facts, history, and dates ‘ Infoplease.com
[4] Blue Moon New Year’s Eve: 2010 To Begin With Extra Full Moon