Re: Re: Halloween full moon

From: P T Chambers (ptchamb@No-Spam)
Date: Tue Oct 30 2001 - 17:14:15 MST

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    If the moon is full on the last day of a 31 day month, it has to be a
    "blue" moon. I think....

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    Phil Chambers [ptchamb@No-Spam] (S.F. Bay Area - Calif. USA)

    On Tue, 30 Oct 2001, Jeff Crilly wrote:

    > Fyi... (I knew it was going to be full, and
    > now that I think about it, yes, it would
    > be blue too.)
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    > First time there's been a full moon on Halloween night in 46 years.
    > Next Halloween w/full moon: 2020. Also a blue moon.
    >
    > http://www.jackstargazer.com/scripts0SG0142.html
    >
    > "The Last Full Moon On Halloween Until 2020"
    >
    > Horkheimer: This Halloween will be the last full moon until the year
    > 2020.Look east at sunset for a pumpkin orange full moon just above the
    > horizon. And because it will be tilted to the left it will look like a
    > jack-o-lantern, in fact some astronomers suggest that it was such a full
    > moon on a halloween long ago that may have prompted the carving of faces
    > on pumpkins at this time of year. At midnight it will be at its highest,
    > shining a ghostly white and accompanied by the Seven Sisters flying
    > overhead which many cultures have long associated with their days of the
    > dead. And remember, this is the last full moon on Halloween for 19
    > years.
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