The first full moon of this month looked bluer. It also made a more interesting image because there were clouds that night (July 1).
July 31, 2015
Our Not-So-Blue Moon
What we call a blue moon is a full moon occurring twice in the same month. It may or may not be blue but it's fairly rare. The one that shone tonight is the last one until January 2018, so it happens "once in a blue moon."
The first full moon of this month looked bluer. It also made a more interesting image because there were clouds that night (July 1).
The first full moon of this month looked bluer. It also made a more interesting image because there were clouds that night (July 1).
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Gorgeous moon shots!
ReplyDeleteI'm enjoying your Blue Moon photos. Now I must step outside and see what it looks like in CO!
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely shots of the moon!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful takes on the moon!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots of the two moons this month!
ReplyDeleteBoth shots are beautiful!
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