Posted on 01/20/2019 6:25:36 PM PST by Redcitizen
Grab your winter coat, some hot cocoa and your kid's telescope on Sunday and head outside because the next super blood wolf moon won’t be showing its face for another 18 years.
While the celestial phenomenon sounds like something you’d read in a teenage werewolf novel, its actual meaning is derived from multiple sources.
The term "super" refers to the placement of the moon. This month, the moon will be at its closest point to Earth’s orbit, making it appear larger than normal.
The term "wolf" derives from the Native American nickname for January's full moon and the wolves who "howled in hunger outside the villages," according to the Farmer’s Almanac.
The term "blood" comes from the way the sun’s light bends and refracts off the Earth's atmosphere and onto the moon’s surface, making it appear red or copper at times. This phenomenon, called "Rayleigh scattering," is also what causes the beautiful colors of our sunrises and sunsets as well as what makes our sky look blue. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California notes, however, that clouds, dust, ash and organic matter in Earth’s atmosphere may change the expected color of a super wolf blood moon.
"We’re not sure what color it will turn. It really depends on the earth’s atmosphere, whether we’ve had storms, volcanic eruptions, all sorts of things," explained Dr. David Reitzel, an astronomer and lecturer at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles.
(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
OK, the first full moon closest to the autumnal equinox (Sep/Oct) = Harvest Moon.
2nd (Oct/Nov) = Hunter’s Moon
3rd (Nov/Dec) = Beaver Moon
4th (Dec/Jan) = Cold Moon
5th (Jan/Feb) = Wolf Moon
6th (Feb/Mar) = Snow Moon
7th (Mar) = Worm Moon
8th (Mar/Apr) = Pink Moon
9th (Apr/May) = Flower Moon
10th (May/Jun) = Strawberry Moon
11th (Jun/Jul) = Buck Moon
12th (Jul/Aug) = Sturgeon Moon
13th (Aug/Sep, if there is one) = ?
https://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-names
Stay warm!
I saw as much as I could. Cold now, came back inside. That was fun!
13th (Aug/Sep, if there is one) = MAGA moon?
And then there are Blue Moons - I remember a Summer in the eighties, I think in July, when this happened; we could see them both here, and it seemed odd and wonderful to me at the time:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_moon
Thanks for posting the thread! I would have missed it if you hadn’t.
OK, then the 13th moon in August could be Blue Sturgeon, but in September, the only possibility would be September 1 and 30, but September 30 would be Harvest Moon, with the September 1 moon unnamed.
You are welcome. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
I enjoyed the eclipse viewing and your funny comments greatly enhanced the experience.
Have a good night FRiend. :)
Space.com is counting them this way (I guess blue moons are always the second full moon):
https://www.space.com/39238-full-moon-names.html
Good fun, FRiend!
Put me on your Super Blood Wolf Moon ping list for next time. :)
#124. Ah yes, the old Turtle with Elephant Moon. Very rare, yankee.
DC area had clear skies and beautiful red-copper moon. It’s ending now. About 15-20*F with a 20-35 MPH wind. While the orb in space was a Blood Red-Copper Moon, my butt was a Blue Moon. Paging the Marcels, sing me a few bars or get me to one.
Close to zero in the Midwest today
Clear skies in Manhattan, with a few passing cumulus clouds, 14 degrees and winds about 20 - 30 mph. From our roof we had a great view of the moon almost directly overhead, rust-red in color. Last bit of partial shadow disappeared at 1:59 a.m.
Thanks to you Redcitizen for this thread, and to all for the comments. Lots of fun!
Dang it, no … the “insignificant other” demanded I attend to her condition … Did YOU ride today??? It must’ve been pretty chilly!
I don’t see where the excerpt mentioned last night’s lunar eclipse - just the strange “super blood wolf moon.” Sometimes, if the writers bury the lede, you have to dig it out and put it in the snippet to bring it more to people’s attention.
Rode Saturday for two hours the wind was hellacious.
It wasn’t totally clear. It ended up hazy, enough to see totality but not enough to get the color.
Redcitizen is in charge of FR Full Lunar Eclipse Parties from now on!
Mark your calendars for 18 years, hence. :)
” Redcitizen is in charge of FR Full Lunar Eclipse Parties from now on! Mark your calendars for 18 years, hence. “
That’s a stretch of many moons but i’ll ping both of you. :)
You’re welcome. Thanks for helping making it an enjoyable thread/FR eclipse party.
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