Rare 'blue supermoon' to rise Wednesday night

UPI ^ | AUG. 30, 2023 / 8:07 AM | By Brian Lada, Accuweather.com

[Red Badger]

1 of 4 | The last blue moon rises behind One World Trade Center and the Manhattan skyline shorty after sunset on October 31, 2020. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo The last full moon of summer will be the best of the entire season as stargazers witness a rare celestial sight -- one that hasn't been seen in nearly three years.

A blue moon will appear Wednesday night with moonlight so bright that it may cast shadows.

Despite its nickname, the moon will not emit a blue glow. Instead, the nickname means that it is the second full moon in a calendar month. Most recently, a blue moon occurred on Oct. 31, 2020, and another one will not rise until May 31, 2026.

Wednesday night's full moon will also be a supermoon -- the biggest and brightest of the entire year, according to EarthSky.

Every full moon this summer is a supermoon, appearing slightly bigger and brighter than a normal full moon. However, this week's will be even bigger and brighter than the rest -- although the difference will be nearly imperceptible to the human eye.

The nicknames will create the viral sensation of "blue supermoon."

After this week, the next full moon will not rise until Sept. 29, six days after the autumnal equinox ushers in the start of astronomical fall.

Onlookers may also spot Saturn hanging next to the supermoon throughout the night. The duo will rise in the eastern sky after sunset and will slowly traverse the southern sky throughout the night before setting in the west around daybreak.

The moon's gravitational pull is responsible for the tides on Earth, and during a supermoon when it is closer to the planet, it can have a slightly stronger influence.

As Hurricane Idalia hits Florida, the unusually high tides could exacerbate the storm surge, resulting in more flooding and higher water levels along the coast.

[Red Badger]

Blue Moon!

Blue moon You saw me standin' alone Without a dream in my heart Without a love of my own

[Verse 2] Blue moon You knew just what I was there for You heard me sayin' a prayer for Someone I really could care for

[Bridge] And then there suddenly appeared before me The only one my arms will hold I heard somebody whisper, "Please adore me" And when I looked, the moon had turned to gold

[Verse 3] Blue moon Now, I'm no longer alone Without a dream in my heart Without a love of my own

[Bridge] And then there suddenly appeared before me The only one my arms will ever hold I heard somebody whisper, "Please adore me" And when I looked, the moon had turned to gold

[Verse 3] Blue moon Now, I'm no longer alone Without a dream in my heart Without a love of my own

[Outro] Blue moon Now, I'm no longer alone Without a dream in my heart Without a love of my own

[Red Badger]

Blue Moon!.....................

[Starboard]

Ba-bom-a-bom-bom
Ba-bom-a-bom-bom
Ba-bom-a-bom-bom
Ba-dang-a-dang-dang
Ba-ding-a-dong-ding

And don’t forget the dip-de-dip-dip

Marcels 1961

[FlyingEagle]

Thank you!

[Rusty0604]

Thanks for the reminder!

[dfwgator]

[telescope115]

I knew you posted it before I even saw your name!👍🙂

[Telepathic Intruder]

Blue moons cause global warming. And they’re racist.

[BereanBrain]

I was out looking at it last night. I thought it was kinda a overblown, but I can tell you about an hour after dark, areas of the moon DID look pale blue (Not the whole moon).
IT was the flat areas that appeared blue. I cannot explain why.
My wife and I were out for a walk. It really is worth seeing.

[NWFree]

Libtards plan to bark at the moon all night long

[from occupied ga]

I see a bad moon a-risin’
I see trouble on the way.

Super moons are not all that rare. So it isn’t an unusual circumstance.

[Red Badger]

The full Moon appears to be ‘blue’ when at zenith, because the atmosphere of the Earth scatters the blue wavelengths of light more than the red or yellows.

That is also why it appears red or orange at the horizon due to dust and smoke particles in the line of sight scattering the red and orange wavelengths more.

Also, the large flat areas of the Moon appear ‘blue’ because they are reflecting the indirect light from the Earth which is primarily bluish, the sky is blue on the sunlit side.

When an Eclipse of the Moon occurs, it moves into the Earth’s shadow and so appears darker reddish or even brown.......................

[joe fonebone]

I could have guessed.
Everytime there has been a celestial event, our skys turn cloudy...
sigh...

[Colt1851Navy]

Does this cause the concurrent locust hatching, with all their melodies driving the near insane person that last few inches toward madness?(like me)

[Red Badger]

Here, too....................😒

[Loud Mime]

Blue moons cause hurricanes....

[metmom]

I thought it was called a blue moon when it was the second full moon for any particular month.

There was a full moon on Aug 1.

[from occupied ga]

I doubt it, but it sounds like an opportunity for some academic types with PhDs in entomology to get a fat NSF grant to study it paid for with your tax money.

[from occupied ga]

You’re correct. Blue moon defined as second full moon in a calendar month.

[from occupied ga]

Not caused by blue moons - everyone (who votes Democrat) knows hurricanes are caused by white people’s inherent racism.