The celestial event, which is visible from Sunday to Wednesday morning, probably won’t happen again until 2037. A “blue” moon bears no connection to the color blue, and the moon won’t have a colorful tinge. Instead, a blue moon is used to describe what is effectively an additional full moon, one that violates the rule of thumb, that there is one full moon in a month, or three full moons in a season.

  • spartanatreyu@programming.dev
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    2 months ago

    What to know about blue supermoons:

    1. They literally mean nothing.
    2. The change is imperceptible to everyone.
    3. Expect useless clickbait slop about it until it passes.
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      2 months ago
      1. What? No. It means
      2. An extra and extended full moon is definitely perceptible.
      3. It being life itself.

      Can’t we just admire the skies? The moon is one of the things untouched by light pollution.