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Edhat readers share photos of Wednesday’s rare Super Blue Moon event.
Read more about the astronomical event in our previous article.
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By Joe DeLise
Super Blue Moon on Wednesday, captured from the Mesa. (see the photo above)
By Stargazer Ron
The full moon of August 30 was special in that it was a “Super Blue Moon.” It was “Super” because it was closer to the Earth and thus somewhat larger and brighter than usual. Though it is called a “Blue Moon,” it was not blue in color, but an old term used to indicate that it was one of the two full moons occurring in the same month.
We were lucky to see it since I am told that the next one won’t appear until 2037. Here it is at its brightest over Laguna Blanca shortly after 9:00pm. Full disclosure: this is a composite image of two exposures.
What a lovely late summer this has been!
By Betsy
Full moon over East Beach
By Chuck Cagara
I took a little artistic license in Photoshop by having fun versus the real definition of a blue moon.
By Joan Barnett
Super Blue Moon as seen from the Goleta Pier
In the second photo, you can spot the dot of light that is the planet Saturn, too, close to the top of the photo.
By Joyce H.
Blue moon / Super moon
By Dave F.
Taken with Samsung 20 note ultra phone
The. currently popular definition of a blue moon as being the second full moon in a calendar month actually stems from a mistake made a couple of decades ago. Traditionally, it had been defined as the third full moon in a season that had four full moons, and thus much rarer.
THANK YOU very much, to all of you, for sharing the beautiful BLUE MOON photos 🙂