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Astrophotos: The Full Snow Moon

February 26, 2013

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter In Native American lore, the full Moon in February is called the Snow Moon, as this time of year usually signals the deepest snows of winter in the now cold northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere. This year, the full moon [...]

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Watch a Magical Moonrise

January 31, 2013

This is absolutely lovely. Photographer Mark Gee says this incredible real-time video “is as it came off the memory card and there has been no manipulation whatsoever.” It shows the full Moon rising over the Mount Victoria Lookout in Wellington, New Zealand. “People had gathered up there this night to get the best view possible [...]

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The ‘Bonus’ Full Moon of 2012

December 28, 2012

The Moon and Jupiter above the dishes in Canberra, Australia. Credit: Carlos Orue. The full Moon today is considered a bonus for 2012, since it is the 13th full Moon of the year. But this full Moon has also been a bonus in the sense that we’re getting several nights in a row of nearly [...]

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What Is Harvest Moon

February 27, 2011

The answer to ‘what is harvest moon’ is …drum roll please…the full moon that occurs closest to the autumnal equinox. This year(2011) the autumnal equinox will be on September 23, so the harvest moon will be on September 12th. The dates change from year to year. You should be able the correct dates for any [...]

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What Is A Blue Moon

September 2, 2010

What is a blue moon? A blue moon is the third full moon in a season that has four full moons or the second full moon in one calendar month. The reason for the blue moon phenomenon is that the solar calendar year is about 11 days longer than the lunar year. The extra days [...]

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