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.... I wrote something up about 'blue moons' and its changed meaning over
the years here ....

http://weatherfaqs.org.uk/node/161

As with so many other facets of life, the US-dominated media -
entertainment - commercial environment has altered its original meaning
which is a shame because the 'true' blue moon is a fascinating
phenomenon; this changed / altered usage is similar to the (now) common
use of the phrase 'Indian Summer' which no doubt we'll also hear a lot
of in the weeks to come.


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Op vrijdag 31 augustus 2012 11:36:27 UTC+2 schreef Martin Rowley het volgende:
... I wrote something up about 'blue moons' and its changed meaning over
the years here ....
http://weatherfaqs.org.uk/node/161


.... and here is a photo of last night's "blue moon" taken at Gorinchem in the Netherlands http://www.janvissersweer.nl/ (scroll down to the bottom). The caption repeats the definition you refer to: 2nd full moon in the same month.

Colin Youngs
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Op vrijdag 31 augustus 2012 11:36:27 UTC+2 schreef Martin Rowley het
volgende:
... I wrote something up about 'blue moons' and its changed meaning over
the years here ....
http://weatherfaqs.org.uk/node/161


... and here is a photo of last night's "blue moon" taken at Gorinchem in
the Netherlands http://www.janvissersweer.nl/ (scroll down to the
bottom). The caption repeats the definition you refer to: 2nd full moon
in the same month.

Colin Youngs
Brussels


I remember that in my youth, 1950s, the colour of the moon seen from the UK
was blue, due to forest fires in North America. AFAIK, this has not happened
again in my lifetime.

Cheers, Alastair.



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On 01/09/2012 10:59, Alastair McDonald wrote:

I remember that in my youth, 1950s, the colour of the moon seen from the UK
was blue, due to forest fires in North America. AFAIK, this has not happened
again in my lifetime.

Cheers, Alastair.


.... probably this one Alastair ....

195026th September): 'BLUE MOON' EVENT.
1. Smoke particles from large-scale forest fires in Alberta, Canada were
blown across to NW Europe on strong upper-level winds and led to the
widespread viewing of a very rare 'blue moon' event. The base of the
pollutant cloud was around 12000 ft and the top circa 20000 to 25000 ft.
In addition, the sun was coloured when it appeared through gaps in the
cloud. Aircraft traversing the cloud were covered by an oily substance
believed to be a resinous distillate from the burning wood.


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