"Blue Moon" Appears in Sky Saturday Night

ArbiterOne writes "Tonight a rare spectacle can be seen: the second full moon in a month, which is sometimes called the "blue moon", according to CNN. Don't be disappointed if it isn't actually blue, though; the blueness is caused by increased density of smoke or ash in the air, such as after a volcanic eruption."

Comments

ARgh!

[mfh]

Now I have to do all that stuff I told everyone I would only do when the moon turns blue. *sigh*

This occured just 90 days after...

[Anonymous Coward]

...the moon switched over to Windows ME. Even that stupid asteroid from Armageddon knows not to run ME.

Once in a Blue Moon

[pipingguy]

Neat! Maybe that means my askslashdot submission will be accepted!

Very very rare

[Anonymous Coward]

It occurs slightly less often than IE is patched.

Re:Global Warming...

[Anonymous Coward]

Yes, not only will global warming cause the seas to rise, polar caps, to melt, cause general destruction to the whole planet...

It will cause the moon to obit the earth faster and produce more full moons.

Congrats, you may be the dumbest person ever on slashdot. And believe me, that's saying something.

I swear I'm not making this up

[TrickFred]

...I read the article, and casually mentioned to the wife that tonight was a blue moon. She looked at me, and said with a straight face, "So, does that mean we have to have sex tonight?"

Re:I swear I'm not making this up

[Myopic]

to which you looked back at her with a straight face and said "yes, with that neighbor lady".

Re:I swear I'm not making this up

[OldManAndTheC]

That reminds me, in a roundabout way, of one of my favorite jokes. A college psychology professor decides to quiz his students on their sexual habits. He asks the class how many have had sex more than once in the past week? Several raise their hands. How about once in the past week? More hands go up. Once in the past two weeks? And so on ... after he has gotten to once every two months, he notices that everyone in the classroom has raised his or her hand, except for one guy sitting in the back. So he goes on:

"Three months". Nothing.

"Four months". Nope.

"Six months". Still nothing.

"One year?!".

Finally the guy in the back practically leaps out of his chair, raising his hand up high and bouncing up and down enthusiatically. The prof acknowledges him, and asks, "Well if you only get it once a year, why are you so happy?". The geeky guy smiles and says:

"'Cause tonight's the night!!"

P.S. If your wife wears glasses, may I recommend blue filters? :)

Re:Not all that rare

[Anonymous Coward]

Once in a blue moon refers to frequency, not time.

1 * once in a blue moon = 1.16699016 × 10-08 hertz

1 / frequency = time.

Once in a blue moon

[shoemakc]

"Sara, please cancel all my appointments; I'll be spending the day compiling E17 final and playing Duke Nukem Forever....."

-Chris

Re:How rare?

[Grey Tomorrow]

But still a spectable, eh?

Woohoo

[SlightOverdose]

I'm gonna get laid!

Admire it while it lasts....

[abram10]

This type of thing happens only once in a blue moon.

Re:Black Moon is even more rare

[no_space_in_time]

It's just not right, February doesn't get it's props. I'm calling Al Sharpton to have a day of protest.

Blue Moon

[Anonymous Coward]

Clearly this is "moon" you speak of is simply nothing more than IBM's newest supercomputer. The question is...can it play chess?

Re:Not all that rare

[Peter_JS_Blue]

Oh shit !! My friends say I only buy a round of drinks every blue moon - its going to be a very expensive night in my local pub this evening.