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"Blue Moon" Appears in Sky Saturday Night

Posted by Hemos on from the blue-moon-you-saw-me-standing-alone dept.

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."

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  1. i don't know about anyone else by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    but i'm quite fucking disapointed.

  2. Global Warming... by rufu · · Score: 0, Troll

    I've got a feeling that these are going to get a lot more common in the future

  3. Bunch of idiots by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The fact that almost nobody caught that there are two definitions of "blue moon" and that they're not related (i.e. two full moons in the same month does not magically color the second full moon blue) just goes to show what a bunch of incompetent buffoons the slashdot postership consists of.