When can I see the rare "Blue Moon" from August 21st to 23rd

  This weekend is your next opportunity to capture a rare full moon before becoming "memories" again by 2024 .

According to Sky and Telescope magazine, the blue moon is the third full moon in a season of four full moons instead of the usual three. The sky phenomenon has always been the cultural muse of music, art, and language-such as the popular songs "When my blue moon turns golden again" and "Blue Moon" recorded by many artists including Elvis Presley, and " Once on a blue moon" describes a rare event. 

NASA reported the first use of "Blue Moon" in 1528, and the Sky Telescope traced the origin of the term back to the Maine Farmer's Yearbook published in the 1930s.

Sky & Telescope observation editor Diana Hannikainen said in the press release: "The introduction of the'blue' moon means that the traditional full moon names, such as the wolf moon and the harvest moon, are in sync with their seasons. "Before the late amateur astronomer and Sky & Telescope writer Hugh Pruett misunderstood this definition in 1946, he finally helped spread the popular definition of blue moon: the second full moon in a month, the last time it happened. On Halloween in 2020, according to Sky & Telescope.

According to NASA, people in the Americas will be able to see a nearly full moon on Saturday night before the true blue moon reaches the highest point in the sky at 1:04 a.m. Eastern time on Sunday. The moon will reach its peak brightness at 8:02 a.m. Eastern time on Sunday, and will approach the full moon after dusk that day. 

The full moon occurs on average every 2.7 years, but it does not actually appear blue-this is only rarer, when "volcanic eruptions or forest fires emit large amounts of smoke and fine dust into the atmosphere," according to the sky and the telescope .

This moon has many different names. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Maine Farmer’s Yearbook published for the first time Native American descriptions of the full moon-including the Algonquin tribe’s "sturgeon moon" to make it easier to catch large fish in the Great Lakes and other bodies. Name the water and "green corn moon" during this period. 

However, the name of the full moon in August varies from culture to culture. The Anishnaabe people call it the "Berry Moon", while the Cherokee people call it the "Dry Moon". For the Comanche, the full moon in August is the "Summer Moon." The creeks called it the "great harvest" moon. The Hopi called it the "Moon of Joy."

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