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Halloween Blue Moon

10/31/2020

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A Blue Moon is not just a beer. It's the second full moon in a month.
It's relatively rare, happening only about every two and a half years.
There is a full moon on Halloween every 19 years or so BUT not all time zones.
​A full moon on Halloween for everyone? That hasn't happened since 1944*!
​I hope you all had a chance to go outside to marvel in it's glory.
​If not, here are some photos I took this evening.
*Disappointingly, this little bit of trivia makes Hocus Pocus inaccurate because there wasn't a full moon on Halloween in 1993, which was needed to bring the Sanderson Sisters back to life. 
One All Hallows' Eve, when the moon is around
A virgin will summon thee from under the ground.
So, for the love of 2020, if you're a virgin, DO NOT LIGHT A BLACK CANDLE TONIGHT! Thank you.
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It's a Bright Night Out There

10/16/2016

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In case you missed it, Paughey and I had some fun photographing the Hunter's Supermoon!
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Paughey, Night 1
The Supermoon made for a BRIGHT night!
Coloring with the moon with long exposure.
Playing with f-stop and exposure.
Paughey, Night 2
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Well, That's Just Super

10/15/2016

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Did you happen to notice that moon has looked a little bit bigger the last couple nights? Well, you're not imagining things.

​The next three months' full moons (10/15-16, 11/14 and 12/13-14) will be Supermoons, with tonight marking the night of the Hunter's Moon!
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What's a Hunter's Moon?
In North America, the October full moon is also known as the Hunter's Moon because 20 less minutes between sunset and moonrise compared to other months makes for brighter conditions for hunters at the beginning of deer hunting season. Because this year's Hunter's Moon is also a Supermoon, hunters will have an extra bright October so all those deer better watch out!
What's a Supermoon?
A Supermoon occurs when the moon’s closest point to Earth (called a perigee) coincides with a full moon making the moon appear up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than average (right). Tonight and tomorrow's moon will appear 30% larger than the smallest full moon of the year (in April).

​The best time to view a Supermoon? Well, this month, the perigee will be at 7PM CST on October 16, when the full moon will be just 222,365 miles away.
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The next three months' Supermoons will be at their fullest @:
  • October 15 - 11:23PM (moonrise @ 6:55PM)
  • November 14 - 4:42PM (View @ moonrise @ 6:04PM)
              ​The moon will be 221,524 miles away from earth
              on November 14 @ ≈5AM. Closest perigee of the year!
  • ​December 14 - 6:06PM (moonrise @ 4:35PM)
              The moon will be 222,739 miles away on December 12
              @ ≈5PM so this one might not be as impressive as the
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              last two months since it won't be fully full at it's closest 
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              position but is still considered Super!

Moonrise times are for Central Texas. Find the exact time of moonrise where you are!
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space.com
National Geographic wants us to rest assure that there is no scientific evidence for any connection between a supermoon and natural disasters but says we should be weary of unusually high coastal flooding if there's a storm surge since tides are highest during full moons.
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The Coolest Blood Supermoon Photo You'll See

9/29/2015

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It was too cloudy in College Station to see the eclipse.  It's nice that someone was able to capture a magical moment!
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Lion Cub and the Supermoon Eclipse
Taken with a Canon EOS 5D mk III and 17-40mm f/4 lens on a BeetleCam. f/13, 8 seconds, ISO 3200.
Off-camera flash triggered with Camtraptions Wireless Trigger.
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Supermoon Lunar Eclipse

9/26/2015

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Tomorrow night be sure to look up to the sky around 9:47pm CST.  A celestial event that has happened only 5 times in the past 100ish years, a lunar eclipse during a supermoon!  There hasn't been one in my lifetime yet.  The last time one happened was in 1982.  A supermoon isn’t any different than any other full moon other than it is at its closest to Earth in its orbit making it 14% larger than usual and lunar eclipses actually aren’t that uncommon, we have already had a total eclipse earlier this year in April.  But put them both together and you get something quite special... one big ole red dot in the sky!

​For College Station, TX
 
Begins:  Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 7:11 PM
Maximum:  Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 9:47 PM
Ends:  Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 12:22 AM

For Encinitas, CA
Begins:  Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 5:11 PM
Maximum:  Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 7:47 PM
Ends:  Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 10:22 PM
*​If you don’t believe me and want to see the best times to view the eclipse for yourself you can go to this Eclipse Calculator.
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