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by Charles Brink
Fri Jun 08, 2007 4:32 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Mountain Moonrise (APOD 07 June 2007)
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The June 7 APOD referred to a "blue moon". This expression comes from the fact that May 2007 had 2 full moons during the month. This is relatively rare and hence the expression "Once in a blue moon". On average there should be 13 full moons per year therefore usually one month ea...