Something out of this world is happening at the end of this month: a Blue Moon will appear on Sunday, May 31.Note: Watch video above to view more information about previous blue moons. Despite its name, the moon likely will not actually look blue. The term “Blue Moon” refers to the second full moon in a single calendar month. The first full moon this month was the Flower Moon.In very rare cases, the moon can appear bluish if particles in the atmosphere, such as smoke or volcanic ash, scatter light in a certain way.The phrase “once in a blue moon” comes from how uncommon the event is, since full moons occur about every 29.5 days.If you capture the Blue Moon and would like to share it with News 8, send your photos or videos to https://www.wgal.com/upload.
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Something out of this world is happening at the end of this month: a Blue Moon will appear on Sunday, May 31.
Note: Watch video above to view more information about previous blue moons.
Despite its name, the moon likely will not actually look blue. The term “Blue Moon” refers to the second full moon in a single calendar month. The first full moon this month was the Flower Moon.
In very rare cases, the moon can appear bluish if particles in the atmosphere, such as smoke or volcanic ash, scatter light in a certain way.
The phrase “once in a blue moon” comes from how uncommon the event is, since full moons occur about every 29.5 days.
If you capture the Blue Moon and would like to share it with News 8, send your photos or videos to https://www.wgal.com/upload.