A Rare Blue Moon Is Coming To U.S. Skies This Weekend.

A Rare Blue Moon Is Coming To U.S.
Skies This Weekend.
Sky gazers, take note: This weekend brings more than a brief respite from the stresses of the workweek.
It also brings a chance to catch a glimpse of a rare seasonal blue moon.
The blue moon will adorn the night sky on Sunday.
The last seasonal blue moon occurred on Halloween in 2020.
There are two instances in which we experience a "blue" moon.
Many of us are familiar with the first instance: A blue moon happens when there are two full moons in a calendar month.
The second is usually called a blue moon, according to The Farmers' Almanac.
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Turns out, that definition is more folklore than truth, The Farmers' Almanac says.
The modern custom of naming the second full moon of any month a "blue moon" was actually based on a misinterpretation in an article written by James Hugh Pruett in the March 1946 issue of "Sky & Telescope" magazine.