Look up TONIGHT! How to see the only Blue Super Moon of 2023

Look up TONIGHT! It is time for the ONLY Blue Super Moon of 2023, and it will be the biggest and brightest moon of the year.

IT IS ALMOST TIME FOR THE ONLY BLUE SUPER MOON OF 2023

“Once in a blue moon” is a common expression that has been used for a long time, and which means ‘not very often,’ or ‘very rarely.’ 

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It often refers to an extra full moon; however, it has been used to describe the way the moon looked when, for different reasons, it had turned a blueish color.

The Blue Moon will rise on the night of Aug. 30. 

WHAT IS THE BLUE SUPER MOON? 

According to NASA science, a blue moon is the term for when we see the full moon twice in a single month. The moon’s cycle is 29.5 days, so shorter than the average length of a calendar month. 

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Eventually, that gap results in a full moon at the beginning of a month with enough days remaining for another full cycle ― so a second full moon in the same month. 

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In other words, a full moon on the 1st or 2nd of a month will probably be followed by a second full moon on the 30th or 31st. This happens every two to three years.

“People sometimes refer to two types of blue moons: monthly and seasonal. This upcoming moon is a monthly blue moon. Seasonal blue moons occur when there are four full moons in a single season (spring, summer, fall and winter) instead of the usual three.”NASA science

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WILL THE MOON BE BLUE? 

No, that’s just the term for two full moons in a month.

IS THE MOON EVER BLUE?

On rare occasions, tiny particles in the air ― typically of smoke or dust ― can scatter away red wavelengths of light, causing the moon to appear blue.

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