Credit & Copyright: Eric Houck
Explanation:
Does an alignment like this occur only once in a blue moon?
No, although it was during a
blue moon that this single-shot
image was taken.
During a full
moon that happened to be the second of the month --
the situation that defines a
blue moon --
the photographer created the juxtaposition in late January by quickly moving around
to find just the right spot to get the
background Moon
superposed behind the arc of a
foreground tree.
Unfortunately, in this case, there seemed no other way than getting bogged down in
mud and resting the camera on a barbed-wire fence.
The arc in the oak tree was previously created by hungry cows in
Knight's Ferry,
California,
USA.
Quirky
Moon-tree juxtapositions
like this can be created during any
full moon though, given enough
planning
and time.
Another opportunity will arise this weekend, coincidently during another
blue moon.
Then, the second blue moon in 2018 will occur, meaning that for the second
month this year, two full moons will appear during a single month (moon-th).
Double blue-moon years are
relatively rare, with the last occurring in 1999, and the next in 2037.
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 |
Yanvar' Fevral' Mart Aprel' Mai Iyun' Iyul' Avgust Sentyabr' Oktyabr' Noyabr' Dekabr' |
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply.
A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
|
Publikacii s klyuchevymi slovami:
Luna - Moon
Publikacii so slovami: Luna - Moon | |
Sm. takzhe:
Vse publikacii na tu zhe temu >> | |
