It's a Blue Moon rising: Some facts to impress your friends

Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 14:00 in Astronomy & Space

When the full moon rises Tuesday night, it will technically be a Blue Moon, but not for the reason you might think.The Blue Moon tonight is not the second full moon of August, but actually gets its name from a relatively obscure rule of astronomy.

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