By using Yonoo, yous Poly ‘hat we ardour partners may set cookies for purpose such ae customizing content and advertising. To ‘SIEMENS. ae Rest Blue Moon Rises Tonight: 5 Amazing Facts _sace ‘When tefl moon S05 fnight (Aug. 20), wil technically be a Blue Moon, but nt for tho reason you might thik, The Sue Mn tonights atthe second il moon of August, but atunly gels ts name fom a reatiely obscure rule ot atom. And hae area few ther tals about the fll moon that mg suprise you So lo celebrate the Biv Noon, here are fue amazing facts about his months fl moo: 1) temot realy blue: Okay, so nt rely a newstash, bi the Blue Moons name actualy has nothing todo wth cle. Occasional, the fill moon can take on a ‘eh pall, but today’s ull moon Is not related to the actual eolr of Eat’ cosmic neighbor. The meon can aposer blue in color a oes re or vleanle ‘eupton liters the upper stmesphere wth ash a smoke. A velcanie eruption gave the moon bush nt fom the perspective of many peopl on Erin in 1901 [stue Moen Explained (rosraphic 2) There are two definitions for Blue Moon: The term Blue Moon was cgrall assignad to the thir fill maon in a four moon Season, but aera mk up in “Sky {& Tolescopa" magazine in 1943, the tem took ona diferent meaning. An atl inthe magazine inareclly defined a bive moon asthe second Kl moon in 8 ‘single month, but the dettion stuck. This particular ue moon isa techical Blue Moon, but doesnot meet he citria forthe second defen. The th Al soon na four-man season rls was deal ina 1927 ecto of he now deknct Maine Famers’ Almanac 3) The Blue Moon has many names: Todays fll moon's also known as tho Full Sturgeon Moon, the Groon Com Men, the Gain Moon andthe Full Red Moon Each of August hull moon ramos come ra monicrs gion fo the fll moons ofa certain month according o Nate Amican and European trations 4) tes only full fora moment Although tho moon usualy looks fll one day bere and one day ar the day of tho fll moon, thar is technically only one moment whon tho meen f lin tho sy. Tonight, he meen tans fil t 845 pom. EDT (0145 Aug. 21 GMT), when (weathor ans ight pormiting) the mon wil bo in iow = peopl along the easter coast ofthe United States, 5) te kind ofa rare sight: Blue Moons occur somewhat inkequenty. Ate today’s ul oon, anther Blue Moan wl net eeeur again unl 2015. The om “once ina Blue Moor” signs rave event because scientists had trouble praditng when the distinctive ill moon weuld happen cing any gen year. Esitors note: you have an amazing pholo ofthe August ill moon, cr any other right sky sight, and yout Ike to shart fora possible story or image gall, pase contact managing etr Tariq Maik at spacophotos@bspace.com, Follow Mam Kramer ianirikramer and Google, Follow ux aSpacedotcom, Facebook and Google Original anil on SPACE com. * Moon Master: An Easy Quiz for Lunaties + Full Moon: Why Does It Happen? How Does It Affect U: 2 | Video + Supermoon Photos: Biggest Full Moon of 2013 in Pictures Copyright 2013 SPACE.com, a TechMediaNetwork company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed,