Rare Blue Moon Tonight Coincides With Neil Armstrong Memorial Service

Earth - Science

Full moon w partrial lunar eclipse-Codybird-ccThe memorial service for astronaut Neil Armstrong being held today, August 31, coincides with the day of the rare blue moon, a fitting tribute to the first man to walk on the lunar surface.

A blue moon occurs about every three years when four full moons appear in a single season.

The last full moon was August 1. Armstrong died at aged 82 last Saturday.

(READ the story in the Christian Post)

Thanks to Laureta Cami for sending the link!
Photo of moon in partial eclipse, by Codybird, CC

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