Blue Moon, you saw me standing alone,
Without a dream in my heart,
Without a love of my own,
Blue moon, you knew just what I was there for,
You heard me saying a prayer for,
Someone I could care for,
And then there suddenly appeared before me,
Someone my arms could really hold,
I heard you whisper "Darling please adore me,"
And when I looked to the moon it had turned to gold,
Blue moon, now I'm no longer alone,
Without a dream in my heart,
Without a love of my own.

And then there suddenly appeared before me
The only one my arms will ever hold
heard somebody whisper please adore me
And when I looked the Moon had turned to gold
Blue moon
Now I'm no longer alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own
Blue moon
Now I'm no longer alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own


Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, music by Richard Rodgers

The last day of 2009 is a doozy -- triply auspicious. Not only is it the eve of a new year, a new decade no less, there will be a full moon, a lunar eclipse and a blue moon to boot.
When a month is graced with two full moons, the second one is called a blue moon. You know, the once in a blue moon blue moon. The blue moon cycle is 2.72 years, making it a special, if not rare or unexpected occasion. The last blue moon month was May 2007 and the next will occur in August 2012.

Cool!

Thanks for telling us that!   I had noticed today that the moon was very nearly full, but didn't know about the blue moon.

Its only 6:10 Central Time here! The Last Day isn't till tommorow my time.

oh and nice lyrics too.

The poem reflects how I'd like to feel if I'm to meet somebody special for me.  Frankly I'm just plain discouraged about the dating scene; or even making the effort to get dates for that matter.  Although I suppose I'm not quite ready to date yet (I'd probably sure change my mind if the opportunity presented itself); looking at the personals only discourages me.  For one thing I'm either too old or too short.  For another thing I'm not outgoing (at least as far as what outgoing means to them); or in general have the qualities typically desired in a man.  I keep trying to remind myself that; after what I've been through in relationships; single is good.  But a part of me yearns for intimacy in conjunction with a special friendship; a future relationship much better than the past ones.  Too bad there wasn't an exclusive dating site for Aspie type people (NTs attractted to Aspie types would be welcome as well).

Now forgetting about the void in my life; which country do you live in?  I'm asking because of the two full moons.

First of all (I haven't been following moon phases lately); are the two full moons in December 2009 or January 2010?  I'm thinking in terms of reference to January 1980.  In January 1980, there were two full moons in the United States.  I beleive on January 2 and January 31, 1980.  Well 30 years and two full moons repeating the cycle is pretty close; but not closest to exact.

There is something called the Golden Number.  The Golden Number; assigned to each year; ranges from 1 to 19 in a 19 year cycle and represents the moon phases of each day in alignment with the calendar.  It is not 100% exact because of leap years and differences of hours from the point in the previous cycle to the point in the current cycle.  In other world the age (since last new moon) of the moon today (December 30, 2009) is exactly the same as it was on December 30, 1990 (within a few hours).

I learned about the Golden Number cycle from the Old Farmer's Almanac.

My favorite version of Blue Moon as done by the Mavericks:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f6eDsxjQNc


The blue moon is December 2009`s blue moon. It is the 13th full moon of this year. The actual definition of a blue moon is the 13th of the year. In a 1930`s edition of the Farmers Almanac, the blue moon was described as a month with two full moons,that was the definition that stuck. But it is actually the 13th full moon in a one year period.

That truly is a beautiful version of Blue Moon. He has slowed the tempo. A nicely spaced Foxtrot.

I will look out for the blue moon tonight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LcbuPOJPhI

blue moon from my front door tonight thanks for this thread i would never have known this info in time

great pic!!!!!!

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The event also happens to fall on the same day as Neil Armstrong's funeral. Armstrong died on Aug. 25 at the age of 82.

To honor the space traveling legend, web-based Slooh Space Camera will be broadcasting live video of the event online.

"This Blue Moon that Slooh will explore Friday night is somewhat rare, but not as rare as the courage and talent of the late Neil Armstrong, the first human to set foot on our nearest celestial neighbor," astronomer Bob Berman, Slooh editor and a columnist at Astronomy Magazine, said in a statement.

Slooh's program will also feature live shots of the moon from an observatory in the Canary Islands, Slooh officials said.

"To honor him, Slooh will explore the Sea of Tranquility with its Canary Island 20-inch telescope, live, and have guests who will reveal some of the lesser-known secrets of that historic 1969 event. I think many of our visitors will be in for quite a surprise," Berman added.

While the moon does not change colors, the term began as a reference to a rare occurrence. Reports indicate that in 1946, Sky and Telescope magazine was able to uncover the term in an edition of the Maine Farmer's Almanac, where it was used to refer the frequency of full moons within any given season.

Since the year is divided into four equal seasons spanning 91 or 92 days long and because there are 29.5 days between full moons, sometimes a fourth full moon appears within a seasonal cycle that typically has only three.



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awesome. I knew there was sumthin special about the moon tonight

Although there were a lot of clouds in the sky...

speaking of sky....

blue(moon)....

oooooooh

awesome. I knew there was sumthin special about the moon tonight

Although there were a lot of clouds in the sky...

speaking of sky....

blue(moon)....

oooooooh

Hmmm bah humbug there is nothing special about blue moons.

However for any lunatics out there and I am one, we have the harvest moon coming up. If you have a clear sky look out for it. They are brighter than other full moons and can feel awesome.
They were so named because farmers could work through the night bringing in the harvest.


There are also Super harvest moons but the next one wont be until 2029.


However all full moons have names depending on where you come from. So for you Americans try these

• Full Wolf Moon – January Amid the cold and deep snows of midwinter, the wolf packs howled hungrily outside Indian villages. Thus, the name for January’s full Moon. Sometimes it was also referred to as the Old Moon, or the Moon After Yule. Some called it the Full Snow Moon, but most tribes applied that name to the next Moon.

• Full Snow Moon – February Since the heaviest snow usually falls during this month, native tribes of the north and east most often called February’s full Moon the Full Snow Moon. Some tribes also referred to this Moon as the Full Hunger Moon, since harsh weather conditions in their areas made hunting very difficult.

• Full Worm Moon – March As the temperature begins to warm and the ground begins to thaw, earthworm casts appear, heralding the return of the robins. The more northern tribes knew this Moon as the Full Crow Moon, when the cawing of crows signaled the end of winter; or the Full Crust Moon, because the snow cover becomes crusted from thawing by day and freezing at night. The Full Sap Moon, marking the time of tapping maple trees, is another variation. To the settlers, it was also known as the Lenten Moon, and was considered to be the last full Moon of winter.

• Full Pink Moon – April This name came from the herb moss pink, or wild ground phlox, which is one of the earliest widespread flowers of the spring. Other names for this month’s celestial body include the Full Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and among coastal tribes the Full Fish Moon, because this was the time that the shad swam upstream to spawn.

• Full Flower Moon – May In most areas, flowers are abundant everywhere during this time. Thus, the name of this Moon. Other names include the Full Corn Planting Moon, or the Milk Moon.

• Full Strawberry Moon – June This name was universal to every Algonquin tribe. However, in Europe they called it the Rose Moon. Also because the relatively short season for harvesting strawberries comes each year during the month of June . . . so the full Moon that occurs during that month was christened for the strawberry!

• The Full Buck Moon – July July is normally the month when the new antlers of buck deer push out of their foreheads in coatings of velvety fur. It was also often called the Full Thunder Moon, for the reason that thunderstorms are most frequent during this time. Another name for this month’s Moon was the Full Hay Moon.

• Full Sturgeon Moon – August The fishing tribes are given credit for the naming of this Moon, since sturgeon, a large fish of the Great Lakes and other major bodies of water, were most readily caught during this month. A few tribes knew it as the Full Red Moon because, as the Moon rises, it appears reddish through any sultry haze. It was also called the Green Corn Moon or Grain Moon.

• Full Corn Moon or Full Harvest Moon – September This full moon’s name is attributed to Native Americans because it marked when corn was supposed to be harvested. Most often, the September full moon is actually the Harvest Moon, which is the full Moon that occurs closest to the autumn equinox. In two years out of three, the Harvest Moon comes in September, but in some years it occurs in October. At the peak of harvest, farmers can work late into the night by the light of this Moon. Usually the full Moon rises an average of 50 minutes later each night, but for the few nights around the Harvest Moon, the Moon seems to rise at nearly the same time each night: just 25 to 30 minutes later across the U.S., and only 10 to 20 minutes later for much of Canada and Europe. Corn, pumpkins, squash, beans, and wild rice the chief Indian staples are now ready for gathering.

• Full Hunter’s Moon or Full Harvest Moon – October This full Moon is often referred to as the Full Hunter’s Moon, Blood Moon, or Sanguine Moon. Many moons ago, Native Americans named this bright moon for obvious reasons. The leaves are falling from trees, the deer are fattened, and it’s time to begin storing up meat for the long winter ahead. Because the fields were traditionally reaped in late September or early October, hunters could easily see fox and other animals that come out to glean from the fallen grains. Probably because of the threat of winter looming close, the Hunter’s Moon is generally accorded with special honor, historically serving as an important feast day in both Western Europe and among many Native American tribes.

• Full Beaver Moon – November This was the time to set beaver traps before the swamps froze, to ensure a supply of warm winter furs. Another interpretation suggests that the name Full Beaver Moon comes from the fact that the beavers are now actively preparing for winter. It is sometimes also referred to as the Frosty Moon.

• The Full Cold Moon; or the Full Long Nights Moon – December During this month the winter cold fastens its grip, and nights are at their longest and darkest. It is also sometimes called the Moon before Yule. The term Long Night Moon is a doubly appropriate name because the midwinter night is indeed long, and because the Moon is above the horizon for a long time. The midwinter full Moon has a high trajectory across the sky because it is opposite a low Sun.

Any other lunatics out there?

sg1008 Wrote:

awesome. I knew there was sumthin special about the moon tonight

Although there were a lot of clouds in the sky...

speaking of sky....

blue(moon)....

oooooooh

Hmmm bah humbug there is nothing special about blue moons.

However for any lunatics out there and I am one, we have the harvest moon coming up. If you have a clear sky look out for it. They are brighter than other full moons and can feel awesome.
They were so named because farmers could work through the night bringing in the harvest.


There are also Super harvest moons but the next one wont be until 2029.


However all full moons have names depending on where you come from. So for you Americans try these

• Full Wolf Moon – January Amid the cold and deep snows of midwinter, the wolf packs howled hungrily outside Indian villages. Thus, the name for January’s full Moon. Sometimes it was also referred to as the Old Moon, or the Moon After Yule. Some called it the Full Snow Moon, but most tribes applied that name to the next Moon.

• Full Snow Moon – February Since the heaviest snow usually falls during this month, native tribes of the north and east most often called February’s full Moon the Full Snow Moon. Some tribes also referred to this Moon as the Full Hunger Moon, since harsh weather conditions in their areas made hunting very difficult.

• Full Worm Moon – March As the temperature begins to warm and the ground begins to thaw, earthworm casts appear, heralding the return of the robins. The more northern tribes knew this Moon as the Full Crow Moon, when the cawing of crows signaled the end of winter; or the Full Crust Moon, because the snow cover becomes crusted from thawing by day and freezing at night. The Full Sap Moon, marking the time of tapping maple trees, is another variation. To the settlers, it was also known as the Lenten Moon, and was considered to be the last full Moon of winter.

• Full Pink Moon – April This name came from the herb moss pink, or wild ground phlox, which is one of the earliest widespread flowers of the spring. Other names for this month’s celestial body include the Full Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and among coastal tribes the Full Fish Moon, because this was the time that the shad swam upstream to spawn.

• Full Flower Moon – May In most areas, flowers are abundant everywhere during this time. Thus, the name of this Moon. Other names include the Full Corn Planting Moon, or the Milk Moon.

• Full Strawberry Moon – June This name was universal to every Algonquin tribe. However, in Europe they called it the Rose Moon. Also because the relatively short season for harvesting strawberries comes each year during the month of June . . . so the full Moon that occurs during that month was christened for the strawberry!

• The Full Buck Moon – July July is normally the month when the new antlers of buck deer push out of their foreheads in coatings of velvety fur. It was also often called the Full Thunder Moon, for the reason that thunderstorms are most frequent during this time. Another name for this month’s Moon was the Full Hay Moon.

• Full Sturgeon Moon – August The fishing tribes are given credit for the naming of this Moon, since sturgeon, a large fish of the Great Lakes and other major bodies of water, were most readily caught during this month. A few tribes knew it as the Full Red Moon because, as the Moon rises, it appears reddish through any sultry haze. It was also called the Green Corn Moon or Grain Moon.

• Full Corn Moon or Full Harvest Moon – September This full moon’s name is attributed to Native Americans because it marked when corn was supposed to be harvested. Most often, the September full moon is actually the Harvest Moon, which is the full Moon that occurs closest to the autumn equinox. In two years out of three, the Harvest Moon comes in September, but in some years it occurs in October. At the peak of harvest, farmers can work late into the night by the light of this Moon. Usually the full Moon rises an average of 50 minutes later each night, but for the few nights around the Harvest Moon, the Moon seems to rise at nearly the same time each night: just 25 to 30 minutes later across the U.S., and only 10 to 20 minutes later for much of Canada and Europe. Corn, pumpkins, squash, beans, and wild rice the chief Indian staples are now ready for gathering.

• Full Hunter’s Moon or Full Harvest Moon – October This full Moon is often referred to as the Full Hunter’s Moon, Blood Moon, or Sanguine Moon. Many moons ago, Native Americans named this bright moon for obvious reasons. The leaves are falling from trees, the deer are fattened, and it’s time to begin storing up meat for the long winter ahead. Because the fields were traditionally reaped in late September or early October, hunters could easily see fox and other animals that come out to glean from the fallen grains. Probably because of the threat of winter looming close, the Hunter’s Moon is generally accorded with special honor, historically serving as an important feast day in both Western Europe and among many Native American tribes.

• Full Beaver Moon – November This was the time to set beaver traps before the swamps froze, to ensure a supply of warm winter furs. Another interpretation suggests that the name Full Beaver Moon comes from the fact that the beavers are now actively preparing for winter. It is sometimes also referred to as the Frosty Moon.

• The Full Cold Moon; or the Full Long Nights Moon – December During this month the winter cold fastens its grip, and nights are at their longest and darkest. It is also sometimes called the Moon before Yule. The term Long Night Moon is a doubly appropriate name because the midwinter night is indeed long, and because the Moon is above the horizon for a long time. The midwinter full Moon has a high trajectory across the sky because it is opposite a low Sun.

Any other lunatics out there?

Excellent!

And I swear, at the noise from the neighbors cause i gotta get up for work real soon... They better beware...