Oct 31 2020 - On Holiday Time

 

This year's Halloween feels like gridlock: it is Halloween on a Saturday with the time change from daylight savings time tonight - and if you look up - it is a full moon.  Isn't it even supposed to be a blue moon? How often does the time change with Halloween? It looks like the last one was And a full moon!  A full noon on Halloween is around every 19 years.  And the time change on the same day? It looks like the last one was 2015, and then before that 2009.  In 1982 Toronto, Saskatoon and Halifax made kids go trick-or-treating on the Saturday October 30th so they wouldn't be in the dark.  There's a movement to make Halloween on the last Saturday of October to extend the party time, etc.   Perhaps with the Pandemic, we aren't used to so much happening at once.  And with the Pandemic, there's so little happening that this seems like a lot.   Who helps the little pumpkins cross the road safely? The crossing gourd. What type of plants do well on all Hallow’s Eve? Bam-BOO What do you call a witch’s garage? A broom closet. What kind of food would you find on a haunted beach? A sand-witch! What was the witch’s favorite subject in school? Spelling. Here we are with the ever-lasting supply of Chrysanthemums from the Hamilton Gage Park Show. Its theme was First Responders - so there was a bus, and an ambulance as backdrops.

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Apr 3 2020 - That Moon Magic

The moon this morning was pink.  And it was big.  It is a Super Pink Moon event on April 7th.  The preview I saw this morning tells me it is worth going out to see when it is fully out.  The name comes from pink wildflowers - creeping phlox - that bloom in early spring.  Other names for an April full moon include Sprouting Grass, Egg, and Fish moon, all names that supposedly evoke thoughts of early spring - fish?. This year’s super pink moon is also a paschal moon because of its closeness to Easter, which is April 12. The supermoon we had in March is called a Worm Moon. I thought you might enjoy this from the article, written March 30th.  The author seems to have missed the current situation's scope: 'staying at home' isn't 'for those' but is 'for all': "For those staying at home, April will bring a number of other moon- and stargazing events to see outside at night. This Friday, Venus will be visible near a cluster of stars called the Pleiades or the Seven Sisters, according to Alan MacRobert at Sky & Telescope. And as Brian Lada writes for AccuWeather, the Lyrids meteor shower peaks on April 22 and 23." What a time  to buy a telescope online and get started.  There are 13 full moons, 2 supermoons, and a Halloween blue moon.  In no time, you will be referring to the supermoon by its astronomical name: “perigee-syzygy.” Here are some Supermoon jokes: Supermoon cancelled as moon distances itself from earth The Supermoon was ok.  But according to Rotten Tomatoes, still is better than Supermoon vs Batmoon.  What do you call it when Clark Kent shows someone his butt? Supermoon Don't forget, tonight the moon will be visible from earth.  The last time this happened was last night. These popped up on Pinterest.  I wonder how they are related to the supermoon.     Another train day, this one in the tropics.

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Full Cold Moon - Have A Great Christmas Eve!

Christmas Eve Moon It is Christmas dinner at our house today.  But later on, the night sky will be filled with something other than Santa's sleigh in the sky.  This year has the distinction of a beautiful Full Cold Moon. I saw it this morning - a huge golden ball low on the western horizon. It's called a Full Cold Moon because it occurs at the beginning of winter. The last time a full moon shined on Christmas night was  in 1977. And the next one won't appear until 2034. According to NASA, the Full Cold Moon will peak in brightness and size at 23.11 GMT on December 24 and will still be full the next night on December 25. The space agency provided the stunning image above of the Full Cold Moon, taken by its orbiting Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. You can see the video here. Have a great Christmas Eve!