Poles look up at sky for blue moon
PR dla Zagranicy
Roberto Galea
01.08.2015 07:42
The sky over Poland and much of the northern hemisphere included a rare occurrence – a second full moon in a month.
Poles enjoyed a similar view as the one from this vantage point in Skopje, Macedonia. Photo: EPA/GEORGI LICOVSKI
The last day of July gave Poles a spectacle in the sky, with a second full moon in a single month. As it turns out, such an occurence is one that happens only ''Once in a blue moon". The event will next occur in three years’ time.
On Friday, night the Earth’s moon was illuminated at 100 percent.
“For many reasons this [was] the worst time to observe the sky,” wrote the Gazeta Wyborcza daily.
A commercial jet passes in front of the full moon, a so-called 'blue moon' as it is the second full moon of the month, as seen from the center of Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Photo: EPA/MATT CAMPBELL
“Our satellite is then so clear that the observations of stars loses its appeal – weaker ones fade into the light.”
On nights such as these, it is also difficult to observe the moon, as the shadows of the mountains or craters lose their clarity, experts say. (rg/rk)