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The three brightest celestial objects after the Sun shine in the westward dusk during twilight.



TUESDAY, MAY 19

■ This evening the waxing Moon forms the latest of its monthly quadrilaterals with Jupiter, Pollux, and Castor, as shown above. Down to their lower right shines Venus.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20

■ Tonight the Moon shines upper left of Jupiter and Venus in the darkening dusk, as shown above. The Moon makes a nearly isosceles triangle (two equal sides) with Jupiter and Pollux.

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-----------Dr. Livingston, I presume... ..........
-----------------ONCE IN A BLUE MOON..........Most months have one FULL MOON....When a month has 2...The 2nd is A BLUE MOON....May 1st was a Full MOON....ON MAY 31st, 2026 A.D....A 2nd will appear.....A BLUE MOON...... ConfederateSS.out!(The Blue and Silver Rebellion)...

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-----------Dr. Livingston, I presume... ..........
-----------------ONCE IN A BLUE MOON..........Most months have one FULL MOON....When a month has 2...The 2nd is A BLUE MOON....May 1st was a Full MOON....ON MAY 31st, 2026 A.D....A 2nd will appear.....A BLUE MOON...... ConfederateSS.out!(The Blue and Silver Rebellion)...

The Moon turns blue when tiny dust or smoke particles in Earth’s atmosphere scatter red light while allowing blue light to pass through. This requires highly specific atmospheric conditions—typically caused by major volcanic eruptions or massive forest fires—where airborne particles are exactly the right size to filter the spectrum.

The calendrical meaning of "blue moon" is unconnected to the other meanings. It is often referred to as "traditional", but since no occurrences are known prior to 1937 it is better described as an invented tradition or "modern American folklore". The practice of designating the second full moon in a month as "blue" originated with amateur astronomer James Hugh Pruett in 1946.