Davenport Explains Blue Moon Phenomenon
The Kennebec Journal interviewed Alan Davenport, director of the University of Maine Jordan Planetarium, about the weekend’s blue moon, the uncommon appearance of a second full moon in one month. Davenport explained that a blue moon isn’t really blue and, in fact, not all that rare, even though it occurs only once every two-and-a-half years. The event, however, has been the subject of folklore and has been referenced in several ballads and songs.
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