Tag: Blue Moon
![In this 30 second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower Friday, Aug. 12, 2016 in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. Image credit: NASA/ Bill Ingalls](https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/wp-content/uploads/Perseids-NASA-Bill-Ingalls-655x504.jpg)
Adler Skywatch: August 2023
Adler Skywatch: What’s in the sky throughout August 2023? See the Perseids Meteor Shower, a Super Blue Moon, the Super Sturgeon Moon and more!
![Astrophotography picture of the Moon](https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/wp-content/uploads/vid_20200503_203511_exported_10562_1588557316993-1-655x504.jpg)
What Is A Blue Moon?
Header Image: Astrophotography picture of the Moon. Image Credit: Nick Lake What, exactly, is a blue moon, and how rare is it? This question seems like it should have a straightforward answer, but as with all things related to language, it’s complicated. Absurd, Impossible, or Rare? The phrase blue moon has been around for several […]