Pink Moon
Very slightly hazy on the South coast.
Quote: Mine wasn't really pink at all,
I think you have misunderstood the reason for it being called a 'pink moon' - it doesn't refer to the colour - this from the BBC website
The pink supermoon name is a northern Native American reference to an early-blooming wildflower and is first seen across North America as spring begins.
Quote:Mine wasn't really pink at all
I think you'll find its pinkness is caused by its position in relation to the Earth and the fact that consequently, you're seeing it through different atmospheric conditions.
It also depends upon where you're seeing it from.
In certain circumstances, it certainly can appear pink.
The last time I photographed it; some years ago, it was quite red.
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Quote: Mine wasn't really pink at all,
I think you have misunderstood the reason for it being called a 'pink moon' - it doesn't refer to the colour - this from the BBC website
The pink supermoon name is a northern Native American reference to an early-blooming wildflower and is first seen across North America as spring begins.
Well, that's the first I've heard that.
Quote:I think you'll find its pinkness is caused by its position in relation to the Earth and the fact that consequently, you're seeing it through different atmospheric conditions.
It also depends upon where you're seeing it from.
In certain circumstances, it certainly can appear pink.
That's the only explanation I've heard anyway, but I defer to Angie as well as that seems highly plausible.
The weather man Matt ? went through a number of these quite recently on his weather forecast as the 'ancients' were in the habit of giving moons at different times of the year a name which, I suppose, forecasters at some time during their study they come to know. I remember Pink, and Wolf, and Blue - but there were a lot more.
The 'blood' moon is the only one that I know is caused by the position of the moon and the sun in proximity to the earth.
The 'blood' moon is the only one that I know is caused by the position of the moon and the sun in proximity to the earth.
Quote:I think you have misunderstood the reason for it being called a 'pink moon' - it doesn't refer to the colour - this from the BBC website
well that is interesting, I've put the link here...
Why is it called the Pink Moon
Quote: I remember Pink, and Wolf, and Blue - but there were a lot more.
... according to the story in the link
Quote:It is also called the Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon and the Fish Moon in other parts of the world.
Quote:The 'blood' moon is the only one that I know is caused by the position of the moon and the sun in proximity to the earth.
Aha . . . !
That's the one I was thinking of . . . !
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Quote: Mine wasn't really pink at all,
I think you have misunderstood the reason for it being called a 'pink moon' - it doesn't refer to the colour - this from the BBC website
The pink supermoon name is a northern Native American reference to an early-blooming wildflower and is first seen across North America as spring begins.
Well, that's the first I've heard that.
Quote:I think you'll find its pinkness is caused by its position in relation to the Earth and the fact that consequently, you're seeing it through different atmospheric conditions.
It also depends upon where you're seeing it from.
In certain circumstances, it certainly can appear pink.
That's the only explanation I've heard anyway, but I defer to Angie as well as that seems highly plausible.
Every full moon has a name attached to it........apparently.
https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/full-moon-names.html
