October Full ‘Blue’ Moon will be found in the Halloween night sky on October 31. A Blue Moon is a second full moon in a calendar month. The last time such a wonder was seen on Halloween was in 1944 and as indicated by NASA the next Halloween Blue Moon will happen in 2039! Halloween comes every year, however this year it’s definitely ‘once in a blue moon.’
What Is The Blue Moon?
The Blue Moon is a phenomenon where two full Moons show up in the same month. At the point when this occurs, the second Moon to create the impression that month will be known as the Blue Moon. Generally, this happens when there are 31 days in a month. It can likewise occur in a 30-day month, as it occurred on June 30 in 2007. For the most part, there are 12 full Moons in a year. Be that as it may, when a Blue Moon happens, there are 13 full Moons in a year.
This Blue Moon is otherwise called the Hunter’s Moon since it gives a lot of moonlight to hunters to gather meat for the winters. Obviously, this occurs as the Earth’s elliptical makes the smallest angle regarding the horizon while inevitably making the Moon seeming, by all accounts, to be sparkling and enlightening at its fullest.
As indicated by NASA, a Blue Moon is the second full moon in a calendar month. Basically, it is being known as a Blue Moon since it will be the second of two full Moons to happen in a single calendar month.
Full moons are isolated by 29 days, while most months are 30 or 31 days in length; so it is conceivable to fit two full moons in a single month. In some cases, the blue moon likewise happens in a 30-days month as it showed up on June 30, 2007, and is set to occur next on September 30, 2050.
In the recent past, the blue-coloured moon was located in 2018 on January 31 and on March 31 while it will be seen in the immediate future just on August 31, 2023. At whatever point a Blue Moon happens, the total of full moons for that specific year becomes 13 which usually stays 12 under typical conditions.
Be that as it may, the color of the Blue Moon won’t really be blue and it will seem like it would some other day. This Blue Moon will look pale grey and white – simply like the moon on some other night.
Why Is It Called Blue Moon?
The name has got something to do with the phrase ‘once in a blue moon’. As indicated by the Nasa, in 1883 an Indonesian volcano named Krakatoa detonated sending plumes of ash clouds into the sky. These clouds contain particles of the perfect size to disperse away red light. This made the Moon seem blue. A rare event.
Presently, we generally observe 12 Full Moons in a year – three every four seasons. Nonetheless, since each Full Moon is isolated by 29.5 days, this implies that it takes 354 days for the Moon to finish the 12 full phases. The extra days of the year keep accumulating until once every two-and-a-half years, 13 Full Moons show up in one calendar year. This ‘extra’ Full Moon is a rare event thus it came to be known as a Blue Moon.
Will the moon be blue?
No. The term has nothing to do with the apparent color of the moon. A blue moon—a casual and generally recent term for the second full moon in a calendar month—occurs about once every two-and-a-half years (2.7), per NASA. A full moon shows up at 29.53-day intervals, so a full moon must land in the first hours of a given month for a blue moon to happen. On account of that interval, it’s conceivable that February has no full moon at all on occasion, as will occur in 2037, and that prompts two blue moons in a single calendar year.
The primary thing to comprehend about the Blue Moon is that it won’t generally look blue! If it seems blue, it occurs because of the dust and smoke particles in the Earth’s atmosphere. NASA clarifies that these particles ought to be more extensive than 900 nanometers to influence the scattering of red light in the sky, which thus causes the Moon to seem blue.
The October 31 Blue Moon will generally likely be bright and white like all Full Moons are. Nonetheless, similar to we clarified above, a blue-colored Moon is a chance yet requires certain atmospheric conditions that refract light beams perfectly.
How To Watch Blue Moon In India?
If the sky is clear with less pollution, the Blue Moon ought to be clearly visible in the sky. To take note of, the Blue Moon tonight (October 31) will arrive at a peak at 8:19 PM, which should give watchers an extraordinary view. NASA likewise noticed that the Blue Moon this time will show up near Mars. Since it’s likewise Halloween night, one can appreciate the view if the skies are clear.
Once In A Blue Moon
Blue Moon is all the more ordinarily used from a notorious perspective: “Once in a Blue Moon”, which refers to something rare. The October 31 full Moon matches with Halloween, it’s really once in a Blue Moon this year!
Likewise, seeing Blue Moon showing up upon the arrival of Halloween makes it all the additionally enticing because the last Halloween Blue Moon occurred long in 1944 while the next such Halloween Blue Moon will be located in 2039. Then again, the blue-colored moon was normally sighted last in 2018 on January 31 and on March 31 while it will be seen in the immediate future on August 31 in 2023.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The body of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei — who died after being set on fire by her partner in Kenya — was received Friday by family and anti-femicide crusaders, ahead of her burial a day later.
Cheptegei’s family met with dozens of activists Friday who had marched to the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital’s morgue in the western city of Eldoret while chanting anti-femicide slogans.
She is the fourth female athlete to have been killed by her partner in Kenya in yet another case of gender-based violence in recent years.
Viola Cheptoo, the founder of Tirop Angels – an organization that was formed in honor of athlete Agnes Tirop, who was stabbed to death in 2021, said stakeholders need to ensure this is the last death of an athlete due to gender-based violence.
“We are here to say that enough is enough, we are tired of burying our sisters due to GBV,” she said.
It was a somber mood at the morgue as athletes and family members viewed Cheptegei’s body which sustained 80% of burns after she was doused with gasoline by her partner Dickson Ndiema. Ndiema sustained 30% burns on his body and later succumbed.
Ndiema and Cheptegei were said to have quarreled over a piece of land that the athlete bought in Kenya, according to a report filed by the local chief.
Cheptegei competed in the women’s marathon at the Paris Olympics less than a month before the attack. She finished in 44th place.
Cheptegei’s father, Joseph, said that the body will make a brief stop at their home in the Endebess area before proceeding to Bukwo in eastern Uganda for a night vigil and burial on Saturday.
“We are in the final part of giving my daughter the last respect,” a visibly distraught Joseph said.
He told reporters last week that Ndiema was stalking and threatening Cheptegei and the family had informed police.
Four in 10 women or an estimated 41% of dating or married Kenyan women have experienced physical or sexual violence perpetrated by their current or most recent partner, according to the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022.
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A rare Bronze-Era jar accidentally smashed by a 4-year-old visiting a museum was back on display Wednesday after restoration experts were able to carefully piece the artifact back together.
Last month, a family from northern Israel was visiting the museum when their youngest son tipped over the jar, which smashed into pieces.
Alex Geller, the boy’s father, said his son — the youngest of three — is exceptionally curious, and that the moment he heard the crash, “please let that not be my child” was the first thought that raced through his head.
The jar has been on display at the Hecht Museum in Haifa for 35 years. It was one of the only containers of its size and from that period still complete when it was discovered.
The Bronze Age jar is one of many artifacts exhibited out in the open, part of the Hecht Museum’s vision of letting visitors explore history without glass barriers, said Inbal Rivlin, the director of the museum, which is associated with Haifa University in northern Israel.
It was likely used to hold wine or oil, and dates back to between 2200 and 1500 B.C.
Rivlin and the museum decided to turn the moment, which captured international attention, into a teaching moment, inviting the Geller family back for a special visit and hands-on activity to illustrate the restoration process.
Rivlin added that the incident provided a welcome distraction from the ongoing war in Gaza. “Well, he’s just a kid. So I think that somehow it touches the heart of the people in Israel and around the world,“ said Rivlin.
Roee Shafir, a restoration expert at the museum, said the repairs would be fairly simple, as the pieces were from a single, complete jar. Archaeologists often face the more daunting task of sifting through piles of shards from multiple objects and trying to piece them together.
Experts used 3D technology, hi-resolution videos, and special glue to painstakingly reconstruct the large jar.
Less than two weeks after it broke, the jar went back on display at the museum. The gluing process left small hairline cracks, and a few pieces are missing, but the jar’s impressive size remains.
The only noticeable difference in the exhibit was a new sign reading “please don’t touch.”
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is partnering with a bear welfare group to reduce the number of bears being euthanized in the province.
Nicholas Scapillati, executive director of Grizzly Bear Foundation, said Monday that it comes after months-long discussions with the province on how to protect bears, with the goal to give the animals a “better and second chance at life in the wild.”
Scapillati said what’s exciting about the project is that the government is open to working with outside experts and the public.
“So, they’ll be working through Indigenous knowledge and scientific understanding, bringing in the latest techniques and training expertise from leading experts,” he said in an interview.
B.C. government data show conservation officers destroyed 603 black bears and 23 grizzly bears in 2023, while 154 black bears were killed by officers in the first six months of this year.
Scapillati said the group will publish a report with recommendations by next spring, while an independent oversight committee will be set up to review all bear encounters with conservation officers to provide advice to the government.
Environment Minister George Heyman said in a statement that they are looking for new ways to ensure conservation officers “have the trust of the communities they serve,” and the panel will make recommendations to enhance officer training and improve policies.
Lesley Fox, with the wildlife protection group The Fur-Bearers, said they’ve been calling for such a committee for decades.
“This move demonstrates the government is listening,” said Fox. “I suspect, because of the impending election, their listening skills are potentially a little sharper than they normally are.”
Fox said the partnership came from “a place of long frustration” as provincial conservation officers kill more than 500 black bears every year on average, and the public is “no longer tolerating this kind of approach.”
“I think that the conservation officer service and the B.C. government are aware they need to change, and certainly the public has been asking for it,” said Fox.
Fox said there’s a lot of optimism about the new partnership, but, as with any government, there will likely be a lot of red tape to get through.
“I think speed is going to be important, whether or not the committee has the ability to make change and make change relatively quickly without having to study an issue to death, ” said Fox.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 9, 2024.
