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Blue Moon
http://www.obliquity.com/astro/bluemoon.html
From DLESE Community Collection (DCC)
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Information is presented on Blue Moons, including what they are, where the expression and name came from, and which months have the most Blue Moons. A calculator is provided to see when past and future Blue Moons have and will occur. In addition, moon phases are charted for the next and last month, year, and Metonic Cycles. General Moon information is included, along with links for further information.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Intermediate (3-5)
  • Middle (6-8)
  • General public
Type of resource:
  • Text:
    • Ref. material
  • Tools:
    • Calculation / Conversion
Subject:
  • Space science
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright 1995-2001 by David Harper and Lynne Marie Stockman. All Rights Reserved. Designed and maintained by Obliquity.
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-001-675
Related resources:
This resource is referenced by 'The Franklin Institute Online Space Science Hotlist'
http://www.fi.edu/learn/hotlists/space.php
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Author: David Harper
No institutional affiliation

Author: Lynne M. Stockman
No institutional affiliation