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Comment on Comet McNaught 2010 by Telescopes For Beginners

Telescopes For Beginners — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:14:38 +0000

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Comment on April 2010 by admin

admin — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:08:19 +0000

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Comment on April 2010 by Britt Mcclanan

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Comment on March 2010 by gibbous moon

gibbous moon — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:49:46 +0000

[...] launched the Moon Photo Competiton on 26th Feb 2009 in conjunction with Official Launch of IYA 2009.March 2010 AstroPlanet (The Blog)March 30th finds the waning, gibbous Moon passing within 3 of the star Spica. Mercury is … gibbous [...]

Comment on February 2010 by last quarter moon

last quarter moon — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:09:11 +0000

[...] quarter moon February 2010 AstroPlanet (The Blog)2/2/2010 Waning, gibbous moon passes within 815² from Saturn. 2/5/2010 Last Quarter Moon. [...]

Comment on March 2010 by admin

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:27:09 +0000

Pamela:

What a great question!

First. Yes, There are such a thing as “Black Moons”, which are new moons with the “Blue Moon” Rules applied to them. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_moon ).

The March 15th New Moon would not be a “Black Moon” as per the “Sky and Telescope Rule”. The S&T Rule would be the 2nd New Moon in a calendar month. For this to happen one has to look for months where the new moon occurs on the 1st of the month so the second new moon (29.5 days later) can appear in the same month. A March 15th New Moon could not do this.

For the “Maine” and “Astronomical Season” Rules (The third new moon in a season of four new moons), the new moons for 2010 are as follows.
Winter Solstice December 21, 2009
January 14 New Moon
February 13 New Moon
March 15 New Moon
Vernal Equinox March 20, 2010
April 14 New Moon
May 13 New Moon
June 12 New Moon
Summer Solstice June 21, 2010
July 11 New Moon
August 9 New Moon
September 8 New Moon
Autumnal Equinox September 22, 2010
October 7 New Moon
November 5 New Moon
December 5 New Moon
Winter Solstice December 21, 2009

As you can see, there are no seasons in 2010 with 4 new moons in them. So there are “Black Moons” but none occur in 2010.

Hope this helps.
Tom

Comment on March 2010 by Pamela Roell

Pamela Roell — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:43:17 +0000

I read no info on the Black Moon occuring on March 15th was woundering what this was and how it can be researched - If there is such a thing as a black Moon!!!

Comment on January 2010 by admin

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:20:38 +0000

Doretta:

Thanks for the feed back. I use 8 to 12 images for each of the monthly postings. I’m not sure what more I can add? Any suggestions?

Thanks.

:Tom

Comment on January 2010 by admin

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:18:29 +0000

cp brakewell:

I had not considered your problem — Thanks for the “heads up.” I will check out your website to see how we can accommodate you needs.

:Tom

Comment on January 2010 by Doretta Perlich

Doretta Perlich — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:17:29 +0000

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