Astronomical Theory Section - General interest


Blue Moons   (1)

  • How frequent are Blue Moons?
  • Sequences of Blue Moons
  • 'Black Suns'
  • Eclipsed & Perigee Blue Moons
    • Blue Moons - part 2
Yes, it's true - Blue Moons really do exist! After defining the most common meaning of this term I then give an analysis of how frequent they are, show how it is even possible to have several of them in sequence, and then explore a couple of obscure avenues!

Those who are members of the British Astronomical Association might be interested to know that this much of this article appears on the "Morsels" pages of their Computing Section website - fame at last!

Click on the title to read the article.


Return to Index