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Comments on: March 2010 http://telescopes.net/blog/?p=215 The Official Blog of Woodland Hills Telescopes Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:56:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: gibbous moon http://telescopes.net/blog/?p=215&cpage=1#comment-525 gibbous moon Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:49:46 +0000 http://astroplanet.info/?p=215#comment-525 [...] 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 [...] [...] 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 [...]

]]> By: admin http://telescopes.net/blog/?p=215&cpage=1#comment-491 admin Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:27:09 +0000 http://astroplanet.info/?p=215#comment-491 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 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

]]> By: Pamela Roell http://telescopes.net/blog/?p=215&cpage=1#comment-490 Pamela Roell Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:43:17 +0000 http://astroplanet.info/?p=215#comment-490 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!!! 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!!!

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