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Tirian · 08-20-2003, 05:38 AM

Sturgeon Moon
August 12, 2003, 12:48 a.m. EDT

A time when this large fish of the Great Lakes and other major bodies of water like Lake Champlain is most readily caught. A few tribes knew it as the Full Red Moon, because the moon rises looking reddish through sultry haze, or the Green Corn Moon or Grain Moon.

From ...
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/full..._030214-8.html

The Summer of Mysterious Red Moon

A devout SPACE.com fan from Northern California (okay, she's the mother of the writer of this item) e-mailed overnight to share a sky observation: "The setting Sun was bright red, and we just looked at the Moon and it's just as red," she said. "First time I've noticed a setting Moon that was so red."

She knew the basic reason: Forest fires had been burning in the region for weeks and a new one had just started up a few miles away. But people wonder about the specifics. During fires earlier this summer in the Southwest, the National Weather Service got lots of inquiries about the discolored Moon and redder-than-normal sunsets.

Here's the science: Shorter wavelengths of light (like blue) are scattered by dust particles more than longer wavelengths (like red). If the atmosphere is clear or the Moon (or Sun) high overhead, most all the light gets through and we see a white object. When the object is near the horizon, its light travels through more atmosphere to reach our eyes. Add smoke, stir, and the blue can't get through. That solved, check out these cool Mysteries of the Sun.

From...

http://www.space.com/astronotes/astr...2-aug18-1.html

Goto http://www.space.com/spacewatch/where_is_mars.html

for lots of info on where Mars is.

08-20-2003, 05:38 AM	#15 (permalink)
Tirian Addict Location: Canada	Sturgeon Moon August 12, 2003, 12:48 a.m. EDT A time when this large fish of the Great Lakes and other major bodies of water like Lake Champlain is most readily caught. A few tribes knew it as the Full Red Moon, because the moon rises looking reddish through sultry haze, or the Green Corn Moon or Grain Moon. From ... http://www.space.com/spacewatch/full..._030214-8.html The Summer of Mysterious Red Moon A devout SPACE.com fan from Northern California (okay, she's the mother of the writer of this item) e-mailed overnight to share a sky observation: "The setting Sun was bright red, and we just looked at the Moon and it's just as red," she said. "First time I've noticed a setting Moon that was so red." She knew the basic reason: Forest fires had been burning in the region for weeks and a new one had just started up a few miles away. But people wonder about the specifics. During fires earlier this summer in the Southwest, the National Weather Service got lots of inquiries about the discolored Moon and redder-than-normal sunsets. Here's the science: Shorter wavelengths of light (like blue) are scattered by dust particles more than longer wavelengths (like red). If the atmosphere is clear or the Moon (or Sun) high overhead, most all the light gets through and we see a white object. When the object is near the horizon, its light travels through more atmosphere to reach our eyes. Add smoke, stir, and the blue can't get through. That solved, check out these cool Mysteries of the Sun. From... http://www.space.com/astronotes/astr...2-aug18-1.html Goto http://www.space.com/spacewatch/where_is_mars.html for lots of info on where Mars is.