Sunday, August 25, 2013

Blue Moon 2013

In 2006, Sky and Telescope writers Donald Olson, Richard Fienberg and Roger Sinnott tracked down the origin of the definition of "blue moon." The traditional definition of a blue moon is based on guidelines in the Maine Farmers’ Almanac, which relies on the tropical year -- from one winter solstice to the next -- rather than the traditional calendar year. Usually a tropical year will feature 12 full moons, with three in each season, but occasionally, a tropical year will contain 13 full moons, and one season will have an extra.

 Captured with my camera on August 20, 2013 at 10.20 pm at Elteb Group, Upper Division, Passara, Sri Lanka.

Named the craters after doing some online research.