Did did you go outside to see the Super Moon last night. I did.
It lit up my backyard. The Moon
is, in fact, going to treat us to several special occurrences over the next
eight weeks – A Super Moon on January 1 and another Super Moon on January
31 which will also be a Blue Moon. Plus,
the January 31 moon will take place during a total lunar eclipse which will be
visible from western North America. Very
cool. Mark your calendar.
I wonder sometimes when our moon, which is a very old soul,
started being called just The Moon. And, why it never got a super cool name like
Ananke (Juipter) or Jarnsaxa (Saturn) or Charon (Pluto). Probably because we
only have one, while those others have a bunch.
Still .......
The Moon has many a legend too –
Full moons make you
crazy. Probably not – at least not
any crazier that you are the rest of the time.
However, in 18th-century England, people on trial for murder could
campaign for a lighter sentence on grounds of lunacy if the crime occurred
under a full moon.
Aliens inhabit the moon. Doubtful.
Although the 1820 Bavarian astronomer, Franz von Paula Gruithuisen
claimed to have glimpsed entire cities on the moon with his telescope. He wrote
that the “lunarians” who lived there had built sophisticated buildings, roads
and forts. Who knows, maybe he saw
things no one else did or has.
The moon is a hollow
spacecraft. Perhaps, though probably
only in the imagination of science fiction writers, including H.G. Wells and
his book “The First Men in the Moon,” which takes place inside a hollow moon
inhabited by aliens.
A rabbit dwells on the
moon. Maybe. Seems there are legends from different
cultures, including Buddhism and Native American folklore, that recount the
tale of a rabbit that lives on the moon.
A halo around the moon
means bad weather is coming. Probably.
Halos are a sign of high cirrus clouds drifting 20,000 or so feet above
us. The halos are caused by refraction (splitting of light) and reflection (glints
of light) from the ice crystals within the clouds.
I like this one -- The
first time you see a crescent moon for the month, take all your spare coins out
of your pocket, and put them in the other pocket. This will ensure good luck
for the next month. You just never
know what works!
Take care
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| Moon Flower |
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