Hmmm. Is that equivalent to asking 'Will Mars be as large as this blue moon in a telescope?' :-) Stan On 11/21/2010 11:08 AM, Richard Harshaw wrote: > My only question is, will this blue moon be as large as Mars in a telescope? > > Okay, ducking and running for cover now... > > > > Richard Harshaw > Cave Creek, Arizona > Brilliant Sky Observatory > > -----Original Message----- > From: az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > ketelsen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2010 10:14 AM > To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: The Blue Moon > > I much prefer the "old fashioned" explanation, but what are you gonna do once > the cow gets outta the barn?! While we can "spank" S&T for getting it > wrong in > the first place, didn't they come out with an article a couple years ago > explaining the controversy? Anyone recall what they concluded as > correct? I'm > all for tonight's as the blue one, but the media will certainly grab the > controversy and take both definitions to fill copy on slow news days... > > -Dean > > -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.