"Blue" Moon

[Ingo]

Apparently we were supposed to have a blue moon tonight, I guess it wasn't so "blue".

Anyways, here's the picture. How can I submit to APOD?

http://www.topicify.com/bluemoon.png

Didn't want to post it here because the quality would decrease by 100x :P

[RB]

Ingo I've taken the liberty to convert your image from the 582kb PNG file to a 149kb jpg (which is the max IIS allows).
I don't think there's a difference in quality at all.

In your PNG image, you haven't flattened the layers so the file is just bigger.

[Ingo]

Thank you :thumbsup:

[RB]

Oh and info on submissions to APOD is on this page.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html

Cheers
:thumbsup:

[acropolite]

The term "Blue moon" has nothing to do with colour and everything to do with timing.

[Sinus Iridum]

According to the following two Sky & Telescope articles the definition is fairly recent, with Sky & Telescope itself contributing to the establishment of this recent bit of "folklore".

See -

What's a Blue Moon? (http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/moon/3304131.html)
by Roger W. Sinnott, Donald W. Olson, and Richard Tresch Fienberg

Once in a Blue Moon (http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/moon/3305141.html)
by Philip Hiscock

Jon

[Ingo]

Hey guys, I think I got on APOD. If you look at tomorrows picture, it says "Moon Pointer"

Moon + Laser Pointer. :D

[Ingo]

Ok, nevermind, I didn't make it.