First things first: a blue moon is not blue. At least it doesn’t HAVE to be, and without some post-processing help most of the pictures of yesterday’s moon would probably have shown the same gray, white, yellow, or orange orb we’re all used to seeing.
A “blue moon” is simply a second full moon happening in the same month, and yesterday’s full moon was the second of July: hence, a blue moon.
The reason we have the saying “once in a blue moon” in English is that this event is actually quite rare. The last one was in 2012… the next won’t be till 2018. And so, in celebration of this rare celestial event, we thought we’d collect the best photos of “Blue Moon 2015” from the 500px community and share them with you.
There are some truly stunning shots in here, so be sure to scroll down to the very end!
If you’ve got your own Blue Moon photo from last night (whether or not it’s actually blue) upload it to your 500px account and drop a link in the comments! Bonus points if you’ve got a cool story to go with the photo.
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