Lansing had clear skies for the occasion of Wednesday’s Super Blue Moon, and our local photographers were out with their cameras to capture the moment. A Blue Moon, as Bill Altgilbers explained at the Legion Riders meeting, happens when a second full moon occurs within a calendar month. This is rare because it takes 29.5 days for the moon to complete a full cycle of phases. Supermoon is the popular name given to a full moon occurring when the moon is close to Earth in its orbit. This is the last time until 2037 that a Blue Moon and a Supermoon coincide. Enjoy this collection of Lansing Super Blue Moon photos shot by your neighbors and friends.Milton Coleman got a shot of Lansing’s Super Blue Moon from his driveway. (Photo: Milton Coleman)Milton was already impressed with the moon on Tuesday evening, when he grabbed this photo, also from his driveway. (Photo: Milton Coleman)Connie Simon was in Woodhaven, not Lansing, but we are including her photo anyway because we like the framing of the trees around the moon. (Photo: Connie Simon)Michelle Lively captured a clear shot from outside the American Legion. (Photo: Michelle Lively)The Legion Riders gathered on the Pennsy Greenway Trail, which runs along their property, to get a group photo under the Super Blue Moon. (Photo: Melanie Jongsma)
LANSING, Ill. (August 30, 2023) — Sunny skies and moderate temps are in the Lansing forecast for Thursday, the last day of August. We’ll see a high of just 76 degrees.
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Of course a month is a contrived, artificial creation with no astronomical meaning. Romans had ten months, other cultures probably had completely different time periods.
A logical system would be based on the lunar period, but that will not align with the solar year.
Of course a month is a contrived, artificial creation with no astronomical meaning. Romans had ten months, other cultures probably had completely different time periods.
A logical system would be based on the lunar period, but that will not align with the solar year.
But the moon was beautiful, no?