Results: Was it Really a "Blue Moon"?
Published on 08/10/2015
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1.
1.
Did you see the full blue moon on Friday July 31,2015?
Yes
24%
419 votes
No
69%
1202 votes
Not Applicable
8%
132 votes
2.
2.
This was the first blue moon since 2012 and is not expected to appear again for another 3 years. Will you be on the lookout for it now that you know it happens?
Yes
42%
734 votes
No
27%
470 votes
Undecided
20%
356 votes
Not Applicable
11%
193 votes
3.
3.
What other types of moons have you seen?
Red Moon
27%
472 votes
Lunar Eclipse
46%
806 votes
Super Moon
22%
385 votes
Black Moons
4%
71 votes
None of the above
17%
290 votes
Astronomy doesn't interest me
4%
69 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
16 votes
Not Applicable
20%
351 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.24% | 5 | |
| harvest moon | 0.14% | 3 |
| full moon | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't know | 0.05% | 1 |
| strawberry moon & harvest moon | 0.05% | 1 |
| i may have been mooned | 0.05% | 1 |
| not this one | 0.05% | 1 |
| i don't recall. | 0.05% | 1 |
| plain moon | 0.05% | 1 |
| comet haley | 0.05% | 1 |
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4.
Although this was considered a 'Blue Moon', a true blue moon is a very rare sight. It only appears blue when the atmosphere is filled with dust or smoke particles of a certain size making the moon appear blue. This can happen after a dust storm, forest fire, or volcanic eruption. Do you know the following true blue moons that have occurred naturally?
Mt. Krakatoa, Indonesia 1883
5%
85 votes
El Chichon, Mexico 1983
3%
46 votes
Mt St. Helens, US 1980
11%
201 votes
Mt. Pinatubo, US 1991
4%
74 votes
None of the above
38%
673 votes
Astronomy doesn't interest me
4%
69 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
13 votes
Not Applicable
40%
703 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.60% | 7 | |
| no | 0.17% | 2 |
| not wanting to think about particles on anything when i'm mooned | 0.09% | 1 |
| i'm not sure if any of these precluded a blue moon | 0.09% | 1 |
| two moons in the same month | 0.09% | 1 |
| a true blue moon is a full moon that occurs twice in one month | 0.09% | 1 |
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