The University Record, October 8, 2001
Once in a blue moon
Michigan moonshine above
Burton Tower Oct. 2 also is known as the Harvest Moon. A Harvest Moon in
October only does come around once in a blue moon—only when the fall
equinox in the Northern Hemisphere occurs closer to October’s full
moon than September’s. ‘Some folks claim that the Harvest Moon
shines brighter and more golden than normal full moons, but this is simply
an illusion due to the angle of ecliptic—the apparent path of the
Earth in relation to the sun,’ says Matthew Linke, program associate
at the Exhibit Museum of Natural History. (Photo by Martin Vloet,
U-M Photo Services)
