[Science] Blue Moon : Meaning and Occurrence

What is Blue Moon?

Why Blue Moon?
Why in news?

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What is Blue Moon?

Blue moon is the second full moon in appearing in the same month.
By the way Blue Moon is just a term used to describe the second
moon, otherwise, the date of a full moon, all by itself, doesn't affect
the moon's color.
So, second moon in the same month, will be pearly-gray, as usual and
not of blue color.
Why Blue Moon?

The Moon is not actually blue.

However, greenish- and bluish-tinted Moons are sometimes observed
just before sunrise or just after sunset when large quantities of dust
or smoke particles are concentrated high in the atmosphere, filtering
out the longer wavelengths of colours such as red and yellow.
Smoke from forest fires and volcano eruption can cause blue moons.
Why in news?

Because In the month of August 2012, The first full moon was seen
on 2nd August and second full moon was seen on 30th August 2012.
Next Blue Moon will be sighted in 2015.
On average, a blue moon occurs once every 33 months.