Driftless Dark Skies: Two Full Moons in a Month

January opens with the Full Wolf Moon and ends with a Total Lunar Eclipse. It is unusual to enjoy two Full Moons in the same month, but it can happen because the time between Full Moons is 29 ½ days. That means no Full Moons for February but two for March. There is no...

Driftless Dark Skies: Solstice Full Moon

We get to enjoy a Full Moon on the Summer Solstice this year on June 20. A Solstice Full Moon is a relatively rare event happening about once every 19 years. The exact moment of the solstice is 5:34 pm. That’s when Earth’s axis is tilted exactly towards the Sun. ...
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