Re: “2024 Will End With A Black Moon, A Rare Event You've Never Seen”

On 12/30/2024 8:46 AM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:

In article <vktlod$1i4v9$1@dont-email.me>,
Lynn McGuire  <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

“2024 Will End With A Black Moon, A Rare Event You've Never Seen”
  https://www.iflscience.com/2024-will-end-with-a-black-moon-a-rare-event-youve-never-seen-77403
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“The rare astronomical event is similar to a Blue Moon but for a
different phase in the lunar cycle.”
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“This year will see (kind of) another rare astronomical event taking
place across the night sky. On December 30-31, we will have a rare Black
Moon to see out 2024.”
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Lynn
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 I swear they are just making up moon-related terminology the past few years.

Its the laziest of lazy journalism, blood moons, supermoons, etc. It's
right up there with 'near miss by asteroid' stories, where the 'near
miss' is several times the distance of the moon. Spare me.
I did once try looking up the source of 'worm moon', thinking it was
another white person's invention, but it turns out to be very old,
authentically Native American.
pt