"Blue Moon" Shines Down Brightly Over Lindenhurst

Lindenhurst residents might have been humming the tune of the Frank Sinatra classic "Blue Moon" on Tuesday night as our area encountered a clear sky during a rare astronomical phenomenon.

A "blue moon" has nothing to do with color, per se, but rather the occurrence of the Moon at its full phase appearing twice in a single month.

The phenomenon is rare – usually only occurring once every two to three years.

The August 2013 version came with an added feat – it was the third full moon in what will be four for the Summer. Seasons usually only feature three full moon phases.

That phenomenon happens, of course, only "once in a blue moon."

Thanks to Kathy Chernick Yodice for sending us a shot from Lindenhurst last night.