Why the Second Full Moon of May is a ‘Blue Minimoon’

Filtered hues of the Moon. Credit: Dave Dickinson

There’s nothing like a random celestial coincidence, turned good internet meme. In this case, the chance event is this weekend’s Full Moon, which also happens to be the second Full Moon of May, and is also the most distant and visually smallest Full Moon of the year.

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