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  1. "NASA assigns crew for Artemis III, sets aggressive timeline for flying it" by @arstechnica / @sciguyspace - #NASA #Artemis3 crew announcement came with more details on plans for the test flight. #Orion will launch on #SLS then dock in low Earth orbit with separately-launched test articles of #BlueOrigin #BlueMoon & #SpaceX #Starship landers. The lander to be used on Artemis 4 lunar landing will be decided by competition of performance in this test flight. arstechnica.com/space/2026/06/ #Artemis #space

  2. "NASA assigns crew for Artemis III, sets aggressive timeline for flying it" by @arstechnica / @sciguyspace - #NASA #Artemis3 crew announcement came with more details on plans for the test flight. #Orion will launch on #SLS then dock in low Earth orbit with separately-launched test articles of #BlueOrigin #BlueMoon & #SpaceX #Starship landers. The lander to be used on Artemis 4 lunar landing will be decided by competition of performance in this test flight. arstechnica.com/space/2026/06/ #Artemis #space

  3. Lunar Blueprints

    The northwest quadrant of Earth’s Moon, viewed during morning daylight reveals many wonderful details with an appearance that differs from nighttime views in more than just color. A few points of interest: The crater with impressive ejecta rays at lower left is Kepler; to its right is large, distinctive Crater Copernicus with its central peaks. Just above Copernicus are the peaks of Montes Carpatus. The bright spot at upper left is Crater Aristarchus with Herodotus, just to its left. Finally, at the upper right corner, is the distinctive C-shape of Sinus Iridium.

    This morning, before stowing equipment for the duration of upcoming days of cloudy weather, we aimed the 11-inch scope at Earth’s waning gibbous Moon. Images were captured at about 7:50 AM EDT, after the sky had turned to blue, lending its color to Moon as viewed from Earth.

    Celestron 11-inch telescope is shown aimed at Moon — a tiny white dot — in the clear, blue morning sky.

    The big Celestron SCT remains in need of adjustment or, possibly, overhaul but does deliver some pleasing results! We’ve been struggling but have not yet achieved best acceptable collimation, so the scope hasn’t spent much time on the permanent pier in the observatory.

    The sort of flaw that one will see from telescopes that are out of collimation — alignment of the light path within the telescope — is stars that look a bit like comets, and focus difficulties. After several efforts we are not where we need to be with the C11 to use it as our primary observatory instrument.

    Unfortunately, due to lack of space, we can have only one telescope at a time on a permanent mount beneath the dome. We are considering next steps which include acquisition of a new primary telescope, upgrading of the mount, and means of mounting two instruments at a time on the pier.

    As mentioned, cloudy, rainy weather is expected to be the rule for the week ahead so the telescope is parked, and accessories stowed. We’ll be working a bit on our meteor camera and thinking about where to go from here.

    Our favorite image from the morning’s “Daytime Moon” efforts shows Moon’s heavily-bombarded southwest quadrant: craters, within craters, within craters. As with the other blue sky image shown here, this one is darker and more vivid than its actual appearance; we couldn’t resist giving the picture a bit more “snap” to bring out detail. This image of the northwest quadrant of Earth’s Moon shows the image as a photographic negative — amber in color, not blue as in a previous post. Ejecta rays are especially visible around Crater Kepler, near the center of this picture. We enjoy images like this because they feel like a throwback to the early days of astrophotography, and because they tend to reveal delicate details — I mean, just look at the ejecta rays around the craters, especially Kepler just below center of this picture. #2026 #astronomy #astrophotography #blue #blueMoon #celestron #daytime #moon #moonjoy #observatory #science #space #telescopes
  4. A full moon known as the "Blue Moon" rises behind the Temple of Poseidon, in Cape Sounion, near Athens, Greece, May 31. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi

    #photography
    #Greece
    #BlueMoon

  5. A full moon known as the "Blue Moon" rises behind the Temple of Poseidon, in Cape Sounion, near Athens, Greece, May 31. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi

    #photography
    #Greece
    #BlueMoon

  6. A Hard Lesson, A Blue Moon: Peter Gabriel’s New Tune Drops

    Peter Gabriel's first new song in 13 years, 'A Hard Lesson', is out today. Fans waited a long time for this. It came out during a rare blue moon.

    #PeterGabriel, #AHardLesson, #NewMusic, #BlueMoon, #MusicNews

    newsletter.tf/peter-gabriel-ne

  7. Does the Summer Sun smelt its light
    from the Moon down searing the night?
    Nay, the dark sky gilt shall be bright
    by the Wanderer in bowed height.
    Yea, days longer rays haste in flight,
    nights shorter warmth linger in might.
    #Sunrise #Sunset #FullMoon #BlueMoon

  8. Well, after the WIND and overnight cold, everything in the veg. garden is sulking today. I must say, the peonies faired pretty well and are looking good today. It's got more blooms than usual. The tomatoes got shredded and droopy but my hope is for recovery as the weather improves. Gardening by trowel and error! Beware the blue moon!
    #Gardening
    #Allotment
    #NewEngland
    #Zone6b
    #BloomScrolling
    #BlueMoon

  9. Well, after the WIND and overnight cold, everything in the veg. garden is sulking today. I must say, the peonies faired pretty well and are looking good today. It's got more blooms than usual. The tomatoes got shredded and droopy but my hope is for recovery as the weather improves. Gardening by trowel and error! Beware the blue moon!
    #Gardening
    #Allotment
    #NewEngland
    #Zone6b
    #BloomScrolling
    #BlueMoon

  10. you saw me standing alone
    Without a dream in my heart
    Without a love of my own
    #bluemoon

  11. 🌕 Lagemeldung "Blue Moon"

    Ereignis: Blue Moon
    Status: Sichtbar bei entsprechender Wetterlage
    Betroffene: Alle, die heute Abend nach oben schauen

    Hintergrund:
    Bei einem Blue Moon handelt es sich tatsächlich nicht um ein neues Beleuchtungsmittel des THW und der Mond leuchtet auch nicht wirklich blau.
    Der Begriff bezeichnet einen seltenen zusätzlichen Vollmond innerhalb eines bestimmten Zeitraums.

    #THW #BlueMoon #StWendel #WND #Saarland #Ehrenamt

  12. The phrase "once in a blue moon" i.e. today on 31st May 2026, coming from two moons in the same month…

    #onceinabluemoon #bluemoon #2026

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_moon

  13. The phrase "once in a blue moon" i.e. today on 31st May 2026, coming from two moons in the same month…

    #onceinabluemoon #bluemoon #2026

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_moon

  14. ** 12:30 - 2pm SLT **
    🎶 Join me in my backyard aka The Enchanted Overlook for some BLUE MOON TUNES 🔵 including Moon Tunes 🌛 & Blue Tunes 🔷
    All ages & era attire welcome. Blue or Lunar themed optional :)
    🚀 IM me inworld for a teleport from 12:22pm SLT. #SecondLife #BlueMoon

  15. ** 12:30 - 2pm SLT **
    🎶 Join me in my backyard aka The Enchanted Overlook for some BLUE MOON TUNES 🔵 including Moon Tunes 🌛 & Blue Tunes 🔷
    All ages & era attire welcome. Blue or Lunar themed optional :)
    🚀 IM me inworld for a teleport from 12:22pm SLT. #SecondLife #BlueMoon

  16. ♪Blue Moon Blue
    波の果て 月の光 消えゆく空
    甘い夢のような
    揺れたひとときは終わらない
    抱いて抱きしめて夜明けまで

    今井美樹「BLUE MOON BLUE」

    何でも今夜即ち2026/05/31の夜はブルームーンなのだそうで。

    #bluemoon
    #今井美樹
    #MikiImai

    youtu.be/7x1UDLUH9TQ?si=60DZVF

  17. The day that was. Late start. Cafe coffee/brunch. More household stuff. Clean balconies. Slow morning. Lunch. FaceTime call with friends. Slow afternoon. To Bondi. Early (for us) tea with friends. Walk home. Window shopping. Stream movie. That was the day of the #BlueMoon, #MicroMoon seen here above Ben Buckler, NSW. To come: lights out #OnlineJournal

  18. A short video of Luna rising last night. See the bird?

    (For more moon joy, I’ll post a link to a longer version in the comments.)

    #photography #astrophotography #moon #fullmoon #BlueMoon #moonrise #moonjoy

  19. A short video of Luna rising last night. See the bird?

    (For more moon joy, I’ll post a link to a longer version in the comments.)

    #photography #astrophotography #moon #fullmoon #BlueMoon #moonrise #moonjoy

  20. 📆 2026:
    • 1st #BlueMoon putting the Endurance #robotic lander at the Shackleton Crater with two #NASA payloads

    📆 2027:
    • 2nd Blue Moon lander delivers NASA’s #VIPER rover to the lunar South Pole
    #Astronauts on the #Orion capsule practice rendezvous and docking tests

    📆 2028:
    • Two Blue Moon landers deliver Lunar Terrain Vehicles built by #LunarOutpost and #Astrolab
    • The first #US astronauts return to the lunar surface

    spacepolicyonline.com/news/rep

    #BlueOrigin

  21. 📆 2026:
    • 1st #BlueMoon putting the Endurance #robotic lander at the Shackleton Crater with two #NASA payloads

    📆 2027:
    • 2nd Blue Moon lander delivers NASA’s #VIPER rover to the lunar South Pole
    #Astronauts on the #Orion capsule practice rendezvous and docking tests

    📆 2028:
    • Two Blue Moon landers deliver Lunar Terrain Vehicles built by #LunarOutpost and #Astrolab
    • The first #US astronauts return to the lunar surface

    spacepolicyonline.com/news/rep

    #BlueOrigin

  22. The Bluest Moon.

    Luna was a “blue moon” last night — the second full moon in a month according to popular folklore (though the term has different older meanings). She was also a micromoon, appearing slightly smaller and dimmer at her farthest point away from Earth. To my eyes she shone with her usual brilliance, but I played with editing software to turn her literally blue here.

    #photography #astrophotography #moon #fullmoon #BlueMoon #micromoon

  23. Tonight’s “Blue Micromoon” is peak 2026 astronomy naming chaos.

    Not blue.
    Not micro.
    Still absolutely guaranteed to make thousands of Australians walk outside and say -Geez the moon looks nice tonight

    #bluemoon #micromoon #astronomy #australia #space

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-31/blu

  24. Today is a blue moon.

    What is actually a blue moon?

    This definition as "the second full Moon in any calendar month with two full moons" started as a mistake in the 1940s and perpetuated by radio shows and the Trivial Pursuit board game in the 1980s.

    rmg.co.uk/stories/space-astron

    #bluemoon
    #bluemoon2026
    #bluemoonMay2026
    #moon