August's supermoon blue moon.
A blue moon happens when there are two full moon's in the same month, it does not refer to the color of the moon. A supermoon happens when the moon's orbit is closest to the earth, making it appear larger.
'Sturgeon' is the name historically given by Native Americans to the full August moon. It was called that because sturgeon was most easily caught in the Great Lakes at this time of summer. This fish was important to Native American tribes, who relied on sturgeon for winter food resources.
My kids got some great moon photos of the moon rising out of Lake Michigan.
These are mobile phone photos taken by my son with a Google Pixel phone.
The structure you see out on the lake is one of the water cribs built in the 1800's to house and protect offshore water intakes used to supply the City of Chicago and 118 suburbs with drinking water from Lake Michigan.
WAVES and the Blue Moon in Chicago taken from the shores of Lake Michigan.
My daughter-in-law carried her camera gear to the lake shore, but was disappointed with the images she captured.
My daughter took these photos of the moon over a Wisconsin soybean field with her Pixel phone.
The next blue moon will be in May of 2026.
Once in a blue moon! 🌚
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