(KGTV) -- Not only is Halloween on a Saturday this year (cause enough for celebration), but skywatchers are in for another treat: a “Blue Moon.”
NASA says a Blue Moon is a term used for the second of two full moons that occur in the same month. The first event, a Harvest Moon, happened on October 1.
What makes this particular event so rare is the fact that it’s happening on Halloween.
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According to the Farmer’s Almanac, such events only happen every 19 years. The next Halloween full Moon won’t be seen again until 2039, followed by 2058, 2077, and 2096,
