A.be refused service
B.be punished
C.be fined $75
D.be driven out of the planetarium
B
LOS ANGELES—Once in a blue moon there is one on New Year’s Eve.Revelers (狂欢者) ringing in 2010 will be treated to a socalled blue moon.According to popular definition,a blue moon is the second full moon in a month.But don’t expect it to be blue—the name has nothing to do with the color of our closest space neighbor.
A full moon occurred on Dec.2,2009.It will appear again on Thursday in time for the New Year’s countdown.
“If you’re in Times Square,you’ll see the full moon right above you.It’s going to be that brilliant,” said Jack Horkheimer,director of the Miami Space Transit Planetarium and host of a weekly astronomy TV show.
The New Year’s Eve blue moon will be visible in the United States,Canada,Europe,South America and Africa.For partygoers in Australia and Asia,the full moon does not show up until New Year’s Day,making January a blue moon month for them.
However,the eastern hemisphere can celebrate with a partial lunar eclipse (月偏蚀) on New Year’s Eve when part of the moon enters the Earth’s shadow.The eclipse will not be visible in the Americas.
A full moon occurs every 29.5 days,and most years have 12 ones.On average,an extra full moon in a month—a blue moon—occurs every 2.5 years.The last time there was a blue moon was in May 2007.New Year’s Eve blue moons are rarer,occurring every 19 years.The last time was in 1990.
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