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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 28 Aug 2012

    A month's second full Moon is the Blue Moon. Not rare. More frequent than Presidential elections, yet nobody calls them rare.

    10:39 AM - 28 Aug 2012
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      2. David Mather‏ @WhatzTheMather 28 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Blue moon of Kentucky, keep on shining!

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      4. David Mather‏ @WhatzTheMather 28 Aug 2012
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        @twisst51 my kids enjoyed the ISS flyover tonight

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      1. Carrie Arnold‏Verified account @edbites 28 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Probably because blue moons don't suck up billions of $$$ and are preceded by interminable advertising campaigns.

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      1. Romain Guillebert‏ @rguillebert 28 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson it depends of the country in which the presidential elections are held :D

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      2. Jason Parker‏ @qwell 28 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson They even sell them in the grocery store. (You can make up your own mind on whether I mean Blue Moon, or Presidential elections.)

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      1. Zack Farrell‏ @keifito 20 Aug 2013
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        @neiltyson I heard from several sources (I fucking love science, my local weather man) that a blue moon is the 3rd in a season with 4 full

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      1. Melody Jane‏ @Mom_in_a_Box 4 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson If Blue Moons lasted for 18 months I doubt people would call them rare either.

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      1. $iNguLArity‏ @ProdigalShadow6 1 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson that's because nobody's looking

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      1. Rhiannon Fionn‏Verified account @RhiFionn 31 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson At least we don't have to listen to the moon talk about itself and make promises it can't keep for two and a half years ...

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      1. Justin‏ @the_toots 31 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Would a blue moon falling on my birthday be considered rare? #Aug31st #bluemoon

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      1. Peter J. Hart‏ @peterjhart 31 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson I imagine elections where both candidates win in the same year would be rare.

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      1. Chris Ledet  💻 🐉 🎲‏ @chrisledet 31 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson is it second or third?

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      1. Stephen Daly‏ @SDalySD 31 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson spiral -> hot DOG -> elliptical?

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      1. Addison Caine‏ @CaineAddison 31 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson I guess it depends on context. "Once in a blue moon" counts as rare if it's something normally done daily/weekly.

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      1. Shelternook‏ @shelternook 31 Aug 2012
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        .@neiltyson Maybe because they are a thing of beauty. Elections, things of hatred & greed & power seekers! #BLUEMOON .

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      1. Miss Sia‏ @butterflyylost 31 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson why is the second full moon called a blue moon?

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