相傳哥倫布和他的部下被困於南美洲的牙買加,當地土著把他們圍攻在角落,斷水斷糧。至此走投無路之際,哥倫布夜觀星象,突然發現當天會有月全食現象,所以找來土著首領,說:「你要是不放了我們,我就沒收你的月亮,從此你的領地再無月光!「首領當然不肯輕易相信。隨著夜幕降臨,月光和月亮真的開始一點點消失,首領害怕了,趕緊放了哥倫布和他的部下,好吃好喝的款待著,沒過一會,月亮又出現了。這個部落的人都相信了哥倫布能召喚月亮,把他奉為神明。
紅月亮的出現是由於太陽地球月亮連成一條線,地球擋住了太陽的光輝,只有少量的太陽光穿過大氣層照到月亮上。
Red moon's appearance is due to the sun, the earth and the moon become a line, and the earth is blocking the light of the sun. A small amount of sunlight passes through the earth's atmosphere and shine on the moon.
藍月亮並不是說藍色的月亮,而是指一個月裡的第二個滿月. 由於十分罕見,所以英文中用藍月亮表示「不存在的事物,稀有的物件和時期」。
Blue moon doesn't mean the color, it refers to the second full moon in a month. Because it is rare to see, it was used to describe the nonexistent things, rare objects and periods in Enlish.
當月亮離地球最近時,我們可以看到最大最亮的超級月亮。超級月亮是迷你月亮的14倍大,30倍亮。
When the moon is nearest to the earth, we can see the biggest and brightest moon in the sky. The super moon is 14 times bigger and 30 times brighter than the mini moon.