WOLF MOON!

January 29, 2010 - Posted by Lee Welles-author


Tonight is your BEST chance to see the full moon in its clearest form! The moon will be 14% wider and 30% brighter than normal! Why?

The moon is “at perigree.” This means the moon is at its closest point to the Earth. And this month “perigree” happens to coincide with the Full Moon!

Native Americans called it the “Wolf Moon” because the deep snows and fridgid temperatures of January had the wolves howling with hunger outside native villages. Other January full moon names are: Old Moon, Ice Moon, and Moon After Yule.

The best time to view this Bright Moon is when the moon is rising over the horizon tonight! Be sure to go outside at Moonrise and see this once-a-year spectacular! And be sure to tune in for Radio Gaia’s January Bright Moon episode tomorrow!

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12 Comments

  1. EarthTeaherb says:

    oh! i saw it! wolves are one of my favorite animals! I finished reading this book series that I think would help with Air Apparent. It’s called Maximum Ride its by James Patterson. It’s about these kids who have wings! its really good and has lots of action :D

    ... on July January 31st, 2010
  2. WaveDancer says:

    That sounds interesting.

    ... on July January 31st, 2010
  3. Lee Welles-author says:

    I’m so happy upstate NY sky cooperated! It is usually so overcast here, but clear and bright alllll weekend. (And c…c…c…cold!)

    ... on July February 1st, 2010
  4. gaiagirls101 says:

    i wish i could say it was cold up here in north idaho. we have had our biggest snows in the last two years and then this year nothing.

    ... on July February 1st, 2010
  5. Tessa_of_the_Sea says:

    For me the sky has been clear all week and the moon has been beautiful :) I’ve been enjoying all this extra moonlight!

    ... on July February 1st, 2010
  6. gaiagirls101 says:

    yeah it’s been nice. i just finished the dragon’s milk series and they are amazing. except the order is kinda funny i would you should read the second one first then the first on then finally the third one. :)

    ... on July February 2nd, 2010
  7. WaveDancer says:

    I didn’t get to see the moon where I live. Its really cloudy on some days and extremely clear on others. :(
    Have any of you read the Percy Jackson series? I really want to read book and I really want to see the movie!

    ... on July February 3rd, 2010
  8. gaiagirls101 says:

    i read the firstg one but i didn’t read the rest. my sister and her friend are going to see it the day it premieres.

    ... on July February 4th, 2010
  9. Lee Welles-author says:

    I read the first one too! I like it in some ways, but in others, it left me wanting. I do plan, however, to read the rest!!!

    ... on July February 5th, 2010
  10. gaiagirls101 says:

    yeah i read it in third grade so i’m hoping to read it again along with the rest of the series before i see the movie. there’s just one problem, can’t find it anywhere. see, i live in a really small town, and i say small i mean it. the population of rathdrum, idaho is 4,816 as of the 2000 census. i checked my school library, and it was checked and hadfive reserves for it. i checked our local library and t was checked out with three reserves on it. we drove over to spokan (the closest big town to us) to buy it at borders, but they were sold out. i really want to read it, and i wish i could find a copy.

    ... on July February 10th, 2010
  11. Lee Welles-author says:

    Hey GG101, maybe you could swap books with another reader at your school. I bet you have a great book she hasn’t read. I also bet SOMEBODY, has a copy. Ask your teacher to ask the other teachers! :) Start asking everybody you can think of if they, or someone they know has a copy. There is bound to be one somwhere. Good luck and keep us posted on your hunt!

    ... on July February 11th, 2010
  12. gaiagirls101 says:

    wow! great idea, thanks. i’ll make sure to keep you posted.

    ... on July February 11th, 2010

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