Richard. >One such fire in September 1950 produced smoke that caused blue moons to be >seen in Europe. Tony, how old are you? Could this have been your event? >-- Richard Langley > Professor of Geodesy and Precision Navigation >P.S. Source of info: The Stars Belong to Everyone by Prof. Helen Sawyer Hogg >(a famous and much-loved Canadian astronomer (she passed away in 1993 at age >87).
I was 12 years old in 1950 and consequently this rings a very loud bell. Without a doubt this was the blue moon I saw. - an explanation! - after all these years! Sincere thanks to you and the memory of the late Prof. Helen Sawyer Hogg. Tony Moss
