Unusual atmospheric conditions. However, the timing of the question is a little suspicious, so I'm going to answer a question you didn't ask also.
There are about 29.5 days from one full moon to the next. This means that there are a little over 12 full moons in a year, and once in a while there are two full moons in the same month. For some reason I don't fully understand, people call the second full moon in a month a "blue moon". It has nothing to do with the color of the moon, and the moon is no more likely to lookblue on the second full moon in a month than it is at any other full moon.
When its farther from the horizon it looks smaller because there are less - terrestrial objects to compare its size to. When it is on the horizon, it looks bigger because its closer to objects we can compare its size too. Try holding a dime up at arms length when the moon is at the horizon and then again when its high in the sky - you will see it is definitely always the same size. On a side note the moon moved farther away from the earth at the rate of about 1" per year!
This is because the Moon has no atmosphere.
This is because the Moon has no atmosphere.
This is because the Moon has no atmosphere.
This is because the Moon has no atmosphere.
This is because the Moon has no atmosphere.
does the moon ever appear blue and if so, why?
The sun.
I don't know for gray and yellow but for blue... The moon is only blue every 10 years or something. The reference is called "once in a blue moon" which means it's a really long time. The moon is only blue when there are two full moons in one month. That's 28 days. Blue moons can last up to a week.
Depending on the lighting and luminescence of this celestial body the moon can look creamy ivory or silvery white with a ultramarine blue undertone, a soft, whitish yellow with a luscious orange cream for the main coloring makes an easy companion to blend with the lavander-blue hue that sits on the edge of the moon's shadow side. But the moon doesn't always look like a sliver plate in the sky, sometimes the moon can look bloody red during a lunar eclipse, the moon can be any color really if you go out on a limb. Try any color family, and it will work.
The moon sometimes appears red because of smoke or dust in the air. It's really the air that is 'red', but it makes the moon look that way, too.
A blue moon can refer to the second full moon in a month or the moon actually being blue. We sometimes see a full moon twice in one month due to the moon's cycle of slightly less than one month. A moon which is actually blue may result from pollutants or dust in the atmosphere, making the moon look blue.
does the moon ever appear blue and if so, why?
On the moon the sky will look blue.
The sun.
Its fairly rare, but sometimes a second new moon may appear in a month, called a 'blue moon'.
the moon Type your answer here...
no but sometimes it's a mysterious gold and greenish orange
It sometimes has a blue glassy look to it!
The common name for the second full moon in a calendar month is a "blue moon". Pop quiz; what month can NEVER have a blue moon? Answer: February.
I don't know for gray and yellow but for blue... The moon is only blue every 10 years or something. The reference is called "once in a blue moon" which means it's a really long time. The moon is only blue when there are two full moons in one month. That's 28 days. Blue moons can last up to a week.
It sometimes has a blue glassy look to it!
a circle, and you can sometimes see craters