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‘Blue’ moon over Kentucky
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<p>Friday’s blue moon peaked out from behind heavy clouds over Hazard.</p> (photo by Cris Ritchie)

Friday’s blue moon peaked out from behind heavy clouds over Hazard.

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HAZARD — Friday’s “blue moon” was visible at times despite a cloudy sky, but if you missed it, you’ll get another chance in a few years.

The moon didn’t actually change color; the term “blue moon” refers to a phenomenon in which the moon’s cycle results in a full moon twice in one calendar month. The first full moon last month occurred on August 2.

Blue moons aren’t extremely rare, and experts say the next one will occur on July 31, 2015.

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Clifton Watts, a member of the Church of Christ in Brownsfork, used a garden hose to spray mud from the church's front stoop Tuesday afternoon. The church was damaged Monday night during a flash flood. (photo by Cris Ritchie | Hazard Herald)
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Clifton Watts, a member of the Church of Christ in Brownsfork, used a garden hose to spray mud from the church's front stoop Tuesday afternoon. The church was damaged Monday night during a flash flood. (photo by Cris Ritchie | Hazard Herald)
Clifton Watts, a member of the Church of Christ in Brownsfork, used a garden hose to spray mud from the church's front stoop Tuesday afternoon. The church was damaged Monday night during a flash flood. (photo by Cris Ritchie | Hazard Herald)
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Big Creek resident Pleas Spicer speaks with WYMT's Erika Glover Tuesday morning after flood waters washed two vehicles against a bridge the previous night. (photo by Cris Ritchie | Hazard Herald)
Big Creek resident Pleas Spicer speaks with WYMT's Erika Glover Tuesday morning after flood waters washed two vehicles against a bridge the previous night. (photo by Cris Ritchie | Hazard Herald)
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Clifton Watts, a member of the Church of Christ in Brownsfork, used a garden hose to spray mud from the church's front stoop Tuesday afternoon. The church was damaged Monday night during a flash flood. (photo by Cris Ritchie | Hazard Herald)
Clifton Watts, a member of the Church of Christ in Brownsfork, used a garden hose to spray mud from the church's front stoop Tuesday afternoon. The church was damaged Monday night during a flash flood. (photo by Cris Ritchie | Hazard Herald)
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Clifton Watts, a member of the Church of Christ in Brownsfork, used a garden hose to spray mud from the church's front stoop Tuesday afternoon. The church was damaged Monday night during a flash flood. (photo by Cris Ritchie | Hazard Herald)
Clifton Watts, a member of the Church of Christ in Brownsfork, used a garden hose to spray mud from the church's front stoop Tuesday afternoon. The church was damaged Monday night during a flash flood. (photo by Cris Ritchie | Hazard Herald)
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Big Creek resident Pleas Spicer speaks with WYMT's Erika Glover Tuesday morning after flood waters washed two vehicles against a bridge the previous night. (photo by Cris Ritchie | Hazard Herald)
Big Creek resident Pleas Spicer speaks with WYMT's Erika Glover Tuesday morning after flood waters washed two vehicles against a bridge the previous night. (photo by Cris Ritchie | Hazard Herald)
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