Re: Mt St Helens Activity

From: Skywise (into_at_oblivion.nothing.com)
Date: 09/27/04 

Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 23:57:42 GMT

"George" <George@george.net> wrote in
news:%c06d.56613$as2.8143@bignews3.bellsouth.net:

<Snipola>
> I believe the Harvest Moon is the first full moon after the fall
> equinox. Correct me if I'm wrong.

According to the Old Farmers Almanac,

  "The Harvest Moon is always the full Moon closest
   to the autumnal equinox."

See http://www.almanac.com/astronomy/moonnames.php for a
complete list of fullmoon names.

Brian 

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