Full Moon Bonfire – Saturday, January 23 near Boardwalk 6

It seems like a long time since we had such a nice turn out for our Thanksgiving Full Moon Bonfire. I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays and is ready to enjoy the warmth of the fire and companionship for our January Full Moon Bonfire.

Come on down to visit and enjoy the beauty of Seabrook Island at night. We’ll gather just north of Boardwalk 6.

To keep things simple, each person brings what you want: food, drinks, chairs and a stick of firewood for a big bonfire. Nothing will be provided but a beautiful beach, a bonfire and hopefully, a full moon.

Put these dates for the Full Moon Bonfires on your calendar:

Monday, February 22, 2016
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Friday, April 22, 2016

There’s always plenty of room on the beach for everyone, so invite a friend or bring your house guests.

Other Lunar / Full moon fun facts:

How the Full Moon got its name (per Farmers’ Almanac)

Full Wolf Moon – January. Amid the cold and deep snows of midwinter, the wolf packs howled hungrily outside Indian villages. Thus, the name for January’s full Moon. Sometimes it was also referred to as the Old Moon, or the Moon After Yule. Some called it the Full Snow Moon, but most tribes applied that name to the next Moon. National Geographic says it is also sometimes called the Ice Moon.

I found another web site (http://newsclipper.hubpages.com/hub/The-Moon-Facts-Trivia-and-Folklore) This site also says the Cherokee Indians called it the Cold Moon.

January:
“January”, from the Très Riches Heures du Duc de BerryJanuary is named after Janus (Ianuarius), the god of the doorway; the name has its beginnings in Roman mythology, coming from the Latin word for door (ianua) – January is the door to the year
When I searched for January lunar facts, I found the following in the Farmers’ Almanac so  I decided to share, even though the event will be prior to our bonfire evening:
A stellar eclipse will be visible for almost all of the United States on Tuesday night, January 19th, when 82 percent of the illuminated waxing gibbous Moon passes in front of the star that marks the angry orange eye of Taurus, the Bull. That star is Aldebaran, the 13th brightest in the sky and certainly one of the more colorful. This eclipse is known to astronomers as an occultation. As the Moon orbits the Earth, it appears from our perspective to move slowly toward the east relative to the stars, at roughly its own diameter per hour. A waxing Moon always leads with its dark edge as it moves along its orbit against the starry background.
On this night, you’ll be able to watch as the Moon slowly creeps in toward Aldebaran, with the star disappearing along the un-illuminated part of the Moon. Because the Moon lacks an atmosphere and stars are mere pinpoints of light, the disappearance appears instantaneous; Aldebaran will seem to “click off” as if someone threw a switch. The effect is quite dramatic. You can watch it with just your eye, although binoculars or a telescope will certainly improve the view.

Depending on where you live, Aldebaran will remain out of view behind the Moon for up to 80 minutes, finally reappearing on the Moon’s bright side.

When to look on January 19, 2016:

Eastern Time Zone
Disappearance: Between 9:00 and 9:40 p.m.
Reappearance: Between 10:00 to 10:50 p.m.

Submitted by

Judy Morr