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My mom is convinced there will be a green moon on 4/20. After all, it's on the internet and therefore an infallible truth.
Credit: Starry Night Software/ A.Fazekas The green-colored ice giant has four times the width of Earth, but since it lies nearly 1.9 billion miles (3.1 billion kilometers) away from Earth, it’s barely visible to the naked eye — and only in very dark, pristine skies.
Hmmmm pic.twitter.com/oFBS01OtRvmy grandma shared a post on fb about the moon turning green on 4/20 and she actually thinks it's going to happen. The 'green moon' meme hoax was updated in 2017 with clearly humorous references to marijuana. So is the Green Moon story for a real or just a big hoax? The green giant is only 4 degrees away from the moon. The "Great Moon Hoax" refers to a series of six articles that were published in The Sun, a New York newspaper, beginning on August 25, 1835, about the supposed discovery of life and even civilization on the Moon. But do their budget decisions say otherwise?Thousands of readers inquired about people featured in a viral video pulled by social media companies for pushing COVID-19 misinformation in July 2020.In June 2020, Seattle City Council passed a law banning police from using "crowd control weapons. As stated previously, these words have been very difficult to write. A 'green moon' hoax has been updated to incorporate humorous references to marijuana. This hoax started in 2016 when Facebook user Miles Johnson uploaded a photo of a verdant moon, saying the heavenly body would turn green May 29 thanks to … Green Moon is a Hoax; Blue Moon is not Blue News.
And, surprise surprise, IFLScience, Space.com, and other reputable sources also debunk the message. Reports of the arrival of the Green Moon first appeared on the internet in March 2016. So in short, when you're out tonight and presumably smoking marijuana, don't expect to see the Green Moon. For whatever reasons, some people believe the moon will actually turn green tonight.
According to the memes, it occurs when "several planets" align, causing the moon to appear green for 90 minutes. IM CRYING This is apparently an old chestnut dating back to 2016.
The green moon hoax is something that was made up a few years back and it comes from the date 4/20, the numerical code for marijuana. I think not. There are The Green Moon has caused enough of a stir that fact-checking sites like Snopes have dedicated time to demystifying this nonsense.
My mom is convinced there will be a green moon on 4/20. According to the memes, it occurs when "several planets" align, causing the moon to appear green for 90 minutes.
No, the moon will not turn green… NO. This week after darkness falls the near full moon acts as a convenient guidepost for finding Uranus.
Today is Friday, April 20, aka 4/20. It is billed as an ephemeral sight that you don't want to miss. "The meme, which even claimed KKK ties to the beloved monument, took off amid anti-racism protests in the U.S. in the summer of 2020. Deborah Byrd. Science and astronomy website EarthSky has dismissed the green moon claims as an urban legend.