Meggan Wood used a blue filter to get a fittingly blue photo of the August 2012 blue moon from Maricopa, Az.
The blue moon shines behind Mount Hood, Oregon, in this photo by Gary Randall.
A gnarled tree hangs over the blue moon in this shot by Jason Hight, taken in Longmont, Colo.
Photographer Matt Molloy took this photo of the blue moon from his backyard on the shore of lake Ontario, Canada.
Friends watch the blue moon in this photo by Davide Tedeschi taken in Montreal, Canada.
The blue moon over Evergreen Valley in Olympia, Wash., was photographed Aug. 31, 2012 by Mary P. Bowman.
"Thinking of you, Neil," wrote Dennis Daniels, who took this blue moon photo to honor the late Neil Armstrong, who died Aug. 25, 2012 a week before this photo was taken.
"Yesterday's blue moon was actually reddish when it rose over the Avenue Rajpath, New Delhi," wrote photographer Ajay Talwar. "Actually it was lucky to have been visible at all during the Indian Monsoons."
From New York City, Kevin Ly took this photo of the blue moon over the site of the World Trade Center.
This photo of the August 2012 blue moon was taken by Johan Clausen in Denmark.
"The leaves look like a dragon chasing the moon," wrote Rochelle Jordan, who took this blue moon photo from Glen Allen, Va., on Aug. 31, 2012.
Photographer Edd Cote describes this photo he took from Millbury, Mass., as "Red, white, and blue... moon."
The blue moon shines over New York City's Brooklyn Bridge in this photo by Michelle Gordon.
"This is what [the blue moon] looks like From South Florida," wrote Jessica Miles, who took this photo Aug. 31, 2012.
A stunning blue moon hangs over the Pasquotank River in Elizabeth City, N.C., in this photo by Greg Diesel Walck.
Maggie Chen took this photo of the blue moon August 31, 2012 at around 8:20 p.m. ET.
Marcelo Azevedo took this photo of the August 2012 blue moon from Levittown, N.Y.
Izabela Wolan-Stachura took this photo of a streaky blue moon behind clouds.
Night sky watcher Angela Saeki caught the blue moon from her balcony on the 34th floor in Osaka, Japan, August 30, 2012. She writes: "[This] photo ... is my favorite! It's making it a city of jewels instead of the concrete jungle it is known for!"
Night sky watcher David Stockinger took this photo of the August 2012 blue moon in Minot, SD, on August 30, 2012.
Night sky watcher Tomsajinsa sent in this photo of the blue moon taken in NYC, August 31, 2012.
Night sky watcher Tomsajinsa sent in this photo of the blue moon taken in NYC, August 31, 2012.
Night sky watcher Angela Saeki caught the blue moon from her balcony on the 34th floor in Osaka, Japan, August 30, 2012.
Night sky watcher Tomsajinsa sent in this photo of the blue moon taken in NYC, August 31, 2012.
Sky watcher John Cornelius took this photo of the August 2012 blue moon from East Bernstadt, Kentucky.
A ghostly blue moon is seen in this photo by Darling Robleto.
Juan Ricardo Lopez took this blue moon photo Aug. 31st from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
"Some overcast clouds created an amazing view and hue," said Jennifer Griffor, who took this blue moon photo from Michigan in August 2012.
The blue moon over Evergreen Valley in Olympia, Wash., was photographed Aug. 31, 2012 by Mary P. Bowman.
