Blue Moon Photos of 2015: Amazing Full Moon Views by Stargazers

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By Tariq Malik
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Blue Moon by Teenage Skywatcher

Brian Murphy

15-year-old skywatcher Brian Murphy used an Orion telescope to capture this view of the Blue Moon full moon from central Maryland on July 31, 2015. Read the Full Story.

Blue Moon over Puerto Rico

Neslyn Talavera

The Blue Moon full moon of July 2015 shines behind tree leaves in Puerto Rico in this photo sent in by skywatcher Neslyn Talavera on July 31, 2015. Read the Full Story.

Venezuela's Blue Moon

Paola Camargo

Skywatcher Paola Camargo in Guayana, Venezuela snapped this close-up view of the Blue Moon full moon on July 31, 2015. Read the Full Story.

The Blue Hour

Shreenivasan Manievannan / 500px.com/shreeniclix

Photographer Shreenivasan Manievannan captures the "Blue Hour" of the Blue Moon full moon of July 31, 2015 from Table Rock Mountain in South Carolina. Read the Full Story.

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Tariq Malik
Tariq Malik
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Tariq is the Editor-in-Chief of Space.com and joined the team in 2001, first as an intern and staff writer, and later as an editor. He covers human spaceflight, exploration and space science, as well as skywatching and entertainment. He became Space.com's Managing Editor in 2009 and Editor-in-Chief in 2019. Before joining Space.com, Tariq was a staff reporter for The Los Angeles Times covering education and city beats in La Habra, Fullerton and Huntington Beach. In October 2022, Tariq received the Harry Kolcum Award for excellence in space reporting from the National Space Club Florida Committee. He is also an Eagle Scout (yes, he has the Space Exploration merit badge) and went to Space Camp four times as a kid and a fifth time as an adult. He has journalism degrees from the University of Southern California and New York University. You can find Tariq at Space.com and as the co-host to the This Week In Space podcast with space historian Rod Pyle on the TWiT network. To see his latest project, you can follow Tariq on Twitter @tariqjmalik.