What an incredible photo! Thanks

Clear skies here tonight in NM. I hopefully can stay up for all this. Maybe I will study like crazy in between glimpses!

This is so special. Full moon and Winter Solstice (which don't actually happen on the same day as the full moon in many places). Eclipse. Won't happen again until 2094. Unfortunately, I'm in Chicago and IT'S CLOUDY AND SNOWING so we won't see it. For those who will get a clear view, set your alarm and enjoy:)

An added bonus and historical facts surrounding this rare event...
"The universe is throwing in a celestial bonus during the eclipse, space.com reported. A minor meteor shower should send a few shooting stars across the sky during the height of the moon cover."
Lunar eclipses have changed the course of history. During the 5th century BC, the Athenians considered a total eclipse a bad omen and delayed their siege of Syracuse, altering the course of the war. In 1504, Christopher Columbus used foreknowledge of the eclipse to trick natives in Jamaica into feeding his sailors.
Source: http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/909643--catch-a-glimpse-of-a-rare-lunar-eclipse-early-tuesday?bn=1
“It’s perfectly placed so that all of North America can see it,” eclipse expert Fred Espenak of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, told The Associated Press.

This also falls on the eve of winter solstice which makes it a very significant astrological event as well.