According to the rocket scientists at NASA, tomorrow December 10th includes the second lunar eclipse of 2011. Meaning the Moon will look bloody and reddish-brown and generally radder than usual at some odd hour in the morning. It's also the last total lunar eclipse until 2014, which is as good a reason as any to get up at 5 a.m. to go look at a giant floating spacerock behind a shadow. more ›

During last night's rare dual lunar eclipse and winter solstice occurrences, many in the Bay Area weren't able to see the moon's vanishing act due to the rainclouds ruining the show. Fortunately, we have some images of the total lunar peekaboo from around the world. more ›

Tonight, on this unreasonably cloudy Monday night, you will be able to, um, sense the total lunar eclipse happening in the sky above. See, while the eclipse starts at 10 p.m.-ish and ends around 2 a.m., the pregnant clouds above will most likely prevent you from seeing the moon's vanish act. Drats. more ›

Next week on December 20, a total eclipse of the moon will be visible from San Francisco. (Of course, fog and clouds will most certainly get in the way, so: ha, ha, not really!) According to Wikipedia, "A total lunar eclipse will take place on December 20/21, 2010. It will be visible after midnight Eastern Standard Time on December 21 in North and South America. The beginning of the total eclipse will be visible from northern Europe just before sunrise. The end of the total eclipse will be visible rising at sunset for Japan and northeastern Asia, it also appears very visible to the Philippines just after sunset (as in Partial lunar eclipse)." The eclipse will be viewable on Monday night/Tuesday morning. more ›

Tonight is a blue moon - the second full moon in a calendar month. The last time a blue moon fell on New Year's Eve was December 31,1990. (Alas, it might prove difficult since the skies might be cloudy.) The next time will be in 2028. So tonight, when you drunkenly serenade your sweetheart with the 1934-penned classic, she'll think you're clever. (Amy Crocker) more ›

Forty years ago today, inside a Culver City movie studio, the lunar module parked on the alleged surface of the Moon, and out came a couple of guys who made history as the first human beings to land up there. The first one to emerge from the pod was Neil Armstrong, who made some sort of famous quote about baby steps and giant leaps and kind men, followed by Buzz Aldrin. Michael Collins, sadly, had to keep the engine running by orbiting above as the two men played with each other on the moon's surface. more ›

SF Citizen's Jim Herd snapped this amazing shot of last night's Jupiter, Venus, and moon sighting from Golden Gate Park. This planets were visible from all around the world last night. Did you catch it? Hope so. Because it won't be happening again until 2052. more ›