Blue Moon on New year's eve

[Barker]

On New years eve, during the change over from 2009 to 2010, the beginning of the second decade of the 21st century, was a full moon. It was also a Blue moon, which means there were two full moons during the month of December, one on the 2nd and one on 31st.
The full moon on the 31st was also a lunar eclipse, in which just under half of the moon was lost in the earth's shadow.

Lets hope these positive portents will bring greater joy, hope and a more positive change for world peace than we had in the first decade.

[TonyGosling]

And here is a pic of the lunar eclipse taken in South Africa

http://fto.co.za/news/blue-moon-partial-eclipse-new-years-2009-2009122 816112.html

http://www.radio4all.net/files/anonymous@radio4all.net/16-1-dialect160 110.mp3