Lunar eclipse

Sky-watchers get rare treat: total lunar eclipse

Moon watchers in the western U.S., Hawaii and elsewhere across the globe were treated Saturday to a rare celestial phenomenon: a total lunar eclipse.

Sky-watchers get rare treat: total lunar eclipse

Moon watchers in the western U.S., Hawaii and elsewhere across the globe were treated Saturday to a rare celestial phenomenon: a total lunar eclipse.

Photos: Lunar eclipse over Utah

Total lunar eclipse next week

The year's first total eclipse of the moon will last an unusually long time, a rare celestial treat for a wide swath of the globe.

What was the real date of Jesus' birth?

Since the early 20th century, many Mormons have thought they knew the exact date of the first Christmas. Elder James E. Talmage, an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, published a book in 1915 titled "Jesus the Christ," in which he wrote, "We believe that Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem of Judea, April 6, B.C. 1."

Moonwatchers treated to total lunar eclipse

Skywatchers got an early holiday present this year: A total eclipse of the moon.

Lunar eclipse, Hubble telescope and wonders of the night sky

Early Christmas treat: 2010's total lunar eclipse

'Twill be nights before Christmas and high overhead, the moon will turn brown or maybe deep red. The Earth and the sun with celestial scripts will conspire to make a lunar eclipse.

Early Christmas treat: 2010's total lunar eclipse

'Twill be nights before Christmas and high overhead, the moon will turn brown or maybe deep red. The Earth and the sun with celestial scripts will conspire to make a lunar eclipse.

Nature's coming attraction: Geminid meteor shower

Stay tuned for nature's coming attraction.