A special treat to ring in 2010 will be a full moon in the sky! Typically, a full moon only appears once every 29.5 days (once a month) but an extra full moon occurs once every 2.5 years and tonight is the lucky night! According to Yahoo, the last lunar double or “blue moon” was in May of 2007.
The occurrence of a blue moon (the name does not reflect the actual color of the moon) very rarely happens on New Years Eve, appearing only once every 19 years! The next time you will have the change to view a blue moon for the new year will be in 2028 – so be sure you enjoy the view tonight!

Happy New Year from LeadPile!