Two major astronomical events occur Tuesday. The first is the last eclipse of the year, a total lunar eclipse. The second is the moment winter begins -- the winter solstice. Because the eclipse occurs early in the day (from 12:29 a.m. to 6:04 a.m.) and the moment of solstice occurs late in the day (6:38 p.m.), the eclipse will occur while fall is officially still in session, just slipping under the end-of-fall wire. Lunar eclipses always occur at a full moon, whe...
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