Get your telescopes ready. Starting the evening of March 3rd, a total lunar eclipse will plunge the moon into shadow. The linked article explains concisely how the moon will slip into the Earth's shadow for a few hours, turning it a coppery red. The last such event was in October 2004 as the Red Sox were completing their historic World Series sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals, thus simultaneously ending the Curse of the Bambino and depriving millions of New Englanders of their primary excuse to drone on and on about how much they hate New York.
One more thing: the eclipse is only viewable east of the Rocky Mountains. Darned east coast bias.
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