A Different Kind of December: Christmas on the Beach

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  Christmas on the Shore: A Holiday Wrapped in Sunlight There’s something quietly rebellious about spending Christmas on the beach. While the rest of the world pulls on wool sweaters, warms their hands around mugs of spiced cider, and braces for winter’s bite, you’re standing barefoot in warm sand, with the sun painting everything in gold. The ocean murmurs in the background like an easygoing caroler who only knows one verse but hums it proudly. Christmas ornaments sparkle in palm trees instead of pines. And the only frost you’ll see is the faint mist on the rim of a cold drink pulled from an ice chest. For many people, Christmas is tied tightly to a sense of tradition. Snow. Fireplaces. Cozy nights. A sense of retreat from the cold. I grew up with that version, too. But the first time I celebrated Christmas on the beach, everything I thought I knew about the holiday rearranged itself. It didn’t ruin my childhood nostalgia. It didn’t replace it. Instead, it carved out a warm, sun...
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The 'Blood Moon' rises during the total lunar eclipse

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Stargazers observed a “Blood Moon” on Sunday night during a total lunar eclipse that was visible across Asia and parts of Europe and Africa. 

When the Sun, Earth, and Moon align, the shadow cast by Earth on the Moon gives it a deep red color, which has fascinated humans for centuries. 

Individuals in Asia, particularly in India and China, had the best view of Sunday’s total eclipse, which was also visible on the eastern edge of Africa and in western Australia. 

The total lunar eclipse occurred between 1730 GMT and 1852 GMT. 

People in Europe and Africa experienced a brief partial eclipse as the Moon rose early in the evening, while viewers in the Americas were not able to see it. 

The Moon appears red during lunar eclipses because the sunlight that reaches it is “reflected and scattered through the Earth’s atmosphere,” according to Ryan Milligan, an astrophysicist at Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland. 

He explained that blue wavelengths of light, which are shorter than red ones, are more easily dispersed as they travel through the Earth’s atmosphere, giving the Moon its red hue. 

Observing a lunar eclipse requires only clear weather and the right location, unlike solar eclipses, which need special glasses or pinhole projectors for safe viewing. 

The last total lunar eclipse occurred in March of this year, and the previous one was in 2022. 

A rare total solar eclipse, where the Moon completely blocks the Sun's light, is expected to be visible in a portion of Europe on August 12, 2026. 

This totality, the first on the mainland of Europe since 2006, will be visible primarily in Spain and Iceland, although other countries will witness a significant partial eclipse. 

In Spain, the totality can be seen in a band approximately 160 kilometers (100 miles) wide between Madrid and Barcelona, although neither city will experience the full event, Milligan noted. 

This will be the first total solar eclipse since one passed over North America in April 2024.

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