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Here is a little treat for you stargazers out there:

Stargazers across the globe have been treated to a spectacular lunar eclipse, the longest in more than a decade, which turned the moon a blood red color in some parts.
Overnight on Thursday astronomers throughout Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia were treated to the longest lunar eclipse in 11 years and the first of the year.
It was expected to be one of the darkest eclipses seen because the lunar disk was due to pass through the densest central part of our planet's shadow.
Astronomers in Britain missed the early stages of the eclipse because they occurred before moonrise. Sunset occurred in the UK at 9.19pm.
But many people who tried to catch a glimpse of the eclipse through the country, including the Lake District and Blackheath, south east London, were left disappointed after being “clouded out”.
Many had expected to watch the full moon become completely immersed in the Earth's shadow as it lifted above the south-eastern horizon from the UK and Ireland.
Stargazers with clear skies throughout the rest of the world were treated to the rare visual treat, when the terrestrial shadow started to fall at 6.24pm and lifted just before midnight.
The "totality", which is when the lunar face is completely covered, lasted 100 minutes, which scientists said was the longest since July 2000.
Viewers in the southern Hemisphere, particularly Australia and south-east Asia, were treated to an particularly more impressive view due to ash in the atmosphere from a Chilean volcano.
The ash crisis has caused travel chaos in Australia, after hundreds of flights were grounded throughout the region. American residents could not see the eclipse.
Experts say a total lunar eclipse occurs when Earth casts its shadow over the Moon.
The lunar face can sometimes turn reddish, coppery-brown or orange, tinged by light from the Sun that refracts as it passes through our atmosphere.
Scientists said the specific phenomenon that had occurred on Thursday was known as a "deep lunar eclipse".
But the intensity of the colour depended on the amount of ash and dust in the atmosphere. Scientists said the eclipse could be safely observed with the naked eye.
Throughout Asia some avid enthusiasts staked out spots more than four hours before the phenomenon occurred while hundreds of amateur and professional astronomers converged before dawn to catch a glimpse.
But traditionalists were not as enthusiastic about the planetary changes, with authorities at several Indian temples reportedly shutting their doors to protect them from the supposed "evil effects" of the eclipse.
There will be partial solar eclipses on July 1 and November 25, but the next total solar eclipse will not take place until November 13, 2012, wow now that’s good in one way, cause if some of you miss it, u can check it out next year, but wouldn’t it be special to see it for the first time and not after everyone has seen it
It will run in a track across North Australia, New Zealand, the South Pacific and southerly South America.
Something I have never seen in a long time and have never heard about it, but now I am lucky to get a little glimpse of it, I may be able to see it, but I am not sure myself, its summer time, so I won’t have the time, but for sure I will keep a eye open for it