JANUARY WAS A BUSY MONTH FOR THE MOON. THE FINAL WEEKS WITNESSED A SUPER – BLOOD WOLF MOON, A RARE OCCURRENCE WHEN A TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE COINCIDES WITH THE MOON’S CLOSEST ORBIT TO EARTH. NASA INAUGURATED ITS BIG – DEAL YEAR OF 50TH ANNIVERSARY EVENTS TO CELEBRATE NEIL ARMSTRONG’S MOMENTOUS FIRST STEPS AND CHINA MADE A SURPRISE VISIT TO THE MOON’S DARK SIDE, NEVER BEFORE GLIMPSED BY HUMAN EYES.
IN FEBRUARY, AS A FOLLOW – UP, LONDON’S KUNSTRAUM IS HOSTING A SORT OF GALLERY – SIZED LUNAR ECLIPSE: A DEMI – GALACTIC EVENT WITH WORKS BY LIAM GILLICK, PAUL NOBLE, GIORGIO SADOTTI, GILDA WILLIAMS AND ELIZABETH WRIGHT. THE EVENT WILL SHINE ON 28TH FEBRUARY FOR ONE EVENING ONLY, LASTING SLIGHTLY LONGER THAN JANUARY’S 62 – MINUTE SUPER – BLOOD WOLF MOON.