Perfect Moon sight show on sky during Christmas Day

According to NASA December’s full moon is called the Full Cold moon because it occurs during winter.

It’s the first time since 1977 a full moon has brightened skies on Christmas, NASA says, the same year the first Star Wars was released, Forbes notes.

These images of an asteroid 3,600 feet (1,100 meters) long were taken on December 17 (left) and December 22 by scientists using NASA’s giant Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, California. At that time scientists expect it will fly at a distance of 1.8 million miles – the closest it will get until 2070, when its predicted to pass at a distance of 1.7 million miles.

A full moon on Christmas won’t happen again until 2034, almost two decades from now, NASA said.

While the moon will look full when it rises at sunset on Christmas Eve, it won’t reach its peak until 6:11 a.m. EST on Christmas morning. Happy Christmas to all of you.

There is no denying the fact that full moon Christmas is extremely rare and sky lovers are not going to squander off the opportunity. Not since 1977 has a full moon dawned in the skies on Christmas.

The Full Cold Moon seen through the star of a Christmas tree in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015. The last time this happened was in 1977, and we won’t see another celestial event like it until 2034.