The night sky with the sun, the moon, the planets and all the stars has always captivated us since the beginning of human mankind for religious, spititual, philosophical, literaric and artistic inspiration and finally the science. But sometimes, there are some rare astronomical events like solar and lunar eclipses, the blue moon, the bloodmoon, comets, meteor storms or meteor showers and many more of amazing cosmic events which happen often only a few times in our lives. They are all very special and attract many people even without giving them a spiritual meaning.
Taking photos of these rare astronomical events is not only a technical challenge, requires careful planning, but also requires the right weather at the right time in the right place.