History of the SBA. In 1899, just one year following the consolidation of the cityâs five boroughs and the formation of the NYPD, the Departmentâs supervisory officers formed a fraternal organization known as the Police Sergeants Endowment and Benevolent Association.
The blue moon eclipse will occur on Wednesday, Jan. 31. For people in the United States, totality will begin around 7:51 a.m. EST, or 4:51 a.m. PST, with the period of totality expected to last roughly 1 hour and 16 minutes.
There are two definitions of a Blue Moon in astronomy; both are a type of Full Moon. If the moon actually looks blue, it's caused by a rare type of dust in the atmosphere. The Mt. Karaktoa-eruption caused blue moons.When Mt. Karaktoa erupted in 1883, the moon looked blue.Â©bigstockphoto.com/Kamira.