Happy 2009!

Image by Christopher Chan via FlickrThe New Year is upon us and I hope it will be a healthy and happy new year for everyone.
I read at Space.com that this New Year's Eve will be a wonderful show of planets.
From the article:

A delightful display of planets and the moon will occur on New Year's Eve for anyone wishing to step outside and look up just after sunset.

Venus, brighter than all other planets and stars, will dangle just below the thin crescent moon in the southwestern sky. It'll be visible -- impossible to miss, in fact -- just as the sun goes down, assuming skies are cloud.

You should have plenty of time to check out the sky before starting the countdown to the New Year. My hope for the New Year in the realm of science fiction is for more fun movies, television shows, and intriguing novels to enjoy. I hope despite the global economy issues that creative fiction forces will prevail.

Here is the link to the story at Space.com:

Planets