Space goob....

I am a huge space goob. I admit it. Anything to do with space just totally fascinates me. And, what is worse, I've created little space goobs out of my 4 kids. So when I saw this article (below) on yahoo today about a totally wicked (thanks Will) celestial occurance tonight, I had to share it because well, it sounds totally wicked!

"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-free. Soon thereafter, Mercury and Jupiter will show up hugging the south-southwestern horizon (just above where the sun went down) and extremely close to each other. Jupiter is very bright and easy to spot; Mercury is faint and harder to see, but it'll be apparent by its location just to the left of Jupiter. Jupiter and Mercury will set less than an hour after the sun, so timing your viewing just after sunset is crucial. You'll also need a location with a clear view of the western horizon, unobstructed by buildings, trees or mountains."



Then when I told Jack and Will, well they were as excited as I was (again, junior space goobs). But then Jack said something that stopped me in my tracks...
"Mom, I know why that space thing is happening tonight. It is God's way of welcoming in the New Year. He is just showing us how awesome everything is for a new start." Well said, my little space boy, well said!