Wednesday 26 January 2011

Chinese New Year - the Rabbit

The Tiger bows out on February 3, ushering in the Year of the Rabbit.

This year is also ruled by Metal, (one of the five Chinese elements – Metal, Water, Wood, Fire and Earth)While Metal can add coldness, inflexibility and a cutting edge, in the case of the Rabbit, it indicates a higher level of ambition and resolve, adding to the potential success of the year.

Sunday 2 January 2011

Look to the stars to start the New Year

The BBC has put together three programmes on stargazing to be shown over consecutive nights.

Monday 3rd January - at 8.00pm on BBC2, Jonathan Ross gets a crash course in planet spotting with astronomer Mark Thompson.

Tuesday 4th January – Professor Brian Cox and Dara O Briain look at three of January’s unusual astronomical events – a partial solar eclipse, the Quadrantids Meteor Shower and Jupiter aligning with Uranus

Wednesday 5th January – Prof Cox chats to the crew of the International Space Station

Amateur astronomers are invited to share their best photographs of the night skies online, to be showcased during the live shows in January. Send images to stargazing@bbc.co.uk or visit bbc.co.uk/stargazing for more information.