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.
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
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.
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.
Monday, 29 November 2010
Scarab made to be seen from space
Public art displays large enough to be seen from space have been created at 18 locations worldwide in the run-up to the United Nations climate change talks in Cancún, Mexico.
Among them is a giant scarab beetle in the desert near Cairo, Egypt. The scarab represents rebirth and regeneration in Egyptian mythology: as it pushes its ball – the sun – across the sky, it causes the cycle of night and day. Organisers chose this design to represent our relationship to this "abundant source of clean energy".
The art project, 350 Earth, calls for a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from the current 380 parts per million to a more sustainable 350.
Among them is a giant scarab beetle in the desert near Cairo, Egypt. The scarab represents rebirth and regeneration in Egyptian mythology: as it pushes its ball – the sun – across the sky, it causes the cycle of night and day. Organisers chose this design to represent our relationship to this "abundant source of clean energy".
The art project, 350 Earth, calls for a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from the current 380 parts per million to a more sustainable 350.
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
Human Rights Day
Human Rights Day 10 December 2010
The theme is human rights defenders who act to end discrimination.
The theme is human rights defenders who act to end discrimination.
Sunday, 1 August 2010
Perseid meteor shower
Perseid meteor shower - coming soon
11-14 August
http://meteorwatch.org
http://bit.ly/byMOxl
11-14 August
http://meteorwatch.org
http://bit.ly/byMOxl
Friday, 11 June 2010
Cosmic Cross
From Friday 25 June, a rare alignment of Pluto, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars is due to form a "grand cross" pattern, which in astrological terms is said to signify a time of intense and dramatic change worldwide.
Friday, 7 May 2010
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