{"id":3926,"date":"2009-12-31T22:00:08","date_gmt":"2009-12-31T22:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/five-things-to-watch-in-the-new-year\/"},"modified":"2009-12-31T22:00:08","modified_gmt":"2009-12-31T22:00:08","slug":"five-things-to-watch-in-the-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/astronomy\/five-things-to-watch-in-the-new-year.php","title":{"rendered":"Five Things to Watch in the New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Well first off I hope everybody had a good year and 2010 is even better.<\/p>

Here’s my list of five things to watch for in the new year:<\/p>

1.  Hubble’s new camera<\/a>.  The servicing mission is complete and Hubble is in fine form.  Hat’s off to everybody involved.  We have only seen the beginning of the great things to come.<\/p>

2.  Sunspots!  Finally it appears the new sunspot cycle 24 is finally getting going much to the delight of ham radio operators everywhere.  YAY!  I am hoping (not predicting) the increase in solar activity is rather rapid, although the “predictions”<\/a> seem to indicate the peak will be somewhat muted.  Still, think auroras!<\/p>

3.  WISE<\/a>.  The WISE spacecraft jettisoned the lens cap just the other day and very soon it will be starting to survey the sky.<\/p>

4.  Oh the conspiracy theorists are going to go nuts!  Heck they’ve already started.  You may have heard the story about the Russians thinking about a mission to see if they can bump the asteroid Apophis into a different orbit, EVEN though NASA says chances of it hitting in 2036 is slim after downgrading the initial 1 in 37 initial chance.  I heard a Discovery.com rep saying well they are just really sensitive because of the Tunguska event and a lot of the ground track is in Russia.  However I read today a comment to an article on SOTT<\/a>, go read it and decide for yourself, but be sure to read the comment at the end.<\/p>

5.    Finally, after losing my beloved Phoenix this past year, I was lucky enough to get a commitment from a breeder for a new puppy this coming year.  A puppy is a lot of work, but I’m up for it, and this isn’t just any dog.  Both parents and both sets of grandparents are either American or European Champion\/Grand Champion working dogs.  What? A  Doberman of course \":-D\" <\/p>

I’m working this weekend, but you all  have a great holiday and STAY SAFE!!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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