**Xmas Message from IceInSpace**

[iceman]

Hi all

It's xmas eve, so it's a good opportunity to thank our IceInSpace community for another fantastic year and wish everyone a great christmas and new year. I hope there's some exciting astronomical goodies to wake up to on xmas morning and some clear skies over the break to enjoy and use them; and to see the comet! :)

I usually do an end-of-year wrap and look back and highlight the important events throughout the year, but I've ran out of time to do this before xmas so it'll be one of the first things I do in the new year. Keep an eye out for it then.

I look forward to a very exciting 2012 with the IceInSpace community, with some very important astronomical events coming up including the Venus Transit across the Sun in June (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/63-658-0-0-1-0.html), and the Total Solar Eclipse in November (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/63-371-0-0-1-0.html). It's going to be a big year and I hope you'll join us for the journey!

I'd also like to thank the community for helping us reach a couple of fantastic milestones - we just passed 10,000 members on the IceInSpace Forum, and earlier this week we passed 2000 Likes on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/iceinspace). The numbers don't mean much on their own, but it does show we're doing something right and I just love to see the continued growth of our extended community.

Remember IceInSpace is here for you - to Inform, Educate and Entertain. Keep on sharing the love! :)

Have a great, safe xmas and happy new year! I'll be mostly offline until early January. See you all then!

[TrevorW]

Same to you Mike :thumbsup:

[leon]

Many thanks Mike, my best wishes to you and your family.

Leon

[Kevnool]

Merry Christmas Mike and a happy new year.

Cheers Kev

[Mark_Heli]

Hi Mike,

Thanks very much for running such a great Astronomy forum.

Iceinspace is an excellent astronomy community and all the effort that goes into running it is greatly appreciated.

Have a great XMAS.

Cheers,
Mark

[bartman]

Thanks Mike and a Happy Festive Season to you and your Family too!
All the best and keep up the great work!
Cheers
Bartman

[astroron]

A merry Christmas and A Happy New Year to all on iceinspace.
Cheers :thumbsup:

[renormalised]

Back at you, Mike.....stay safe and have a good time:)

[erick]

All the best Mike. Have a great time with family. Stay safe. Thanks for all your work for we IIS members. :thumbsup:

[midnight]

All the best Mike and all fellow IIS members.

Truly a valuable site for myself and I hope I can help contribute in the spirit of IIS as I learn more.

Cheers,
Darrin...

[norm]

Merry Christmas to all the gang on ICEINSPACE.:):xmas:

Hope everyone gets some clear skies!

Be Safe.

Norm :thumbsup:

[dj gravelrash]

Merry Xmas to you Mike and all that are close to your heart. Your a national treasure and thanks for all the wonderful work you do here. IIS truly is a world class website. Keep up the great work.:)

Cheers Dean, Leigh, Josh (7) and Balin (4)

[Stardrifter_WA]

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas. Stay safe. :xmas:

[RAJAH235]

Thanks for all the great work that you & Terry put into making this site so helpful
& informative Mike.

Congrats for reaching 10,000 members & may you continue to grow.
:thumbsup:

May you all have a very Happy Christmas & safe New Year.

Regs, L..

:xmas:

[netwolf]

Mike, Merry Christmas to you and your family, and everyone else on Iceinspace I hope you all have a very Merry and Safe Christmas.

Regards
Fahim
Peace be with you all.

[RB]

Merry Christmas everyone, hope we all have a safe and Happy New Year !

Andrew

[ngcles]

Hi Mike and Everyone,

All the best to everyone for a very merry Christmas and a happy, prosperous new year that does *not* include an apocalypse on 21st December!

Thanks Mike & Terry for maintaining this site for us, we are all deeply in your debt for this meeting place and I also pause to also thank the moderators who I think generally do a terrific job that is vastly under appreciated. :thumbsup:


Best,

Les D

[acropolite]

Merry Christmas to all and a special thanks to Mike & the elusive Terry, without you both the forum would not be the success it is today.
Enjoy your Christmas, have a safe and happuy new year, here's to a great 2012.

[gary]

Merry Christmas Mike!

All the best

Gary & Mai

[wavelandscott]

Merry Christmas To you Mike as well as Terry and the IIS family.

Best Wishes for a prosperouse 2012!

[Dennis]

Wishing everyone within the Ice In Space community a very Happy Christmas and a safe, peaceful and prosperous New Year, with clear skies galore along with the inspiration, and new gear, to make use of them!:)

It has been a blast being part of this community and I thank you for your friendship and look forward to more Forum time in 2012.:thumbsup::)

Cheers

Dennis

[Deeno]

Many many thanks Mike!

Wishing you and your family the very best for Christmas and for the New Year as well.

Same goes for everyone else.

Merry Christmas
Deeno

[GTB_an_Owl]

yes a very merry xmas to Mike and Terry and the same to all on iceinspace

[White Rabbit]

Merry Xmas everyone, be safe.

[big_dav_2001]

Merry Christmas to mike and everyone... Hope you all have a great day!!!

Davin

[lacad01]

Merry Christmas all, thanks to everyone who makes this a fantastic site :)

[michaellxv]

Merry Christmas Mike and Terry and thanks for the work you do keeping this community together.

Merry Christmas to everyone at IIS.

[bloodhound31]

Merry Christmas to IIS! May God bless you and all your loved ones, extended families, friends, colleagues and people you pass in the street!

PAARTTTAAAAYYYY!!!!! YEEHAAAAAAARRR!

Baz.

[shelltree]

Merry Christmas IIS! I hope you all have a wonderful day and look forward to sharing more astro goodies in the new year :) Thank you all for being so wonderful and for the time and dedication that everyone puts in to this amazing community!

[blindman]

Thanks Mike, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,

and to all members of the IIS Family !

[Ric]

Merry Christmas Mike, Terry, Mods and to all the members who make IIS the great place it is.

May you all have a wonderful cloud free 2012.

Cheers

[brian nordstrom]

:) All the very best to every one .
Thanks Mike and the IIS team for your effort in making this site what it is . as said before , " WORLD CLASS ! "
Brian.

[JuniorAstro]

Merry Christmas everyone, have a safe and enjoyable New Year aswell.

Thanks IIS For this great website.

P.S Hopefully the weather in Brissy holds up and I can show the family some nice DSO and mabye spot santa on his way out;P.

[Shano592]

Merry Christmas everyone, and happy birthday Erick!

[Gem]

Happy Christmas all!!

Openned up the wrapping to find a new QHY5 autoguider and a note saying a new scope (14" or 16" dob) is on the way once I decided where to put it! I am also told that a piggyback bracket is on order for putting the refractor on the SCT. Well done to my wife Mel!! She has really put in a big effort and a lot of research to work out what to get me! :)

[mozzie]

merry xmas to all..hope you have a wonderful day and enjoy your presents :hi:

[spacezebra]

Merry Christmas one and all IISers. Have a safe new year.

Cant wait to play with my new guide scope and weather station.

Cheers Petra d.

[hotspur]

Christmas greetings and best wishes to all here on IIS.Its been great to visit this forum,and learn from many people here,also thanks to many members who have helped with advice over the year-its been amazing.

Clear skies!

[jjjnettie]

I wish all the very best for my IIS family.
Peace, Love, Joy and Goodwill to all. :D

[OICURMT]

Happy Holidays... boxing day now in Australia, still enjoying Xmas in the USA. I guess I'm one of the last in line to wish IIS'ers a safe and happy holiday.


An hour to go before the traditional Xmas meal of a 16lb turkey, stuffing with all the trimmings, cranberry sauce (for those who like cranberry :screwy:) and pumpkin pie :D ...

Bright sunny day here in Colorado, biggest disappointment for me is the fact that the angle for Lovejoy doesn't allow us to see it here in the North. Looks like the angle with respect to the sun means they rise together, so it's washed out in the dawn light... :sadeyes:


Happy Holidays
OIC!