Hi all

The admins and mods at IceInSpace would like to take this opportunity to wish the amateur astronomy community a happy, healthy and cloud-free Christmas and New Year, and thank you for loyalty and contirbutions to IceInSpace over the past 12 months.

It's been an exciting year with some very memorable events. Who could forget starting the year with the incredible Comet McNaught and IISAC2007! Long-time forum member Terry Lovejoy discovered 2 comets, we had a great Jupiter apparition, some fantastic star parties and the Total Lunar Eclipse in August. IceInSpace launched the IceTrade Classifieds and we passed two significant milestones - over 3000 registered members and our 3rd Birthday! The end of 2007 has brought us a few more comets (including naked eye Comet Holmes and the fainter Comet Leonos) and the Mars opposition is coming up on the 24th December.

2008 is shaping up to be a great year, starting with a Partial Solar Eclipse in February and IISAC2008 in late October. Make sure you keep an eye on IceInSpace to keep yourself informed and have the opportunity to discuss these and other exciting astronomical events in 2008!

I'd like to thank the moderators for their help over the past 12 months, and thanks again to the IceInSpace community for their continuing support.

Have a great time over the Christmas break and I look forward to seeing you all again in 2008!

Mike Salway and Terry Mohan