2009 is the International Year of Astronomy

This is the International Year of Astronomy 2009. It is the 400th anniversary of the Galileoscope, the telescope Galileo used to study the sky. It is, also, the 400th anniversary of the publication of Kepler's Astronomia Nova. In addition, it is the anniversary of the publication of Huygen's Systema Saturnium (1659).

Let's celebrate these events by going outside and looking at the stars, the sun, the moon or the planets. At the very least, write a story, a poem or a blog entry relating to these events. Can't you just imagine the way Galileo, Kepler, or Huygen would react to today's advances in astronomy? How would they react to the moon landing, the Mars probe or the orbiting space station?