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Published: January 1, 2008
First month brings events of astronomical proportion
By Wayne Harris-Wyrick
A double New Year's Day, a Quad meteor shower, Earth at the turning point and the occult — these are just a few of the astronomical events that will occur in January.

Today is New Year's Day, but only according to the Gregorian calendar that we use. There are many calendar systems in use today, and they don't all agree when the year begins. All calendars have their roots in astronomical phenomena.

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