by wildcherry on Thursday, December 31st, 2009 | Attraction, Travel

A whole new kind of light is being spread around the Times Square New Year’s ball-drop – the super-efficient kind! The famous glittering ball, the gargantuan “2010″ sign and the seven screens around New York City all are made from LED lights. The ball itself consists of 32,256 LED lights in a rainbow of colors projected through Waterford Crystal triangles.

At 10PM ET tonight on ABC, Dick Clark will again be on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve withRyan Seacrest 2010.” Melissa Rycroft, former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader and winner of The Bachelor will chat with revelers in Times Square.Fergie will be hosting the segments from Las Vegas’ Aria at City Center. Jennifer Lopez and Daughtrywill perform live at Times Square.

This year, New Year’s Eve is special because it’s a Blue Moon. According to Pagan folklore, a blue moon is the appearance of a second full moon in any given month. Really it’s the thirteenth moon in the year, but the Gregorian calendar only allows for twelve moons. That makes the thirteenth moon most auspicious for Pagans, and a fine time for doing our magical prayers and spells.

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