My two 1/2 cents (price went up)
I'd probably make 'The Good, the Bad, the Astronomy' as part of the background Bad Astronomy image. That way you can add an effect or two to get some seperation on the 'The'. Maybe also add css classes to the input boxes and search buttons. Also, possibly a sub menu with to quickly take you down the page to the Catagories, Archives, Blog Roll and stuff.