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Mimi · « **Reply #40 on:** August 09, 2007, 05:05:00 PM »

Space Weather News for August 9, 2007
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The Perseid meteor shower has begun. Although the display will not peak until August 12th and 13th, sky watchers are already counting as many as a dozen meteors per hour (including some nice fireballs) during the darkest hours before dawn. Rates could increase 5- to 10-fold when the shower reaches maximum on Sunday night and Monday morning. Advice: Get away from city lights. While many Perseids will be bright enough to see from light-polluted urban areas, the shower's full grandeur is reserved for places with dark and starry skies. This is a good weekend to go camping.

Visit http://Spaceweather.com for photos, observing tips and a sky map. Full coverage of the shower begins today and will continue until Perseid activity subsides.

JimB · « **Reply #41 on:** August 27, 2007, 10:24:00 AM »

Space Weather News for Aug. 27, 2007
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LUNAR ECLIPSE--FULL COVERAGE: On Tuesday, Aug. 28th, the full Moon will
enter Earth's shadow for a 90-minute total eclipse. People on the
Pacific side of Earth will have the best view as the Moon turns a dreamy
shade of sunset red. Favored areas include the Americas (especially
western North America), Hawaii, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, east Asia and
Antarctica. The show begins Tuesday morning around 2 a.m. Pacific
Daylight Time (0900 UT).

Richard Sherwin · « **Reply #42 on:** August 28, 2007, 08:46:00 PM »

It was awesome here in Mid Michigan.

Br. S

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Originally posted by Jim B:
Space Weather News for Aug. 27, 2007
http://spaceweather.com
LUNAR ECLIPSE--FULL COVERAGE: On Tuesday, Aug. 28th, the full Moon will
enter Earth's shadow for a 90-minute total eclipse. People on the
Pacific side of Earth will have the best view as the Moon turns a dreamy
shade of sunset red. Favored areas include the Americas (especially
western North America), Hawaii, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, east Asia and
Antarctica. The show begins Tuesday morning around 2 a.m. Pacific
Daylight Time (0900 UT).

Liane H · « **Reply #43 on:** August 31, 2007, 11:44:00 AM »

My first week up at the new property has been very interesting. We had hoped for sunshine each day so that we could see how the solar panels would do with me being added to the usage, but

Low and behold we got cloud, clouds and more clouds and yesterday it rained, rained and very little sunshine and the generator had to be used instead to keep up with the electrical need for us.

Solar is a very different world. Still trying to understand how it works, but getting better each day. It feels good though to have solar here and it helps the environment and that is good. We check each morning and evening what has been used and what is left in store. It is part of the routine of each day.

We still have clouds, but a lot more sunshine than yesterday.

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Liane, the Zoo Mama
Romans 8:19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

JimB · « **Reply #44 on:** October 15, 2007, 12:19:00 PM »

Space Weather News for Oct. 15, 2007
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In recent nights, sky watchers have noticed meteors shooting out of the
constellation Orion. This signals the beginning of the annual Orionid
meteor shower caused by space dust from Halley's Comet. The shower is
feeble now, producing only a few bright meteors per hour, but the show
will improve as we approach the shower's peak on Oct. 21st. Last
year, observers counted as many as 50 Orionids per hour when Earth passed
through the thick of Halley's dust trail and another good display may be
in the offing. Visit http://spaceweather.com for pictures, sky maps
and updates.

Mimi · « **Reply #45 on:** October 15, 2007, 03:07:00 PM »

This is great! Thanks for the reminder, Jim! Am excited about this one!

JimB · « **Reply #46 on:** October 20, 2007, 12:48:00 PM »

Just a reminder that tonight is the peak for this set of meteors.

Mimi · « **Reply #47 on:** October 20, 2007, 05:24:00 PM »

I hope we have clear skies tonight! I want to see this one!

Mimi · « **Reply #48 on:** October 20, 2007, 05:30:00 PM »

According to the note on Space News, very early Sunday morning will be the best time ...

JimB · « **Reply #49 on:** October 22, 2007, 05:50:00 AM »

I got up at 4:30am Sunday morning to see what I could see. I sat there for a few minutes and was getting ready to go back in when I saw a meteor. Then another, and another. I was outside for about 30 minutes I guess I saw about 15 to 20 of them. One of them must have come a little closer as it light up the sky and you could see a tail of fire on it before it disappeared.

Mimi · « **Reply #50 on:** October 22, 2007, 03:36:15 PM »

The Lord blest us with a little snow, so I could not see it!

Sister Marie · « **Reply #51 on:** October 22, 2007, 08:34:26 PM »

It is really cool out tonight here in Michigan. Raining that kind of rain that almost looks and feels like the fore-runner of snow.

JimB · « **Reply #52 on:** October 24, 2007, 01:43:58 PM »

Space Weather News for Oct. 24, 2007
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ERUPTING COMET: Astronomers in Japan and Europe report that Comet
17P/Holmes is undergoing a spectacular eruption. The 17th-magnitude comet
has brightened by a factor of five hundred thousand or more during the
past 24 hours becoming a naked eye object in the evening sky. This may
signify a breakup of the comet's core or a rich vein of ice suddenly
exposed to sunlight--no one knows. Look for a yellow 2.5th-magnitude
fuzzball in the constellation Perseus after sunset. ("2.5th magnitude"
means a little dimmer than the stars of the Big Dipper.) At present the
comet looks more like a star than a comet; it does not have a discernable
tail, but it might grow one as the outburst continues. Visit
http://spaceweather.com for a sky map, photos and updates.

Sister Marie · « **Reply #53 on:** October 25, 2007, 04:22:35 AM »

Thank you for this information brother Jim.

JimB · « **Reply #54 on:** October 26, 2007, 11:47:49 AM »

Sudden Naked-Eye Comet Shocks the Astronomy World

A distant comet that was as faint as magnitude 18 on October 20th has suddenly brightened by about a millionfold, altering the naked-eye appearance of the constellation Perseus with a new orange-yellow "star."

This startling outburst of Comet Holmes (17P) is even stronger than the one that occurred 115 years ago, in November 1892, when the comet was first spotted by English amateur Edwin Holmes.

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JimB · « **Reply #55 on:** July 22, 2008, 12:32:36 PM »

The 2008 Perseid Meteor Shower

July 22, 2008: Mark your calendar: The 2008 Perseid meteor shower peaks on August 12th and it should be a good show.

"The time to look is during the dark hours before dawn on Tuesday, August 12th," says Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office at the Marshall Space Flight Center. "There should be plenty of meteors--perhaps one or two every minute."

The source of the shower is Comet Swift-Tuttle. Although the comet is far away, currently located beyond the orbit of Uranus, a trail of debris from the comet stretches all the way back to Earth. Crossing the trail in August, Earth will be pelted by specks of comet dust hitting the atmosphere at 132,000 mph. At that speed, even a flimsy speck of dust makes a vivid streak of light when it disintegrates--a meteor! Because, Swift-Tuttle's meteors streak out of the constellation Perseus, they are called "Perseids."

Serious meteor hunters will begin their watch early, on Monday evening, August 11th, around 9 pm when Perseus first rises in the northeast. This is the time to look for Perseid Earthgrazers--meteors that approach from the horizon and skim the atmosphere overhead like a stone skipping across the surface of a pond.

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JimB · « **Reply #56 on:** July 22, 2008, 01:37:38 PM »

Ever wondered about space junk? Well it's real and you can see it. Last year astronauts tossed over board from the International Space Station a refrigerator-sized ammonia reservoir. Well now it's orbit has decayed so far you can see it. Just punch in your zip code and it will tell when you can see it. Just look for "Early Ammonia Servicer" on the list. It will tell when and where to look for it.

http://spaceweather.com/flybys/

Mimi · « **Reply #57 on:** October 06, 2008, 05:19:44 PM »

Space Weather News for Oct. 6, 2008
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ASTEROID 2008 TC3: A small, newly-discovered asteroid named 2008 TC3 is approaching Earth and chances are good that it will hit. Measuring only a few meters across, the space rock poses no threat to people or structures on the ground, but it should create a spectacular fireball, releasing about a kiloton of energy as it disintegrates and explodes in the high atmosphere. At least one expert estimates that atmospheric entry will occur on Oct 7th at 0246 UTC over northern Sudan. Stay tuned to http://spaceweather.com for more information and updates to this developing story.

Mimi · « **Reply #58 on:** October 20, 2008, 01:36:08 PM »

Space Weather News for Oct. 20, 2008
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ORIONID METEOR WATCH: If you wake up before sunrise on Tuesday, Oct. 21st, set aside 15 minutes or so to watch the sky around Orion. You might see some meteors. The annual Orionid meteor shower, caused by dusty debris from Halley's Comet, is peaking today and tomorrow. Little was expected of this year's display because a bright Moon is hanging in the pre-dawn sky, causing an interfering glare. Surprisingly, however, sky watchers on Oct. 20th witnessed 15 or more Orionids per hour, many of them brighter than first magnitude stars. If this stronger-than-expected display spills into Tuesday, you might be glad to wake up early. Check http://spaceweather.com for updates and a sky map.

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Mimi · « **Reply #59 on:** November 07, 2008, 07:17:31 AM »

Space Weather News for Nov. 6, 2008
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TAURID METEOR SHOWER: The annual Taurid meteor shower is underway and it could be a good show. 2008 is a "swarm year" for the Taurids. Between Nov. 5th and 12th, Earth is due to pass through an unusually dense swarm of gritty debris from parent comet 2P/Encke. When a similar encounter happened in 2005, sky watchers observed a slow drizzle of midnight fireballs for nearly two weeks. Whether 2008 will be as good as 2005, however, remains to be seen. In 2005, the swarm encounter was more central; Earth passed through the middle of the cloud. In 2008, forecasters believe we are closer to the outskirts. How much this will affect the shower, no one knows. The best time to look is during the hours around midnight when the constellation Taurus is high in the sky.

Visit http://spaceweather.com for sky maps and photos of the ongoing shower.