Space Weather News for Oct 1, 2010
APPROACHING COMET: Green comet 103P/Hartley 2 is approaching Earth for a close encounter on Oct 20th.
At that time, the comet will be only 11 million miles (0.12 AU) from our planet and should be dimly visible to the naked eye from dark sky sites. It already looks great through backyard telescopes, as shown by images featured on today's edition of SpaceWeather News.
NASA's Deep Impact/EPOXI spacecraft is en route to this comet for close-up studies and a daring flyby on Nov 4th.
UPSIDE-DOWN LIGHTNING OVER THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER: An amateur photographer has photographed rare lightning-like discharges called "gigantic jets" shooting up from storm clouds near NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Visit SpaceWeather.com for a movie and more information about the phenomenon.
SPACE WEATHER ALERTS: With the coming of northern autumn, aurora season is underway. Would you like a call when geomagnetic storms erupt at your latitude? Sign up for Space Weather Phone! #
Comet Skies, a cosmic art drawing by Jude Cowell.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Be courteous -- No ads -- including for astrological, Tarot, or psychic readings and consultations. Otherwise, your on-topic comments are always welcomed in this Political Astrology arena, and are fully moderated when I have the time.
And please remember that your kind Shares and Likes are always much appreciated!
But here's a new notice: Abuse of courtesy has occurred. Therefore I will no longer publish comments from or by "Anonymous." No exceptions, no matter brilliant the insights therein. Either name yourself or keep your comments to yourself.
Jude
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.