Jacques van Oene
July 4th 05, 02:35 PM
Space Weather News for July 2, 2005
http://spaceweather.com
SUNSPOTS GALORE: Only a few days ago the sun was completely blank, but now
it is peppered with fast-growing sunspots. So far these active regions have
produced no strong solar flares, but this could change if their dynamic
growth continues. Visit spaceweather.com for movies of the growing 'spots
and safe solar observing tips.
REMINDER: Far from Earth, NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft is about to poke a
hole through the crust of Comet Tempel 1. When? July 3rd at 10:52 p.m. PDT
(July 4th at 0552 UT). A plume of gas and dust emerging from the hole could
cause the comet to brighten so much that sky watchers on Earth can see it
through binoculars or even with the unaided eye from dark-sky sites.
Observers in the western United States, Hawaii, Mexico and parts of Central
and South America are favored. From those places the comet hangs in the
southwestern sky after sunset on July 3rd--at the right place and time to
view the impact. If the comet does brighten, it will look like a faint
fuzzy smudge not far from the bright star Spica. Visit spaceweather.com for
a sky map and observing tips.
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info
http://spaceweather.com
SUNSPOTS GALORE: Only a few days ago the sun was completely blank, but now
it is peppered with fast-growing sunspots. So far these active regions have
produced no strong solar flares, but this could change if their dynamic
growth continues. Visit spaceweather.com for movies of the growing 'spots
and safe solar observing tips.
REMINDER: Far from Earth, NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft is about to poke a
hole through the crust of Comet Tempel 1. When? July 3rd at 10:52 p.m. PDT
(July 4th at 0552 UT). A plume of gas and dust emerging from the hole could
cause the comet to brighten so much that sky watchers on Earth can see it
through binoculars or even with the unaided eye from dark-sky sites.
Observers in the western United States, Hawaii, Mexico and parts of Central
and South America are favored. From those places the comet hangs in the
southwestern sky after sunset on July 3rd--at the right place and time to
view the impact. If the comet does brighten, it will look like a faint
fuzzy smudge not far from the bright star Spica. Visit spaceweather.com for
a sky map and observing tips.
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info