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Aug 31, 2012 a Magnificent Solar Flare and a Full Moon

September 2, 2012
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Aug 31, 2012 a Magnificent Solar Flare and a Full Moon

In keeping with my overly-busy schedule (and your own, no doubt!) here is a day-late SpaceWeather News Alert concerning Friday August 31, 2012, the day of the mystical Full Moon @8Pis34 when Fed chairman Ben Bernanke made his stock-market-lifting remarks after the Fed's Jackson Hole, Wyoming meeting about how the Fed "could do more"...
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Mar 27 2012: a rapid launch of 5 rockets = ATREX

March 27, 2012
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Mar 27 2012: a rapid launch of 5 rockets = ATREX

In case you were up early this morning and wondering what in the world...Space Weather News for March 27, 2012 This morning before sunrise, sky watchers along the eastern seaboard of the United States witnessed an amazing sky show created by the rapid-fire launch of five rockets from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. It was...
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Feb 25, 2012 weekend: see Venus-Jupiter-Moon triangulate at Sunset!

February 25, 2012
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Feb 25, 2012 weekend: see Venus-Jupiter-Moon triangulate at Sunset!

It's a Cosmic Sky Alert! With a little Jupiter-Pluto in the mixby Jude CowellSpace Weather News for Feb 24, 2012WEEKEND SKY SHOW: This is a great weekend to watch the sun go down. Venus, Jupiter and the slender crescent Moon are lining up in the western sky, forming a bright triangle in the evening...
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1st Meteor Shower of 2012: Quadrantids peak Morning of Jan 4 2012

January 3, 2012
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1st Meteor Shower of 2012: Quadrantids peak Morning of Jan 4 2012

Just what I always wanted: a lovely yet 'elusive' meteor shower for my birthday tomorrow!Space Weather News for Jan 3, 2012FIRST METEOR SHOWER OF 2012: The annual Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on Wednesday morning, Jan. 4th, when Earth passes through...
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A copper-red Lunar Eclipse Dec 10 2011–when to view

December 9, 2011
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A copper-red Lunar Eclipse Dec 10 2011–when to view

Space Weather News for Dec. 9, 2011LUNAR ECLIPSE: Sky watchers on the Pacific side of Earth should be alert for a total lunar eclipse on Saturday, Dec. 10th. The disk of the full Moon will turn a beautiful shade of copper-red as it passes through Eart...
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It’s Draconid Meteor Time! October 8, 2011

October 8, 2011
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It’s Draconid Meteor Time! October 8, 2011

Look up, for the Draconid Meteor Shower is all around us!Space Weather News for Oct 7, 2011DRACONID METEOR SHOWER: On Saturday, October 8th, Earth will pass through a network of dusty filaments shed by Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner. Forecasters expect the encounter to produce anywhere from a few dozen to a thousand meteors per hour visible...
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Perseid Meteors with a Cosmic Coincidence! Aug 12-13, 2011

August 12, 2011
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Perseid Meteors with a Cosmic Coincidence! Aug 12-13, 2011

Space Weather News for Aug 12, 2011 METEOR SHOWER: The Perseid meteor shower is underway. International observers are now reporting more than 20 meteors per hour as Earth passes through a stream of debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle. Forecasters expect the shower to peak on the night of Aug 12-13. The best time to look is...
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‘Midnight Sun’ Solar Eclipse 6.1.11 (photo link)

June 2, 2011
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‘Midnight Sun’ Solar Eclipse 6.1.11 (photo link)

How cosmically cool is this, right? Space Weather News for June 2, 2011ECLIPSE OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN: A solar eclipse at midnight? It's not only possible, it actually happened last night. On June 1st, the new Moon passed in front of the midnight sun above the Arctic circle, producing a partial eclipse of exquisite...
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