Space Weather News for Nov 16, 2013
COMET ISON UPDATE: Comet ISON is now ten times brighter than it was on Nov. 13-14 when an unexpected outburst propelled the sun diver into the realm of naked-eye visibility. Observers around the world confirm seeing the comet as a faint smudge low in the eastern sky before sunrise.
Backyard telescopes reveal a riot of gaseous streamers trailing behind the
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Space Weather News for August 30, 2013
MAJOR FIREBALL EVENT: Two nights ago, a ~100 lb meteoroid traveling 53,000 mph hit the atmosphere over the southeastern USA and exploded, producing sonic booms and a fireball as bright as a full Moon. Researchers are now scouring the countryside for fragments that could reveal the nature and origin of the meteoroid.
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It’s December and Geminid meteor time, skywatchers!
Space Weather News for Dec 13, 2012
GEMINID METEOR SHOWER: Earth is passing through a stream of debris from "rock comet" 3200 Phaethon, source of the annual Geminid meteor shower. Around the world, observers are counting as many as 60 shooting stars per hour, a number which could increase sharply as the shower peaks on the night of Dec 13-
With Jupiter now transiting the mid-degrees of Tropical Gemini and in the midst of the stars of Orion where the June 5/6, 2012 Venus Transit occurred with its ‘paternalism’ vibe, the Great Benefic is in the news:
Space Weather News for Sept 11, 2012
EXPLOSION ON JUPITER: Amateur astronomers are reporting a bright fireball on Jupiter–apparently the result of a small asteroid hitting the
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" for the US economy, and a day after Mitt Romney’s
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 an experiment named "ATREX" to study turbulent winds in the transition zone
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 twilight. These three objects are so bright, they shine through thin clouds and even city lights.
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…
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…
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 mainly over Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East. The