[Boatanchors] Some Fascinating Space Stuff
Duane Fischer, W8DBF
dfischer at usol.com
Fri Feb 24 17:52:06 EST 2006
Unless you have your vintage receiver tied into a satellite dish and enjoy
listening to the audio from the different planets in our solar system, or
the songs sung by different stars, you may wish to just hit the 'delete'
button. For the rest, enjoy!
AURORA SURPRISE: Sunspots have been scarce lately, but that doesn't mean
solar activity is nil. A solar wind gust hit Earth's magnetic field on Feb
19th, sparking auroras of exceptional beauty over far-North America. Visit
SpaceWeather.com to view pictures of the storm taken from Earth and
Earth-orbit.
SPACE STATION MOON MOVIE: An amateur astronomer has recorded the finest
movie to date of the International Space Station gliding in front of the
moon. Watch the video at http://spaceweather.com. This week and next, the
space station will perform a series of bright passes over North America.
Would you like to see it? Sign up for Spaceweather PHONE:
http://spaceweatherphone.com
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