[MIham] Crackling Sunspot

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Space Weather News for April 27, 2006
http://spaceweather.com

CRACKLING SUNSPOT:  Big sunspot 875 is crackling with solar flares.  Earlier
today it unleashed an M8-flare, almost an X-class event.  The sun's rotation
is turning the spot toward Earth, raising the possibility of Earth-directed
eruptions in the days ahead.

COMET NEWS: Dying comet 73P/Schwassmann Wachmann 3 is falling apart with a
vengeance.  Even the fragments are fragmenting.  Today's edition of
SpaceWeather.com shows a spectacular photo of "Fragment G" disintegrating
into 15 or more pieces.  Several of the comet's fragments are visible
through backyard telescopes, so amateur astronomers can monitor events
themselves.  Sky maps and details are available at http://spaceweather.com .

SOLAR FLARE ALERTS:  Ham radio operators and solar photographers, would you
like to know when X-flares are happening?  Instant solar flare alerts from
SpaceWeather PHONE (http://spaceweatherphone.com) allow you to catch solar
eruptions in the act.

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