[MIham] CONVERGING PLANETS & NORWEGIAN FIREBALL

[Duane Fischer W8DBF]

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> Space Weather News for June 14, 2006
> http://spaceweather.com
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> CONVERGING PLANETS:  Mars and Saturn aren't super-bright, but they will
> catch your eye after dark because they are so close together.  The two
> planets are converging, forming a tight pair in the western sky. Look for
> them just after sunset on the evenings of June 15th through 17th.  The 
> view
> is best on June 17th, when Saturn and Mars are closest together, but it's
> also fun watching them converge on the two nights before.
>
> PHOTO-OP:  June 15th is special because, en route to Saturn, Mars will 
> glide
> in front of the Beehive star cluster. Using binoculars or a small 
> telescope
> you can easily see the ensemble: it will look like a red supernova (Mars)
> has gone off among the stars of the Beehive.  Astrophotographers, prepare
> your cameras!
>
> SPACE STATION SIGHTINGS:  At this time of year, near the June solstice, 
> the
> International Space Station (ISS) is orbiting in almost continuous 
> sunlight.
> It's a great time to see the ISS flying brightly-lit through the night 
> sky.
> Would you like to be alerted when the ISS is about to fly over your
> backyard?  Sign up for SpaceWeather PHONE: http://spaceweatherphone.com .
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>
> Space Weather News for June 16, 2006
> http://spaceweather.com
>
> NORWEGIAN FIREBALL:  A spectacular fireball that flew over Norway last 
> week,
> causing sonic booms and making the ground shake when a meteorite 
> presumably
> hit the ground, was not quite as spectacular as first reported. 
> Researchers
> now estimate the kinetic energy of the event as 300 tons of TNT, far short
> of the Hiroshima-like blast described in some news reports.
>
> Space rocks with this much energy hit Earth more often than is commonly
> supposed--once a month or so.  Most go unnoticed because they enter the
> atmosphere over uninhabited stretches of our planet, or during broad
> daylight when fireballs are difficult to see, or at late hours of the 
> night
> when would-be sky watchers are asleep.  This one was seen (and by some
> accounts felt), so it made a bigger "splash" than usual.  Searchers are
> still scouring the countryside for possible fragments of the meteorite.
>
> MARS AND SATURN:  After passing through the Beehive star cluster last 
> night,
> Mars is on a collision course with Saturn--at least it looks that way. 
> The
> two planets will not collide, but they will have a pleasing close 
> encounter
> in the evening sky on Saturday night, June 17th.  Look west after sunset.
>
> Visit http://spaceweather.com for sky maps and further information.
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