[MIham] Space Station Auroras

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Space Weather News for Feb. 9, 2008
http://spaceweather.com

SPACE STATION AURORAS:  Astronauts onboard the International Space Station
have been enjoying some colorful auroras this month caused by solar wind
buffeting Earth's magnetic field.  Some of their photos have just been
beamed back to Earth and you can see them on today's edition of
http://spaceweather.com.

Earlier today, space shuttle Atlantis docked with the space station to
deliver the new Columbus science laboratory, which will be installed during
a spacewalk on Feb. 10th. As they work, the combined crews should be alert
for more auroras.  A solar wind stream is heading for Earth, due to arrive
Feb. 10th or 11th, possibly sparking a new  round of geomagnetic storms.

Meanwhile, the shuttle and the space station are putting on a show of their
own.  Last night, the two spacecraft orbited over Europe where photographers
captured their flight.  The space station has grown so large that amazing
details are now obvious in the eyepieces of ordinary backyard telescopes.
See the photos at http://spaceweather.com

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