[MIham] Triple Spaceship Flyby Alert

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Space Weather News for March 24, 2008
http://spaceweather.com

TRIPLE FLYBY ALERT: Space shuttle Endeavour has undocked from the
International Space Station and the two spaceships are now orbiting Earth in
tandem.  This sets the stage for a series of rare *triple* flybys, which
many sky watchers will be able to observe on Tuesday, March 25th.  It's a
triple because three spacecraft are involved.  First to appear is the
European Space Agency's Jules Verne cargo carrier flying 2000 kilometers
ahead of the ISS-Endeavour combo.  Jules Verne is about as bright as a 1st
magnitude star.  Four minutes later, and even brighter, the space shuttle
and space station follow Jules Verne across the starry sky--a spectacular
sight!

US and Canadian readers can find out when to look using our new Simple
Satellite Flybys tool:  http://spaceweather.com/flybys.  (Note: We haven't
forgotten about the rest of the world.  Work is underway to expand our
simple flyby predictions beyond North America to all parts of the globe.
Stay tuned.)

SOLAR ACTIVITY:  Who says the sun is quiet? Two new sunspots are growing
rapidly near the sun's equator. Just yesterday they were almost invisible;
now the active regions are several times larger than Earth and are putting
on a good show for anyone with a backyard solar telescope.  Visit
http://spaceweather.com for  movies, photos and updates.
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