[MIham] Spaceship Spotting Marathon

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Space Weather News for May 1, 2008
http://spaceweather.com

FLYBY ALERT: This is a good month for spaceship spotting.  On May 1st, the
International Space Station (ISS) begins a 4-week series of bright flybys
over North America and Europe.  In early May, the ISS joins Jupiter and the
stars of the Summer Triangle in a glittering pre-dawn sky. Later in the
month, increasingly-frequent flybys shift to evening hours and the ISS will
be crossing paths with Saturn, the Moon and Mars. US and Canadian readers,
check our Simple Satellite Flybys tool to find out when to look:
http://spaceweather.com/flybys .  (European readers, an international
version of the flybys tool will be available in the near future. Stay
tuned.)

EXPLORE THE IONOSPHERE: The ionosphere is our planet's "final frontier." A
realm of dancing auroras, radio-bending plasma bubbles and dangerous
ultraviolet rays, it is   the last wisp of Earth's atmosphere that
astronauts leave behind when they enter space. Now you can explore the
ionosphere from the safety of your own home.  Yesterday, NASA-supported
researchers unveiled a "4D" computer model for the general public. Download
a few files and presto--you're flying through the ionosphere. The model
shows the ionosphere as it is right now; it's a real-time display based on
current solar activity and atmospheric conditions.  Visit
http://spaceweather.com to get started.

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