[MIham] Fw: Solar Activity Surges on the Eve of South Pacific Eclipse

[Frank]

Space Weather News for July 10, 2010
http://spaceweather.com

A LIVELY SOLAR ECLIPSE:  Fast-growing sunspot 1087 is crackling with C-class 
solar flares.  A spectacular eruption recorded by the Solar Dynamics 
Observatory is featured on today's edition of Spaceweather.com.  This surge 
in activity comes on the eve of a total eclipse of the sun over the South 
Pacific.  Will eclipse chasers see material blasting away from the sun when 
the Moon hides the blinding stellar surface?  It's a possibility. Stay tuned 
to http://spaceweather.com for updates and pictures from the path of 
totality.

SUNSET CONJUNCTION:  Look west at sunset.  Venus is passing by 1st magnitude 
star Regulus. They're only a little more than a degree apart.  Bright Venus 
catches the eye first. As the glow of sunset fades, Regulus pops out of the 
twilight a little below Venus. The view through binoculars is superb.

SPACE WEATHER ALERTS:  Did you miss the last big solar flare or geomagnetic 
storm?