[MIham] Fw: Sun Twister Eruption

[Frank]

Space Weather News for Oct. 28, 2010
http://spaceweather.com

SUN TWISTER:  Earlier today, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) 
recorded a spectacular eruption on the sun's northeastern limb.  An unstable 
magnetic filament hundreds of thousands of kilometers long pirouetted and 
launched a fragment of itself into space.  Earth was not in the line of 
fire, but the SDO movie is worth seeing anyway.  Visit 
http://spaceweather.com for cinema.

ASTEROID FLYBY:  Asteroid 2003 UV11 will fly past Earth on Oct. 29th and 
30th at a distance of only 1.2 million miles. Experienced amateur 
astronomers should have little trouble photographing the 600-meter wide 
space rock as it glides through the constellation Pegasus on Friday night, 
glowing about as brightly as a 12th magnitude star. Observers in North 
America and Europe are favored. Check http://spaceweather.com for 
ephemerides and more information.