From frank at mclc908.org Mon Dec 1 20:03:07 2014 From: frank at mclc908.org (Frank) Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2014 20:03:07 -0500 Subject: [MIham] Electric Blue Clouds over Antarctica Message-ID: P7 - Proper, Pre-Planning, Prevents, Pathetically, Poor, Performance. Space Weather News for Nov. 29, 2014 http://spaceweather.com NASA's AIM spacecraft has spotted electric-blue clouds forming over Antarctica. These are noctilucent clouds (NLCs) and their apparition marks the beginning of the 2014-2015 season for southern NLCs. By the second week of December, Antarctica could be blanketed in electric blue. Visit http://spaceweather.com for more information and updates. From frank at mclc908.org Sat Dec 6 18:20:26 2014 From: frank at mclc908.org (Frank) Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2014 18:20:26 -0500 Subject: [MIham] Study: Astronauts face a growing peril from space radiation Message-ID: <9CCDBF13666D42E79C9ADB125362DC0B@FranksPC> Space Weather News for Dec. 6, 2014 http://spaceweather.com SPACE RADIATION: According to a new study just published in the research journal Space Weather, astronauts face a growing peril from space radiation. Rising fluxes of cosmic rays inside the solar system place increasingly strict limits on the amount of time explorers can safely travel through interplanetary space. Visit http://spaceweather.com for more information and links to the complete study. EARLY GEMINIDS: Earth is entering a stream of debris from "rock comet" 3200 Phaethon, source of the annual Geminid meteor shower. The shower is not expected to peak until Dec. 14th, but NASA meteor cameras are detecting Geminid fireballs over the USA two weeks early. Visit http://spaceweather.com for images and updates. P7 - Proper, Pre-Planning, Prevents, Pathetically, Poor, Performance. From frank at mclc908.org Sun Dec 14 17:42:49 2014 From: frank at mclc908.org (Frank) Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 17:42:49 -0500 Subject: [MIham] Weekend meteor shower Message-ID: <0BC1C6B3E6F64EE595E2015B0B04E9B0@FranksPC> P7 - Proper, Pre-Planning, Prevents, Pathetically, Poor, Performance GEMINID METEOR SHOWER: The best meteor shower of the year, the Geminids, peaks this weekend when Earth passes through a stream of debris from "rock comet" 3200 Phaethon. Forecasters expect to see as many as 120 meteors per hour when the shower peaks on Dec. 13th and 14th. Visit http://spaceweather.com for photos and observing tips. AURORA WATCH: A geomagnetic storm is underway on Dec. 12th as Earth enters a high-speed stream of solar wind. Aurora alerts are available from http://spaceweathertext.com (text) and http://spaceweatherphone.com (voice).