[South Florida DX Association] Space Weather News for February 8, 2005 - Happy Chinese New Year

[Bill Marx]

 Space Weather News for February 8, 2005

 CHINESE NEW YEAR: Tonight's new moon, because it is the second new moon of
> winter, marks the beginning of a new year--in China. According to the
> Chinese calendar, Wednesday, Feb. 9th, is the first day of the year of the
> rooster. Happy New Year!
>
> SUNSPOT REPORT:  Last week, solar physicists using a technique called
> helioseismic holography spied two big sunspots on the far side the the
> sun.  Since then the sun's 27-day rotation has carried these 'spots around
> toward Earth where we can see then directly.  Visit
> http://spaceweather.com for images and details.
>
> ASTEROID NEWS: There's no danger of a collision, but on April 13, 2029,
> asteroid 2004 MN4 will come very close to Earth, according to new radar
> measurements by NASA and NAIC scientists. Sky watchers 24 years from now
> will be able to see the 300m-wide space rock glowing like a 3rd magnitude
> star as it passes only 30,000 km above our planet's surface. "3rd
> magnitude" means barely visible from brightly-lit cities, but easy to see
> from the darker countryside.  Mark your calendar!