[South Florida DX Association] Crackling Sunspot

[Bill Marx]

Space Weather News for April 27, 2006
 http://spaceweather.com

CRACKLING SUNSPOT:  Big sunspot 875 is crackling with solar flares.  Earlier 
today it unleashed an M8-flare, almost an X-class event.  The sun's rotation 
is turning the spot toward Earth, raising the possibility of Earth-directed 
eruptions in the days ahead.

COMET NEWS: Dying comet 73P/Schwassmann Wachmann 3 is falling apart with a 
vengeance.  Even the fragments are fragmenting.  Today's edition of 
SpaceWeather.com shows a spectacular photo of "Fragment G" disintegrating 
into 15 or more pieces.  Several of the comet's fragments are visible 
through backyard telescopes, so amateur astronomers can monitor events 
themselves.  Sky maps and details are available at http://spaceweather.com .