[South Florida DX Association] Space Weather News for May 25, 2010

[Bill]

Space Weather News for May 25, 2010
http://spaceweather.com

X-37B SIGHTINGS: Amateur satellite watchers have spotted a US Air Force 
space plane similar in appearance to NASA's space shuttle circling Earth 
in a heretofore secret orbit.  Known as the "X-37B," it can be seen in 
the night sky shining about as brightly as the stars of the Big Dipper. 
Flyby predictions and more information may be found at 
http://spaceweather.com .

AURORA WATCH:  A magnetic filament on the sun erupted yesterday (May 
24th), and the blast hurled a coronal mass ejection in the general 
direction of Earth.  High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for 
auroras around May 27th when the advancing cloud is likely to deal a 
glancing blow to our planet's magnetic field.


Would you like to turn your iPhone into an X-37B tracker?  There's an 
app for that: http://simpleflybys.com .

The International Space Station. Hubble. The space shuttle. Astronauts, 
taikonauts, and cosmonauts. They fly overhead more often than you think. 
All you need to know is when to look.

http://simpleflybys.com/