[IRCA] Fw: Perseid Meteors and a Big Sunspot

["Art Blair" <artngwen@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 9:33 AM
Subject: Perseid Meteors and a Big Sunspot


> Space Weather News for August 10, 2004
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> PERSEID METEORS:  The Perseid meteor shower peaks this week. Look for rare
> but lovely Perseid Earthgrazers when the sun goes down on Wednesday,
> August 11th. Then, before dawn on Thursday, August 12th, go outside for
> the main event: as many as 60 meteors per hour. Getting away from city
> lights is a good idea: dark skies reveal more meteors.
>
> VENUS AND THE MOON: Early Thursday morning just before dawn when the
> Perseid meteor shower is supposed to be most intense, Venus and the
> crescent moon will appear side-by-side in the eastern sky.  This lovely
> pair would be worth waking up for even if there were no meteor shower.
> Check SpaceWeather.com for a sky map.
>
> BIG SUNSPOT:  Sunspot 649, which unleashed several powerful solar flares
> in July, is back and it's growing again.   The large spot has a complex
> magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class solar flares.  It's easy to
> see, but never look directly at the blinding sun.  Check SpaceWeather.com
> for safe solar observing tips.
>
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