[IRCA] Fw: Halley's Meteors

["Art Blair" <artngwen@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 10:24 AM
Subject: Halley's Meteors


> Space Weather News for May 3, 2007
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> HALLEY'S METEORS: Earth is entering a stream of dust from Halley's Comet, 
> and this will produce a meteor shower (the "eta Aquarids") peaking on May 
> 6th. Unfortunately, moonlight will interfere with the display, wiping out 
> all but the brightest meteors. People who wake up before dawn on Sunday 
> and look east might nevertheless catch a few specks of Halley's comet 
> disintegrating in Earth's atmosphere.
>
> SPARKLING SUNSPOT:  Sunspot 953, which emerged one week ago, has proven to 
> be one of the most photogenic sunspots in years.  For one thing, it is 
> crackling with micro solar flares (sometimes called "Ellerman Bombs"); 
> this makes the sunspot appear to sparkle when viewed through the eye piece 
> of a backyard solar telescope.  There's also an active magnetic filament 
> winding outward from the sunspot's dark core.  So far, no major solar 
> flares have issued from this active region, but it's still a great show. 
> Check http://spaceweather.com for the latest pictures and movies.
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