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cromag
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 Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:09 pm Post subject: Comets and Meteors |
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Space Weather News for Jan. 4, 2007
http://www.spaceweather.com
DENVER FIREBALL: A spectacular fireball streaked over Denver,
Colorado, this morning. Observers described it as "brilliant, slow, twinkling,
sparkly and full of rainbow colors." Contrary to some reports, it was
not a Quadrantid meteor. It was the decaying body of a Russian rocket
that launched the French COROT space telescope on Dec. 27th. Links to
video and a ground track may be found at http://spaceweather.com.
HOT COMET: Comet McNaught (C/2006 P1) is plunging toward the Sun. It
won't hit, but at closest approach on Jan. 13th it will be much closer
to the Sun than the planet Mercury. The comet will experience fierce
heating and it could brighten considerably, emerging from the encounter
brighter than a 1st magnitude star.
For the next few mornings, northerners can see Comet McNaught before it
disappears into the Sun's glare. It's an easy target for binoculars
hanging low in the eastern sky at sunrise. After Jan. 11th, only SOHO
(the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) will be able to track the comet
as it angles toward the bright Sun. SOHO images are posted in near-real
time on the Internet, so you can watch the comet-sun encounter and see
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Lyddia
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When I saw the images on the news this morning it made me a little sad remembering when the space shuttle blew up on re-entry to the earth. The stuff over Denver looked so simalar.
Thanks for the Comet info.. I will check it out if we ever have clear skies again.... Snow, snow go away! |
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test badger
A snake, a snake, a scary scary snake
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| At least the skies are clear tonight. I was amazed at how bright those images were. Hard to imagine the speed behind it all. |
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