What's Up in Space-10 Apr 2003 AURORA ALERT

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[green team 1999]

AURORA ALERT:

Earth is inside a solar wind stream flowing from the indicated large coronal hole. Image credit: SOHO Extreme UV Telescope.

Earth is entering a solar wind stream flowing from a large coronal hole on the Sun. Sky watchers should remain alert for auroras. The best viewing sites will be at high latitudes: e.g., New Zealand, southern Australia, northern Europe, Canada, Alaska and other northern US states like Wisconsin and Michigan ... and, of course, the ISS. Right: Near Sheep Mountain, Alaska, Calvin Hall was serenaded by Great Horned Owls as he watched these green auroras dance overhead on April 9th.

JUST DISCOVERED: A 150-m wide asteroid, 2003 GG21, flew past Earth on April 3rd only three times farther away than the Moon. JPL's Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking program spotted it as it was receding from our planet on April 7th. This was Earth's closest encounter with a sizable asteroid this year. Even so, there was no danger of a collision.

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[green team 1999]

check this out,a not so small meteorite passed by near earth,bottom of the posting.

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[PokeyJoe]

Darn, those space bugs on Klandathu missed North Korea again.

[Centurion2000]

Hmm ... if that thing had it would have done something close to this.

[blam]

"This was Earth's closest encounter with a sizable asteroid this year. Even so, there was no danger of a collision."

Well, I gusee we're 'good' for another year, huh? (They usually come in swarms.)

[blam]

Did Asteroids And Comets Change The Tides Of Civilization.

[green team 1999]

notice that it was not mentioned on the media,only afterwards. that meteorite could have wipe out a city the size of los angeles,

[blam]

"notice that it was not mentioned on the media,only afterwards. that meteorite could have wipe out a city the size of los angeles."

Careful, my only child (son) is in Glendora.

[green team 1999]

that is a good link,thanks.

[green team 1999]

Glendora.,they are near the san gabriel fault,an earthquake is more probable, but don`t worry,we are used to the eartquakes in california,most of the time is about 4.5,just good for the news people,

[blam]

"that is a good link,thanks."

I have many of these bookmarked on my profile page if you're interested in these sort of things.

[quietolong]

Just looked out clear dark sky now.