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Category Archives: Look! Up in the sky!
2 Sept 1859: The Carrington Event
On this date, 2 September 1859 your planet was struck by a massive solar storm which caused the Carrington Event. Read about it. A powerful solar wind struck the Earth. The “Northern Lights” were visible in the Caribbean. You could … Continue reading
Your Planet’s On The Move
Very cool video from a different perspective. We are used to observing the night sky from what we feel is a fixed point on Earth. But it isn’t fixed. We are constantly on the move. What if we could view … Continue reading
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Great. Just… great! Another thing to worry about.
As if planet killing asteroids and civilization killing CMEs weren’t bad enough, now we get to think about… “killer electrons”. At SpaceWeather: A NEW SOURCE OF SPACE RADIATION: Astronauts are surrounded by danger: hard vacuum, solar flares, cosmic rays. Researchers from … Continue reading
Posted in Global Killer Asteroid Questions, Look! Up in the sky!
Tagged killer electrons
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20 July 1969 – Man on the Moon – 50 years ago
Today is the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walking on the Moon – 20 July 1969. As a little kid I spent my summers in Montana and Wyoming, riding and running like a swift browned animal. The … Continue reading
SYZYGY WATCH! Rare Total Eclipse of the Sun
There was a rarish total solar eclipse on 2 July which terminated at the eastern coast of S. America (think Argentina… portentous!). Rarish because totality was viewed close to sunset, near to the horizon, producing some amazing views. A reader … Continue reading
Posted in Just Too Cool, Look! Up in the sky!
Tagged eclipse, syzygy, Total Eclipse, Transit of Venus
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MULTIPLE CMEs ARE COMING – GEOMAGNETIC STORM UNDERWAY NOW
This might have an effect on Ham Radio operation. Also, those of you in the north might watch for aurora borealis! From SpaceWeather: GEOMAGNETIC STORM UNDERWAY NOW: A surprise geomagnetic storm is underway on May 14th. Storm levels are currently at G2 (moderately … Continue reading
A bit of cheery news about a potential Extinction Level Event. But not to worry!
Meanwhile, I read this cheering bit of news at FNC: Huge ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid to pass near Earth in 2029 A 1,110-foot-wide asteroid named for the Egyptian god of chaos will fly past Earth in 2029 within the distance … Continue reading
Posted in Lighter fare, Look! Up in the sky!, SESSIUNCULA
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UPDATE: Beresheet Moon Landing expected to start at 3:05 p.m. EST (2005 GMT).
Israel spacecraft Beresheet will attempt Moon landing today. Moon Landing expected to start at 3:05 p.m. EST (2005 GMT). UPDATE: A selfie from Beresheet… UPDATE: The lander did NOT safely land. UPDATE: We were using ZedNet during the landing process. … Continue reading
First photograph of a real Black Hole
No, this is not a photo of the HQ of the Fishwrap, a place so dense that no light can escape it. Nor is it a pic of the Jesuits’ Generalate in Rome. This isn’t an artistic rendering of the … Continue reading
Ultra-cool video about Thursday’s Moon landing!
As you know, Beresheet is the Hebrew word for “In the beginning”. It also is the name of Israel’s unmanned moon-landing mission! The landing is scheduled for Thursday. Here is an ultra-cool video about how they are doing it without … Continue reading
SPACEWEATHER: Strange Northern Lights!
This is from SpaceWeather…. very cool. I’ll bet this freaked out a lot of people… though there aren’t a lot of people up there. ___ ROCKETS DUMP CHEMICALS INTO NORTHERN LIGHTS: Last night (April 5th) in Norway, researchers at the Andøya … Continue reading
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Tagged aurora borealis, SpaceWeather
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FINALLY! Pres. Trump’s Exec. Order concerning EMP preparedness
FINALLY! Long-time readers here will recall that I’ve written on occasion about the devastation that a large Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP) would cause. A large enough EMP could take out much or all of the electrical grid that our lives have … Continue reading
Of Flaring Suns and Starry Nights
While Ham Radio operators are vexed by the lack of spots on your planet’s yellow star, there is still activity. Frankly, having read recently 48 Hours by William Forstchen – US HERE – UK HERE – this sort of story makes me … Continue reading
Opportunity: R.I.P.
How sad. Mars rover Opportunity seems to have come to the end of its mission. HERE Low batteries and a bad dust storm. That was it. A 3 month mission lasted almost 15 years.
TRANS-NEPTUNIAN COMET APPROACHES EARTH
One of the best titles ever… From SpaceWeather: TRANS-NEPTUNIAN COMET APPROACHES EARTH: In only a few days, newly-discovered Comet Iwamoto will split the orbits of Earth and Mars, making a relatively close approach to our planet visible through small telescopes. … Continue reading
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Tagged comet, Extreme Trans-Neptunian Objects
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