From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Mon Jun 09 2003 - 06:00:48 PDT
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From: SpaceWeather.com
Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 7:38 PM
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Subject: Another big sunspot and a daytime meteor shower
Space Weather News for Saturday, June 7th
http://spaceweather.com
BIG SUNSPOT: Sunspot 375 has grown impressively during the past 24 hours.
It now stretches nearly 10 Earth-diameters from side to side and has
developed a twisted "beta-gamma-delta" magnetic field, which poses a
threat for X-class solar flares. Any explosions from its vicinity during
the next few days would likely be Earth-directed. This large spot is easy
to see, but never stare at the sun! Use safe solar projection techniques
described at spaceweather.com.
DAYLIGHT METEORS: The annual Arietid meteor shower, which peaks this year
on June 8th, is a strange one: it happens during the day rather than at
night. This makes the shower remarkably hard to see. Nevertheless, sky
watchers sometimes spot bright Arietids slowly skimming Earth's atmosphere
just before dawn--a rare but beautiful sight. Be alert for a sprinkling of
such meteors on Sunday and possibly Monday morning.
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