SETI public: Busy Sky: Jupiter, Mars and Comet NEAT

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From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Sat Mar 08 2003 - 14:39:11 PST

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    From: SpaceWeather.com
    Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 4:05 PM
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    Subject: Busy Sky: Jupiter, Mars and Comet NEAT

    Space Weather news for March 8, 2003
    http://www.spaceweather.com

    MARS: Mars and Earth are converging for an extraordinary close encounter
    later this year. The approaching red planet is now brighter than a
    1st-magnitude star--it's gliding through the star fields of Sagittarius in
    the morning sky.

    JUPITER: The brightest "star" in the evening sky is Jupiter. This month
    the giant planet is gliding by the Beehive Cluster of stars in the
    constellation Cancer. The view through binoculars is splendid!

    COMET NEAT: After a close encounter with the Sun last month, Comet NEAT
    is emerging from the Sun's glare into the evening skies of the southern
    hemisphere. Sky watchers in Argentina, Australia and New Zealand (among
    other places) say the comet is dim yet visible to the unaided eye with a
    tail that looks nice through small telescopes and binoculars.

    AURORAS: Solar wind gusts buffeted Earth's magnetic field last week and
    sparked auroras at high latitudes. The next series of geomagnetic storms
    could begin around March 15th.

    Visit spaceweather.com for images, sky maps and more information.

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