From owner-public@setileague.org Sun Sep 1 08:35:02 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g81FYu3m032761; Sun, 1 Sep 2002 08:35:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id LAA19541 for public-list; Sun, 1 Sep 2002 11:25:25 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe123.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.33.116]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id LAA19537; Sun, 1 Sep 2002 11:25:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sun, 1 Sep 2002 08:24:51 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.167.35] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Cc: "BioAstro" Subject: SETI public: Fw: AstroAlert: Major X-Class Solar Flare Alert - 30 August Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2002 11:24:32 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0007_01C251AA.24B02910" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 01 Sep 2002 15:24:51.0523 (UTC) FILETIME=[B74C3130:01C251CB] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_0007_01C251AA.24B02910 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message ----- From: Cary Oler Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 1:00 AM To: sun-earth@SkyandTelescope.com Subject: AstroAlert: Major X-Class Solar Flare Alert - 30 August =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D This Is SKY & TELESCOPE's AstroAlert for Sun-Earth Interactions =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D A s t r o A l e r t Sun-Earth Alert Solar Terrestrial Dispatch http://www.spacew.com/astroalert.html 30 August 2002 MAJOR X-CLASS SOLAR FLARE ALERT - 30 AUGUST A fairly small, but major class X1.5 solar flare was observed today = from the active sunspot complex noted in the last AstroAlert (now identified a= s Region 10095). Full text covering this event, together with some interesting graphi= cs and information on how to decipher and better understand some of the imag= es used by solar astronomers, are available at: http://www.spacew.com/astroalert.html This major flare is not expected to produce any Earthbound impacts. However, if activity in this sunspot complex persists over the next week,= it could begin to throw coronal mass ejections toward the Earth. It is unkno= wn whether this region will retain sufficient instability to produce signifi= cant flare activity through the next week. There is a fair chance it will stabilize over the next several days. Nevertheless, observers are encoura= ged to keep a watch on this spot complex as it rotates into a better position= to view over the coming days. ** End of the AstroAlert Bulletin ** =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D AstroAlert is a free service of SKY & TELESCOPE, the Essential Magazine of Astronomy (http://SkyandTelescope.com/). This e-mail was sent to AstroAlert subscribers. If you feel you received it in error, or to unsubscribe from AstroAlert, please send a plain- text e-mail to majordomo@SkyandTelescope.com with the following line -- and nothing else -- in the body of the message: unsubscribe sun-earth e-mail@address.com replacing "e-mail@address.com" with your actual e-mail address. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D ------=_NextPart_001_0007_01C251AA.24B02910 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
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----- Original Message -----
From: Cary Oler
Sent: Saturday, = August 31, 2002 1:00 AM
To: = sun-earth@SkyandTelescope.com
Su= bject: AstroAlert: Major X-Class Solar Flare Alert - 30 August
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This I= s SKY & TELESCOPE's AstroAlert for Sun-Earth Interactions
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     = ;            =             A s t = r o  A l e r t
        &n= bsp;           &nb= sp;          Sun-Earth Alert=

           = ;            =    Solar Terrestrial Dispatch
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  &nbs= p;            = ;            =     30 August 2002

MAJOR X-CLASS SOLAR FLARE ALERT = - 30 AUGUST

     A fairly small, but major cla= ss X1.5 solar flare was observed today from
the active sunspot complex= noted in the last AstroAlert (now identified as
Region 10095).
     Full text covering this event, together with so= me interesting graphics
and information on how to decipher and better = understand some of the images
used by solar astronomers, are available= at:

          &= nbsp;         http://www.spacew.c= om/astroalert.html

     This major flare is no= t expected to produce any Earthbound impacts.
However, if activity in = this sunspot complex persists over the next week, it
could begin to th= row coronal mass ejections toward the Earth. It is unknown
whether thi= s region will retain sufficient instability to produce significant
fla= re activity through the next week. There is a fair chance it will
stab= ilize over the next several days. Nevertheless, observers are encouraged<= BR>to keep a watch on this spot complex as it rotates into a better posit= ion to
view over the coming days.


**  End of the Astro= Alert Bulletin  **
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------=_NextPart_001_0007_01C251AA.24B02910-- From owner-public@setileague.org Mon Sep 2 20:32:29 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g833WS3m021002; Mon, 2 Sep 2002 20:32:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id XAA02075 for public-list; Mon, 2 Sep 2002 23:24:19 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe141.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.33.134]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id XAA02065; Mon, 2 Sep 2002 23:22:31 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 2 Sep 2002 20:22:01 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.165.21] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "BioAstro" Cc: "setipublic" Subject: SETI public: The Voyager's Message in a Bottle from APOD Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 23:21:34 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0005_01C252D7.7AA8E310" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 03 Sep 2002 03:22:01.0050 (UTC) FILETIME=[114EB3A0:01C252F9] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_0005_01C252D7.7AA8E310 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap020831.html The Voyagers' Message in a Bottle =20 Credit: Voyager Project, JPL, NASA =20 Explanation: Launched twenty-five years ago, NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 space= craft are now over 10 billion kilometers from the Sun. Still operational,= the Voyagers are being tracked and commanded through the Deep Space Netw= ork. Having traveled beyond the outer planets, these remarkable spacecraf= t are only the third and fourth human built artifacts to escape our solar= system, following in the footsteps of Pioneer 10 and 11. A 12-inch gold = plated copper disk containing recorded sounds and images representing hum= an cultures and life on Earth, is affixed to each Voyager - a message in = a bottle cast into the cosmic sea. The recorded material was selected by = a committee chaired by the late Carl Sagan. Simple diagrams on the cover = (visible above) represent symbolically the spacecraft's origin and give i= nstructions for playing the disk. The exotic construction of the disks sh= ould provide them with a long lifetime as they coast through interstellar= space. The two spacecraft will not make a close approach to another plan= etary system for at least 40,000 years. =20 ------=_NextPart_001_0005_01C252D7.7AA8E310 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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The Voyagers' Message in a Bottle
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Credit: Voyager Proje= ct, JPL, NASA

Explanation: Launched twenty-five years = ago, NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft are now over 10 billion kilome= ters from the Sun. Still operational, the Voyagers are being tracked and c= ommanded through the Deep = Space Network. Having traveled beyond the outer planets, these remark= able spacecraft are only the third and fourth human built artifacts to es= cape our solar system, following in the footsteps of Pioneer 10 and 11. A 1= 2-inch gold plated copper disk containing recorded sounds and images repr= esenting human cultures and life on Earth, is affixed to each Voyager - <= A href=3D"http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/goldenrec.html">a messag= e in a bottle cast into the cosmic sea. The recorded material was sel= ected by a committee chaired by the late Carl Sagan. Simple diagrams on the cover= (visible above) represent symbolically the spacecraft's origin and give = instructions for playing the disk. The exotic construction of the disks s= hould provide them with a long lifetime as they coast through interstellar space= . The two spacecraft will not make a close approach to another planet= ary system for at least 40,000 years.



------=_NextPart_001_0005_01C252D7.7AA8E310-- From owner-public@setileague.org Mon Sep 2 20:39:20 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g833dI3m024369; Mon, 2 Sep 2002 20:39:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id XAA02157 for public-list; Mon, 2 Sep 2002 23:32:15 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe21.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.32.101]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id XAA02135; Mon, 2 Sep 2002 23:30:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 2 Sep 2002 20:29:56 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.165.21] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "BioAstro" Cc: "setipublic" Subject: SETI public: 'Naked" stars may have planets after all Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 23:29:28 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0009_01C252D8.953C0F30" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 03 Sep 2002 03:29:56.0995 (UTC) FILETIME=[2CFE2530:01C252FA] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_0009_01C252D8.953C0F30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=3D20020830-022143-3498r 'Naked' stars may have planets after all =20 >From the Science & Technology Desk Published 9/1/2002 7:20 PM View printer-friendly version NASHVILLE, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Astronomers have discovered that so-called "n= aked stars" might not be so naked after all. =20 New findings not only reveal a veil of hydrogen shrouding a young, sun-li= ke star, but also suggest billions of these stars, previously thought to = be sterile, could indeed have giant planets like Jupiter or Saturn formin= g around them. "One of the questions we've asked for hundreds of years is, 'What is the = origin of the solar system?'" researcher Jeff Bary, an astrophysicist at = Vanderbilt University, told United Press International. This research may= prove essential "to understanding the formation of all types of solar sy= stems, including those similar to our own which will contain terrestrial = or Earth-like planets," he explained. Astronomers theorize most newborn, sun-like stars are encircled by thick,= swirling disks of gas and dust that dissipate after 3-to-5 million years= when sucked into the stars or blown away by their powerful radiation, so= lar ejections or magnetic fields. =20 The disks provide the raw material from which new worlds coagulate, but p= lanets similar to Jupiter or the other so-called gas giants are supposed = to require tens of millions of years to form. Young stars lacking such di= sks often are classified as sterile -- unable to form planets. Yet study after study has revealed nearby stars do have giant planets orb= iting around them. If these planets are not anomalies, stars that appear = naked perhaps have the planet-building disks surrounding them, but the di= sks remain hidden from current technology and instrumentation. Bary and his colleagues, armed with high-resolution infrared radiation de= tectors, looked at 16 young stars in the constellation Ophiuchus, "the Se= rpent Holder." The light emissions of one of these stars, which otherwise= appeared naked, revealed the strong, telltale signature of hydrogen enci= rcling the star at a distance of some 930 million to 2.7 billion miles. Although the amount of gas detected would make up only about 10-millionth= s of Jupiter's mass, "the dust which should have once accompanied the gas= in the disk is likely to still be in the system, although it remains und= etected," Bary explained. "Therefore, the dust must have coagulated into = larger bodies, suggesting that planet formation either is ongoing or may = have already reached completion." Experts looking at the results had mixed interpretations, because the dus= t's presence, although inferred, was not actually detected. Still, "the r= esearchers found molecular hydrogen where none was expected," said astron= omer Matt Richter of the University of California in Davis, who said the = observations could alter current notions of planetary formation. Bary and his colleagues describe their findings in the September 1 issue = of Astrophysical Journal Letters. (Reported by Charles Choi, UPI Science News, in New York) Copyright =A9 2002 United Press International ------=_NextPart_001_0009_01C252D8.953C0F30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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'Naked' stars may have planets after all<= /STRONG>

From the Science & Technology Desk
Published 9/1/2002 7:20 PMView printer-friend= ly version

NASHVILLE, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Astronomers have= discovered that so-called "naked stars" might not be so naked after all.=

New findings not only reveal a veil of hydrogen shrouding a youn= g, sun-like star, but also suggest billions of these stars, previously th= ought to be sterile, could indeed have giant planets like Jupiter or Satu= rn forming around them.

"One of the questions we've asked for hund= reds of years is, 'What is the origin of the solar system?'" researcher J= eff Bary, an astrophysicist at Vanderbilt University, told United Press I= nternational. This research may prove essential "to understanding the for= mation of all types of solar systems, including those similar to our own = which will contain terrestrial or Earth-like planets," he explained.

=

Astronomers theorize most newborn, sun-like stars are encircled by thi= ck, swirling disks of gas and dust that dissipate after 3-to-5 million ye= ars when sucked into the stars or blown away by their powerful radiation,= solar ejections or magnetic fields.

The disks provide the raw ma= terial from which new worlds coagulate, but planets similar to Jupiter or= the other so-called gas giants are supposed to require tens of millions = of years to form. Young stars lacking such disks often are classified as = sterile -- unable to form planets.

Yet study after study has revea= led nearby stars do have giant planets orbiting around them. If these pla= nets are not anomalies, stars that appear naked perhaps have the planet-b= uilding disks surrounding them, but the disks remain hidden from current = technology and instrumentation.

Bary and his colleagues, armed wit= h high-resolution infrared radiation detectors, looked at 16 young stars = in the constellation Ophiuchus, "the Serpent Holder." The light emissions= of one of these stars, which otherwise appeared naked, revealed the stro= ng, telltale signature of hydrogen encircling the star at a distance of s= ome 930 million to 2.7 billion miles.

Although the amount of gas d= etected would make up only about 10-millionths of Jupiter's mass, "the du= st which should have once accompanied the gas in the disk is likely to st= ill be in the system, although it remains undetected," Bary explained. "T= herefore, the dust must have coagulated into larger bodies, suggesting th= at planet formation either is ongoing or may have already reached complet= ion."

Experts looking at the results had mixed interpretations, be= cause the dust's presence, although inferred, was not actually detected. = Still, "the researchers found molecular hydrogen where none was expected,= " said astronomer Matt Richter of the University of California in Davis, = who said the observations could alter current notions of planetary format= ion.

Bary and his colleagues describe their findings in the Septem= ber 1 issue of Astrophysical Journal Letters.

(Reported by Charles= Choi, UPI Science News, in New York)

Copyright =A9 2002 United Press Int= ernational
 
------=_NextPart_001_0009_01C252D8.953C0F30-- From owner-public@setileague.org Tue Sep 3 11:11:40 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g83IBd3m019397; Tue, 3 Sep 2002 11:11:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id OAA03480 for public-list; Tue, 3 Sep 2002 14:03:13 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe109.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.33.102]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id OAA03476; Tue, 3 Sep 2002 14:03:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 3 Sep 2002 11:02:39 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.166.53] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Cc: "BioAstro" Subject: SETI public: Fw: Space-Weather-Outlook Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2002 14:02:02 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0006_01C25352.7A46A8F0" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 03 Sep 2002 18:02:39.0791 (UTC) FILETIME=[17A6BBF0:01C25374] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_0006_01C25352.7A46A8F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" ----- Original Message ----- From: Space Environment Center Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 1:00 PM To: advisory-list-send@dawn.sec.noaa.gov Subject: Space-Weather-Outlook Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Environment Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #02- 36 2002 September 03 at 10:14 a.m. MDT (2002 September 03 1614 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For August 26-September 1 Space weather reached strong levels. A category R3 (strong) radio blackout occurred due to an energetic solar flare that erupted at 7:29 a.m. MDT (mountain daylight time) on August 30th. Category R1 (minor) radio blackouts also occurred on August 26, 28 and 29th. The geomagnetic field surrounding earth had a category G1 (minor) storm on August 26th due mainly to a cloud of solar material interacting with Earth's magnetic field. For a list of adverse system effects due to space weather storms, please refer to the NOAA Space Weather Scales. Outlook For September 4-10 Space weather is expected to reach the minor levels. Category R1 (minor) radio blackouts are possible. There is a slight chance of a category R2 (moderate) radio blackout occurring after September 7th. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Services and other observatories, universities, and institutions. For more information, including email services, see SEC's Space Weather Advisories Web site http://sec.noaa.gov/advisories or (303) 497-5127. The NOAA Public Affairs contact is Barbara McGehan at Barbara.McGehan@noaa.gov or (303) 497-6288. ------=_NextPart_001_0006_01C25352.7A46A8F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
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----- Original Message -----
From: Space Environment Center
Sent:= Tuesday, September 03, 2002 1:00 PM
To: advisory-list-send@dawn.sec.noaa.gov
Subject: Space-Weather-Outlook
 = ;
Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Environment C= enter
Boulder, Colorado, USA

SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #02= - 36
2002 September 03 at 10:14 a.m. MDT (2002 September 03 1614 UTC)<= BR>
**** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK ****

Summary For August 26-Septe= mber 1
Space weather reached strong levels.  A category R3 (stron= g) radio
blackout occurred due to an energetic solar flare that erupte= d at 7:29
a.m. MDT (mountain daylight time) on August 30th.  Cate= gory R1 (minor)
radio blackouts also occurred on August 26, 28 and 29t= h.  The
geomagnetic field surrounding earth had a category G1 (mi= nor) storm
on August 26th due mainly to a cloud of solar material inte= racting with
Earth's magnetic field.  For a list of adverse syste= m effects due to
space weather storms, please refer to the NOAA Space = Weather Scales.

Outlook For September 4-10
Space weather is exp= ected to reach the minor levels.  Category R1
(minor) radio black= outs are possible.  There is a slight chance of a
category R2 (mo= derate) radio blackout occurring after September 7th.

Data used to= provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA,
USAF, NASA, = NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Services
and other obs= ervatories, universities, and institutions. For more
information, inc= luding email services, see SEC's Space Weather
Advisories Web site ht= tp://sec.noaa.gov/advisories or (303) 497-5127.
The NOAA Public Affair= s contact is Barbara McGehan at
Barbara.McGehan@noaa.gov or (303) 497= -6288.
------=_NextPart_001_0006_01C25352.7A46A8F0-- From owner-public@setileague.org Wed Sep 4 11:13:26 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g84IDP3m004541; Wed, 4 Sep 2002 11:13:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id NAA05418 for public-list; Wed, 4 Sep 2002 13:53:18 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe66.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.33.208]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id NAA05414; Wed, 4 Sep 2002 13:53:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 4 Sep 2002 10:52:44 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.171.41] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Cc: "BioAstro" Subject: SETI public: Fw: Tuning into Other Worlds Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2002 13:52:37 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0003_01C2541A.53F6C7C0" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 04 Sep 2002 17:52:44.0210 (UTC) FILETIME=[DF120920:01C2543B] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_0003_01C2541A.53F6C7C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message ----- From: astrobio@astrobio.net Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 4:37 AM To: astrobio@astrobio.net Subject: Tuning into Other Worlds Tuning into Other Worlds =20 http://www.astrobio.net/news/article263.html Some scientists think it may be possible to detect planets beyond our sol= ar system by looking for radio signals generated by the same forces that = lead to auroras or 'Northern Lights'. A team of scientists working on a r= adio telescope called the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) plan to do just tha= t, by trying to tune into other worlds. =20 Read more from the Astrobiology Magazine @ www.astrobio.net ------=_NextPart_001_0003_01C2541A.53F6C7C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
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----- Original Message -----
From: astrobio@astrobi= o.net
Sent: Wednesday, Septe= mber 04, 2002 4:37 AM
To: as= trobio@astrobio.net
Subject:= Tuning into Other Worlds
 
Tuning into Other Worlds=  
http://www.astrobio.net/news/article263.html

Some scien= tists think it may be possible to detect planets beyond our solar system = by looking for radio signals generated by the same forces that lead to au= roras or 'Northern Lights'. A team of scientists working on a radio teles= cope called the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) plan to do just that, by tryi= ng to tune into other worlds. 

Read more from the Astrobiolo= gy Magazine @ www.astrobio.net
------=_NextPart_001_0003_01C2541A.53F6C7C0-- From owner-public@setileague.org Wed Sep 4 11:53:59 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g84Irw3m025046; Wed, 4 Sep 2002 11:53:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id OAA05668 for public-list; Wed, 4 Sep 2002 14:35:14 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe145.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.33.138]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id OAA05664; Wed, 4 Sep 2002 14:35:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 4 Sep 2002 11:34:40 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.171.41] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Cc: "BioAstro" Subject: SETI public: Nanoantennae could bring sensitive detectors, optical circuits Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2002 14:34:35 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_000B_01C25420.30AA9ED0" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 04 Sep 2002 18:34:40.0441 (UTC) FILETIME=[BADC6A90:01C25441] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_000B_01C25420.30AA9ED0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable NANO TECH - Nanoantennas Could Bring Sensitive Detectors, Optical Circuits http://www.spacedaily.com/news/nanotech-02w.html West Lafayette - Sep 02, 2002 - Researchers have shown how tiny wires and= metallic spheres might be arranged in various shapes to form "nanoantenn= as" that dramatically increase the precision of medical diagnostic imagin= g and devices that detect chemical and biological warfare agents. ------=_NextPart_001_000B_01C25420.30AA9ED0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
NANO TECH
<= BR>- Nanoantennas Could Bring Sensitive Detectors, Optical Circuits
=

ht= tp://www.spacedaily.com/news/nanotech-02w.html

West Lafayette = - Sep 02, 2002 - Researchers have shown how tiny wires and metallic spher= es might be arranged in various shapes to form "nanoantennas" that dramat= ically increase the precision of medical diagnostic imaging and devices t= hat detect chemical and biological warfare agents.

------=_NextPart_001_000B_01C25420.30AA9ED0-- From owner-public@setileague.org Wed Sep 4 12:21:44 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g84JLh3m004130; Wed, 4 Sep 2002 12:21:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id OAA05767 for public-list; Wed, 4 Sep 2002 14:51:27 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe24.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.32.104]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id OAA05762 for ; Wed, 4 Sep 2002 14:51:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 4 Sep 2002 11:50:52 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.171.41] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Subject: SETI public: Pioneer 10 Update Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2002 14:50:41 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0010_01C25422.70894220" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 04 Sep 2002 18:50:52.0812 (UTC) FILETIME=[FE7074C0:01C25443] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_0010_01C25422.70894220 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Along the lines of Space Power, we will see if we can't point Pioneer 10 a little better this coming 28th of September. We wont know if the down-link received power will be improved enough to get a data lock until the round trip light time set of tracks October 11-12. - LRK - Starting out at something less than 8 watts transmitted power, and at 80 AU away, there is practically no energy coming to the 70 meter antenna at the Deep Space Network (DSN) tracking station in Spain. -LRK - It takes a cryogenic cooled front end at the first stage of amplification to amplify this weak signal without upping the noise too. - LRK - http://spaceprojects.arc.nasa.gov/Space_Projects/pioneer/PNhome.html http://spaceprojects.arc.nasa.gov/Space_Projects/pioneer/PNStat.html http://deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov/dsn/antennas/70m.html http://deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov/dsn/gallery/index.html With evermore missions to space being supported by the DSN, finding time on a the tracking schedule is a work of art. The folks at JPL are juggling many requests and will really be busy with the new missions coming up in the next few years. - LRK - http://rapweb.jpl.nasa.gov/geninfo.htm http://rapweb.jpl.nasa.gov/planning.htm ---- DSN User Mission Sets, Implementation Dates, Antennas and Frequency Capabilities, and Major Downtimes Schedule. ---- There are a number of pdf files on the above link and if you want to know what is being planned for the upcoming years you might like to spend some time with them. :-) - LRK - Read the minutes of the meetings Joint Users Resource Allocation Planning Committee (JURAP). - LRK - http://rapweb.jpl.nasa.gov/jurap.htm http://rapweb.jpl.nasa.gov/jurap/jurap200207.pdf To see Bob Ryan's Pioneer 10 report to the JURAP just click on the Pioneer 10 tab in the pdf index column. (You might be interested in other spacecraft in the report as well. :-) - LRK - Enjoy. Larry ========================================================== Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2002 00:12:02 -0500 Subject: Space Power To: "NASA Science News" From: NASA Science News List-Subscribe: NASA Science News for September 3, 2002 This month Science@NASA will publish a series of stories about the technology of space exploration--and what advances in technology are needed to send human and robotic explorers across the solar system. Today's installment, the first, is about space power. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2002/03sept_spacepower.htm?list500796 snip Tell a kid you know about NASA Kids Club -- they collect virtual trading cards, trade them online, have their own e-mail account, and participate in great learning activities for extra club points. Go to http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/Club/Login/SignUp.asp?sng for more info. snip Home page: http://science.nasa.gov ========================================================== WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK ========================================================== -- Larry R. Kellogg lkellogg@mail.arc.nasa.gov http://spaceprojects.arc.nasa.gov/Space_Projects/faq.html http://spaceprojects.arc.nasa.gov/Space_Projects/questions.html http://spaceprojects.arc.nasa.gov/Space_Projects/SFDivision/index.html ------=_NextPart_001_0010_01C25422.70894220 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Along the line= s of Space Power, we will see if we can't point Pioneer
10 a little b= etter this coming 28th of September.  We wont know if
the down-l= ink received power will be improved enough to get a data
lock until t= he round trip light time set of tracks October 11-12.  -
LRK -
Starting out at something less than 8 watts transmitted power, and = at
80 AU away, there is practically no energy coming to the 70 meter =
antenna at the Deep Space Network (DSN) tracking station in Spain. -LRK -

It takes a cryogenic cooled front end at the first stage = of
amplification to amplify this weak signal without upping the noise=
too. - LRK -
 
http://spaceprojects.arc.n= asa.gov/Space_Projects/pioneer/PNhome.html
http://spaceprojects.arc.na= sa.gov/Space_Projects/pioneer/PNStat.html
http://deepspace.jpl.nasa.go= v/dsn/antennas/70m.html
http://deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov/dsn/gallery/inde= x.html

With evermore missions to space being supported by the DSN,= finding
time on a the tracking schedule is a work of art.  The = folks at JPL
are juggling many requests and will really be busy with = the new
missions coming up in the next few years.  - LRK -
=
 
http://rapweb.jpl.nasa.gov/geninfo.htm
http://rapweb.jpl.nasa.gov/p= lanning.htm
 
----
DSN User Mission Set= s, Implementation Dates, Antennas and Frequency
Capabilities, &n= bsp;           &nb= sp;           &nbs= p;  and Major Downtimes Schedule.
----
There are a number of p= df files on the above link and if you want to
know what is being plan= ned for the upcoming years you might like to
spend some time with the= m.  :-) - LRK -

Read the minutes of the meetings Joint Users = Resource Allocation
Planning Committee (JURAP). - LRK -
&n= bsp;
http://rapweb.jpl.nasa.gov/jurap.htm
http://rapweb.jpl.nasa.gov/ju= rap/jurap200207.pdf
 
To see Bob Ryan's Pi= oneer 10 report to the JURAP just click on the
Pioneer 10 tab in the = pdf index column. (You might be interested in
other spacecraft  = in the report as well. :-) - LRK -

Enjoy.

Larry
=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2002 00:12:02 -0500
Subject: Space= Power
To: "NASA Science News" <snglist@LYRIS.msfc.nasa.gov>
= From: NASA Science News <snglist@LYRIS.msfc.nasa.gov>

List-S= ubscribe: <mailto:subscribe-snglist@snglist.msfc.nasa.gov>

N= ASA Science News for September 3, 2002

This month Science@NASA wil= l publish a series of stories about the
technology of space exploratio= n--and what advances in technology are
needed to send human and roboti= c explorers across the solar system.
Today's installment, the first, i= s about space power.

FULL STORY at

http://science.nasa.gov/= headlines/y2002/03sept_spacepower.htm?list500796

snip

Tell = a kid you know about NASA Kids Club -- they collect virtual
trading c= ards, trade them online, have their own e-mail account, and
participa= te in great learning activities for extra club points. Go to
http://k= ids.msfc.nasa.gov/Club/Login/SignUp.asp?sng for more info.

snip
Home page: http://science.nasa.gov

=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<= BR>WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK
=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
--
Larry R. Kellogg
lkellogg@mail.arc.nasa.g= ov
http://spaceprojects.arc.nasa.gov/Space_Projects/faq.html
http:/= /spaceprojects.arc.nasa.gov/Space_Projects/questions.html
http://space= projects.arc.nasa.gov/Space_Projects/SFDivision/index.html
------=_NextPart_001_0010_01C25422.70894220-- From owner-public@setileague.org Thu Sep 5 07:16:56 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g85EGs3m016340; Thu, 5 Sep 2002 07:16:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id KAA07548 for public-list; Thu, 5 Sep 2002 10:07:31 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe50.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.32.130]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA07544 for ; Thu, 5 Sep 2002 10:07:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 5 Sep 2002 07:06:57 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.169.147] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Subject: SETI public: Fw: Red Alert -- 2002 DPS meeting abstracts available! Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 10:06:42 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0004_01C254C3.EF060420" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 05 Sep 2002 14:06:57.0197 (UTC) FILETIME=[7ED5A5D0:01C254E5] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_0004_01C254C3.EF060420 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce Moomaw Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 6:27 AM To: planetary_sciences@yahoogroups.com Cc: ISSDG; Jupiter List; Europa Icepick Subject: Red Alert -- 2002 DPS meeting abstracts available! ...at http://www.aas.org/publications/baas/v34n3/dps2002/SL.htm . I just discovered them a few minutes ago and have barely started to read them; b= ut already I've discovered some lulus -- including one stating that the THEM= IS on Mars Odyssey is starting to detect genuine composition differences on Mars' surface with a scale of several hundred meters; 2 more confirming t= hat Odyssey is detecting more water ice as the frozen CO2 northern polar cap sublimates from above it; at least 2 papers on Ed Kite's question regardi= ng the tendency of giant exoplanets' moons to wander away as the giant plane= ts migrate closer to their stars; one on the first radar detection of Iapetu= s; a good description of the "Naiades" Mars Scout proposal; and a piece by T= om Spilker saying that it may be hard to fit the proposed "Jupiter Polar Orbiter with Probes" mission into a New Frontiers mission budget. =3D=3D You are subscribed to the Europa Icepick mailing list: europa@klx.com Project information and list (un)subscribe info: http://klx.com/europa/ ------=_NextPart_001_0004_01C254C3.EF060420 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
<= DIV> 
=
----- Original Message -----
From: Bruce Moomaw
Sent: Thursda= y, September 05, 2002 6:27 AM
To= : planetary_sciences@yahoogroups.com
Cc: ISSDG; Jupiter List; Europa Icepick
Subject: Red Alert -- 2002 DPS meeting abstracts= available!
 

...at http://www.aas.org/publicati= ons/baas/v34n3/dps2002/SL.htm .  I just
discovered them a few min= utes ago and have barely started to read them; but
already I've discov= ered some lulus -- including one stating that the THEMIS
on Mars Odyss= ey is starting to detect genuine composition differences on
Mars' surf= ace with a scale of several hundred meters; 2 more confirming that
Ody= ssey is detecting more water ice as the frozen CO2 northern polar cap
= sublimates from above it; at least 2 papers on Ed Kite's question regardi= ng
the tendency of giant exoplanets' moons to wander away as the giant= planets
migrate closer to their stars; one on the first radar detecti= on of Iapetus;
a good description of the "Naiades" Mars Scout proposal= ; and a piece by Tom
Spilker saying that it may be hard to fit the pro= posed "Jupiter Polar
Orbiter with Probes" mission into a New Frontiers= mission budget.

=3D=3D
You are subscribed to the Europa Icepic= k mailing list:   europa@klx.com
Project information and lis= t (un)subscribe info: http://klx.com/europa/
------=_NextPart_001_0004_01C254C3.EF060420-- From owner-public@setileague.org Thu Sep 5 09:50:36 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g85GoX3m005238; Thu, 5 Sep 2002 09:50:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id MAA07839 for public-list; Thu, 5 Sep 2002 12:33:52 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe112.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.33.105]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA07827; Thu, 5 Sep 2002 12:32:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 5 Sep 2002 09:31:31 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.170.66] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "BioAstro" Cc: "setipublic" Subject: SETI public: Not an Exoplanet After All Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 12:31:20 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0007_01C254D8.235AFD70" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 05 Sep 2002 16:31:31.0397 (UTC) FILETIME=[B10F8750:01C254F9] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_0007_01C254D8.235AFD70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable No Planet at All: Star Fools Astronomers, Who See Spots http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/astronomy/planet_problem_020905.htm= l A presumed planet orbiting another star has been determined not to exist,= possibly calling into question a small number of other discoveries of pl= anets around other stars. ------=_NextPart_001_0007_01C254D8.235AFD70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
No Planet at A= ll: Star Fools Astronomers, Who See Spots
http://www.space= .com/scienceastronomy/astronomy/planet_problem_020905.html

A presu= med planet orbiting another star has been determined not to exist, possib= ly calling into question a small number of other discoveries of planets a= round other stars.

------=_NextPart_001_0007_01C254D8.235AFD70-- From owner-public@setileague.org Thu Sep 5 14:39:06 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g85Ld43m030810; Thu, 5 Sep 2002 14:39:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id RAA08314 for public-list; Thu, 5 Sep 2002 17:30:20 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe140.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.33.133]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id RAA08307; Thu, 5 Sep 2002 17:30:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 5 Sep 2002 14:29:43 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.171.242] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Cc: "BioAstro" Subject: SETI public: Fw: With no warning--auroras! Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 17:29:30 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0000_01C25501.CAF81760" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 05 Sep 2002 21:29:43.0800 (UTC) FILETIME=[59C38F80:01C25523] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C25501.CAF81760 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" ----- Original Message ----- From: SpaceWeather.com Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 2:44 PM To: SpaceWeather.com Subject: With no warning--auroras! Space Weather News for Sept. 5, 2002 http://www.spaceweather.com It was a typical night for Alaska. The sky was filled with auroras; intense waves of red and green and violet light shimmered hypnotically overhead. But it wasn't Alaska. It was Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, Washington and other continental US states, where surprised sky watchers saw Alaska-style auroras just yesterday. An unexpected geomagnetic storm ignited auroras over Europe, much of Canada and the United States on Sept. 3rd and 4th. Visit spaceweather.com to learn more about the storm and to see pictures of the auroras. ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C25501.CAF81760 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
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----- Original Message -----
From: SpaceWeather.com=
Sent: Thursday, September 0= 5, 2002 2:44 PM
To: SpaceWea= ther.com
Subject: With no wa= rning--auroras!
 
Space Weather News for Sept. 5, 20= 02
http://www.spaceweather.com

It was a typical night for Alask= a. The sky was filled with auroras;
intense waves of red and green and= violet light shimmered hypnotically
overhead.

But it wasn't Al= aska. 

It was Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, Washington and othe= r continental US
states, where surprised sky watchers saw Alaska-style= auroras just
yesterday.  An unexpected geomagnetic storm ignited= auroras over Europe,
much of Canada and the United States on Sept. 3r= d and 4th.  Visit
spaceweather.com to learn more about the storm = and to see pictures of the
auroras.

------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C25501.CAF81760-- From owner-public@setileague.org Fri Sep 6 10:33:07 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g86HX53m031716; Fri, 6 Sep 2002 10:33:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id NAA09912 for public-list; Fri, 6 Sep 2002 13:21:09 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe95.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.33.237]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id NAA09908; Fri, 6 Sep 2002 13:21:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 6 Sep 2002 10:20:35 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.170.94] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Cc: "BioAstro" Subject: SETI public: Preview of upcoming interstellar solar sail mission Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 13:20:19 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0001_01C255A8.2598C1F0" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Sep 2002 17:20:35.0800 (UTC) FILETIME=[B6798580:01C255C9] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_0001_01C255A8.2598C1F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" 20 year anniversary of the Conestoga, preview of the solar sail http://www.spaceref.com/calendar/calendar.html?pid=1714 Public Lectures: Excitement of Voyager Discoveries http://www.spaceref.com/calendar/calendar.html?pid=1710 ------=_NextPart_001_0001_01C255A8.2598C1F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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------=_NextPart_001_0001_01C255A8.2598C1F0-- From owner-public@setileague.org Fri Sep 6 11:13:35 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g86IDX3m022115; Fri, 6 Sep 2002 11:13:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id OAA10071 for public-list; Fri, 6 Sep 2002 14:01:11 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe141.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.33.134]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id OAA10067; Fri, 6 Sep 2002 14:01:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 6 Sep 2002 11:00:36 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.170.94] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Cc: "BioAstro" Subject: SETI public: Ferris Honors Amateur Astronomers Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 14:00:18 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_000C_01C255AD.BBA4AD30" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Sep 2002 18:00:36.0652 (UTC) FILETIME=[4D7E76C0:01C255CF] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_000C_01C255AD.BBA4AD30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable SEEING IN THE DARK =20 >From The Christian Science Monitor, 5 September 2002 http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0905/p20s01-bogn.html SEEING IN THE DARK: How Backyard Stargazers Are Probing Deep Space and Guarding Earth from Interplanetary Peril By Timothy Ferris Simon & Schuster 379 pp., $26 =20 By Jim Bencivenga =20 Do you think about the stars when the sun is out? If so, you'll find your head in the heavens when your eyes are in this book. =20 And because Timothy Ferris writes knowledgeably and beautifully, "Seeing = in the Dark" is also for anyone else who's the least curious about what we s= ee when we look up at the night sky. This is nothing new for Ferris. He's been illuminating in numerous books = and articles, most notably, "Coming of Age in the Milky Way," and "The Whole Shebang." As always, he brings the cosmic down to earth. This time, he explains the 20th-century revolution in spectroscopic analysis of very distant light f= rom celestial bodies through the personal experiences of hundreds of astronomers, mostly amateurs. Since most people don't know advanced calculus and quantum mechanics, the minibiographies provide a clear line of sight on the implications of thes= e new discoveries. The experience is like gazing at the Perseid meteor shower in summer. At first, the meteors are quite visible and just seeing them is enough. But then the imagination asks: Where did they come from? What are they made o= f? How did someone know they would arrive at just this time and in just this place out of the vastness of the cosmos? Starting from planet Earth and extending out to the limits of the visible universe, Ferris launches into the night - from light cast by a full moon inside a drop of water on a Florida beach to photons that travel 14 billi= on light-years before imprinting in the midnight darkness of our skulls. He = has us look through the eyes of others to feel at home in our universe with i= ts more than 100 billion galaxies, each with its billions of stars. Ferris records the role of amateur astronomers from the ancient Greeks, through the advent of the telescope in the 16th century, to the present. = He establishes their past and present contributions to the field of astronom= y in an age when images from the $12 billion orbiting Hubble telescope woul= d predominate. He marvels at insights gained from their individual and collective curiosity. Both together and apart, they represent the innate nature of human beings to ask why. Through them, he is able to explain, or at least intelligibly introduce, concepts as varied as the northern lights and bla= ck holes. If Ferris makes one point, he makes it again and again: Don't overlook "t= he backyard stargazer who searches with a telescope for previously undiscove= red asteroids and comets." These thought adventurers gazing up at the night sky from backyards all o= ver the world are "simultaneously engaged in two missions - a study of our origins and a reconnaissance that just might bear on our survival." The stories, interests, and passions of these amateurs set "Seeing in the Dark," apart from the familiar orbit of astronomy texts. Such interesting lives create a gravitational pull that captivates anyone with a trace of scientific curiosity. The band of characters Ferris fixes on queried the distant lights of the heavens. Educated or uneducated, rich or poor, whether they built their o= wn telescope or had one built for them, these stargazers appear in their element, at the end of a telescope. Amateurs like David Levy, Lubos Kohoutek, and Thomas Bopp have comets bearing their names as a reward for their efforts. Most labor in anonymit= y. Alan Hale (he put the Hale in the Hale-Bopp comet), and Edward Emerson Barnard (of Barnard's star fame) are amateurs who crossed over to become professional astronomers. Born in Tennessee in 1857 and river-mud-poor Barnard literally dived into the Mississippi during the Civil War, foraging for food in sunken ships. Though he was illiterate and fatherless, his curiosity eventually led him heavenward where he made radical discoveries in the field of dark nebula. This is not a book one sits down and reads from cover to cover. Best to t= ake it chapter by chapter, as if savoring constellation by constellation a star-studded night in the high desert of New Mexico. You don't have to le= ave the backyard of your imagination to appreciate the star furnace in the Or= ion Nebula, the counterspinning movements in the Virgo cluster, or an asteroi= d passing in front of the planet Neptune. Since Einstein, physics has become cosmology and cosmology has become physics. The rise of relativity theory and quantum mechanics, accompanied= by a technological revolution in instrumentation, created information out of not only visible light, but also radio waves and microwaves, infrared and ultraviolet light, and X-ray and gamma rays. This opened humanity's eyes = to a whole new universe. When looking into the farthest, darkest, invisible regions of the cosmos, Ferris helps us do so from our own backyard, with others. * Jim Bencivenga is the organizer of the Monitor's Web discussion groups. Copyright 2002, The Christian Science Monitor =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D * LETTERS TO THE MODERATOR * =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D (7) 9/11 >From Sir Arthur C Clarke @sri.lanka =20 Now that the countdown has started, I'd like to remind everyone that it's almost 30 years since I chose Sept 11 for the greatest catastrophe in history, with a comet impact on Italy (the opening of , 1973) Moreover, in the same Chapter 1 I proposed the name SPACEGUARD, which has now been widely accepted. =20 For once, I hope to be a bad prophet! Best Wishes, Arthur Clarke 4 Sept 2002 (7 to go....) =20 ------=_NextPart_001_000C_01C255AD.BBA4AD30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
SEEING IN THE = DARK

From The Christian Science Monitor, 5 September 2002
<= DIV>
h= ttp://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0905/p20s01-bogn.html

SEEING IN T= HE DARK:
How Backyard Stargazers Are Probing Deep Space and Guarding E= arth from
Interplanetary Peril

By Timothy Ferris
Simon & Schuster
379 pp., $26

By Jim Bencivenga <= BR>
Do you think about the stars when the sun is out? If so, you'll fi= nd your
head in the heavens when your eyes are in this book.

A= nd because Timothy Ferris writes knowledgeably and beautifully, "Seeing i= n
the Dark" is also for anyone else who's the least curious about what= we see
when we look up at the night sky.

This is nothing new f= or Ferris. He's been illuminating in numerous books and
articles, most= notably, "Coming of Age in the Milky Way," and "The Whole
Shebang."
As always, he brings the cosmic down to earth. This time, he explai= ns the
20th-century revolution in spectroscopic analysis of very dista= nt light from
celestial bodies through the personal experiences of hun= dreds of
astronomers, mostly amateurs.

Since most people don't = know advanced calculus and quantum mechanics, the
minibiographies prov= ide a clear line of sight on the implications of these
new discoveries= .

The experience is like gazing at the Perseid meteor shower in su= mmer. At
first, the meteors are quite visible and just seeing them is = enough. But
then the imagination asks: Where did they come from? What = are they made of?
How did someone know they would arrive at just this = time and in just this
place out of the vastness of the cosmos?

= Starting from planet Earth and extending out to the limits of the visible=
universe, Ferris launches into the night - from light cast by a full = moon
inside a drop of water on a Florida beach to photons that travel = 14 billion
light-years before imprinting in the midnight darkness of o= ur skulls. He has
us look through the eyes of others to feel at home i= n our universe with its
more than 100 billion galaxies, each with its = billions of stars.

Ferris records the role of amateur astronomers = from the ancient Greeks,
through the advent of the telescope in the 16= th century, to the present. He
establishes their past and present cont= ributions to the field of astronomy
in an age when images from the $12= billion orbiting Hubble telescope would
predominate.

He marvel= s at insights gained from their individual and collective
curiosity. B= oth together and apart, they represent the innate nature of
human bein= gs to ask why. Through them, he is able to explain, or at least
intell= igibly introduce, concepts as varied as the northern lights and black
= holes.

If Ferris makes one point, he makes it again and again: Don= 't overlook "the
backyard stargazer who searches with a telescope for = previously undiscovered
asteroids and comets."

These thought ad= venturers gazing up at the night sky from backyards all over
the world= are "simultaneously engaged in two missions - a study of our
origins = and a reconnaissance that just might bear on our survival."

The st= ories, interests, and passions of these amateurs set "Seeing in the
Da= rk," apart from the familiar orbit of astronomy texts. Such interestinglives create a gravitational pull that captivates anyone with a trace o= f
scientific curiosity.

The band of characters Ferris fixes on = queried the distant lights of the
heavens. Educated or uneducated, ric= h or poor, whether they built their own
telescope or had one built for= them, these stargazers appear in their
element, at the end of a teles= cope.

Amateurs like David Levy, Lubos Kohoutek, and Thomas Bopp ha= ve comets
bearing their names as a reward for their efforts. Most labo= r in anonymity.
Alan Hale (he put the Hale in the Hale-Bopp comet), an= d Edward Emerson
Barnard (of Barnard's star fame) are amateurs who cro= ssed over to become
professional astronomers.

Born in Tennessee= in 1857 and river-mud-poor Barnard literally dived into
the Mississip= pi during the Civil War, foraging for food in sunken ships.
Though he = was illiterate and fatherless, his curiosity eventually led him
heaven= ward where he made radical discoveries in the field of dark nebula.
This is not a book one sits down and reads from cover to cover. Best to= take
it chapter by chapter, as if savoring constellation by constella= tion a
star-studded night in the high desert of New Mexico. You don't = have to leave
the backyard of your imagination to appreciate the star = furnace in the Orion
Nebula, the counterspinning movements in the Virg= o cluster, or an asteroid
passing in front of the planet Neptune.
<= BR>Since Einstein, physics has become cosmology and cosmology has become<= BR>physics. The rise of relativity theory and quantum mechanics, accompan= ied by
a technological revolution in instrumentation, created informat= ion out of
not only visible light, but also radio waves and microwaves= , infrared and
ultraviolet light, and X-ray and gamma rays. This opene= d humanity's eyes to
a whole new universe.

When looking into th= e farthest, darkest, invisible regions of the cosmos,
Ferris helps us = do so from our own backyard, with others.

* Jim Bencivenga is the = organizer of the Monitor's Web discussion groups.

Copyright 2002,&= nbsp; The Christian Science Monitor

=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
* L= ETTERS TO THE MODERATOR *
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

(7) 9/11

From Sir A= rthur C Clarke @sri.lanka

Now that the countdown has started, I'd= like to remind everyone that it's
almost 30 years since I chose Sept = 11 for the greatest catastrophe in
history, with a comet impact on Ita= ly (the opening of <Rendezvous With
Rama>, 1973)

Moreover= , in the same Chapter 1 I proposed the name SPACEGUARD, which has
now = been widely accepted.

For once, I hope to be a bad prophet!
            = ;    Best Wishes,

     &nb= sp;           &nbs= p;      Arthur Clarke    &nb= sp; 4 Sept 2002     (7 to go....)

 
------=_NextPart_001_000C_01C255AD.BBA4AD30-- From owner-public@setileague.org Fri Sep 6 16:55:59 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g86Ntv3m006747; Fri, 6 Sep 2002 16:55:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id TAA10687 for public-list; Fri, 6 Sep 2002 19:47:16 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe143.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.33.136]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id TAA10683 for ; Fri, 6 Sep 2002 19:47:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 6 Sep 2002 16:46:42 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.171.178] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Subject: SETI public: Fw: RUNNEGAR TO LEAD NASA ASTROBIOLOGY INSTITUTE Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 19:46:15 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0014_01C255DE.0F894430" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Sep 2002 23:46:42.0488 (UTC) FILETIME=[A6E59380:01C255FF] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_0014_01C255DE.0F894430 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" ----- Original Message ----- From: NASANEWS@mail.arc.nasa.gov Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 7:42 PM To: ames-releases@lists.arc.nasa.gov Subject: RUNNEGAR TO LEAD NASA ASTROBIOLOGY INSTITUTE Kathleen Burton Sept. 6, 2002 NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. Phone: 650/604-1731 or 604-9000 e-mail: kburton@mail.arc.nasa.gov RELEASE: 02-100AR RUNNEGAR TO LEAD NASA ASTROBIOLOGY INSTITUTE NASA today announced that it has selected Dr. Bruce Runnegar of the University of California, Los Angeles, as the next director of NASA's Astrobiology Institute (NAI). He succeeds Nobel Laureate Dr. Baruch S. Blumberg, who last year declared his intention to step down from the position. Runnegar currently is a professor in UCLA's Department of Earth and Space Sciences and the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP). For the past four years, he also has served as the Director of the IGPP's Center for Astrobiology, one of the 11 original lead teams of the Astrobiology Institute. Educated in Australia at the University of Queensland, Runnegar became a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1987. "Dr. Runnegar is an internationally recognized paleontologist and astrobiologist whose breadth of knowledge and excellence in research and teaching are respected throughout the scientific and academic communities," said Dr. Henry McDonald, Director of NASA Ames Research Center, in California's Silicon Valley. "We enthusiastically welcome him." "I am impressed as much with Dr. Runnegar's credentials and experience, as with his vision for the role the NASA Astrobiology Institute could play in meshing leading-edge research directions with NASA's unique exploration opportunities," said NASA Senior Scientist for Astrobiology, Dr. Michael Meyer. As director of the Institute, Runnegar will lead the consortium in its efforts to answer the three big questions central to astrobiology: How does life begin and evolve? Does life exist elsewhere? What is life's future on Earth and beyond? "The answers to these questions will not come quickly," said Runnegar. "That's why NASA needs to attract bright young people to the field of astrobiology." Part of his role, Runnegar said, will be to develop educational opportunities in parallel with new astrobiology science objectives. "Dr. Runnegar's appointment represents another major step in the evolution of the Astrobiology Institute and the work that it sponsors," said G. Scott Hubbard, NASA Ames Deputy Director for Research. "Runnegar's long-established leadership in the field will provide the NAI with continuing momentum and research growth." Established in July 1998, the NAI is a virtual organization composed of NASA field centers, universities and research organizations that collaborate to study the origin, evolution, distribution and future of life in the universe. The Institute brings together astronomers, biologists, chemists, geologists, paleontologists, physicists and planetary scientists. It comprises 15 lead teams selected from competitive, peer-reviewed proposals submitted in response to NASA Cooperative Agreement Notices or CANs. Leadership of the Institute, the Director's office and associated staff are located at NASA Ames. NAI's first director was G. Scott Hubbard, followed by Blumberg in 1999. "Good things come in threes," said NAI Deputy Director Dr. Rosalind Grymes. "In the next several months, the NAI will release its third call for collaborative research grants, hold its third general members' meeting and welcome its third director." Runnegar and his wife, Maria, a biochemist at the University of Southern California, have one daughter, who is a lawyer in Brisbane, Australia. He enjoys geological fieldwork, old furniture and botanical gardens. The NAI currently has 15 member institutions: Arizona State University, Tempe; University of Colorado, Boulder; University of Washington, Seattle; NASA Ames Research Center; Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, Calif.; University of Rhode Island; Pennsylvania State University; Harvard University; University of California, Los Angeles; Michigan State University; Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Mass.; Carnegie Institution of Washington; NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston; and two research teams located at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. For additional information about the NASA Astrobiology Institute see: http://nai.arc.nasa.gov - end - To receive Ames news releases, send an email with the word "subscribe" in the subject line to: ames-releases-request@lists.arc.nasa.gov. To unsubscribe, send an email to the same address with "unsubscribe" in the subject line. 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----- Original Message -----
From: NASANEWS@mail.arc.nasa.gov
Sen= t: Friday, September 06, 2002 7:42 PM
To: ames-releases@lists.arc.nasa.gov
Subject: RUNNEGAR TO LEAD NASA ASTROBIOLOGY INSTIT= UTE
 
Kathleen Burton
Sept.  6, 2002
NAS= A Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
Phone: 650/604-1731 or 6= 04-9000
e-mail: kburton@mail.arc.nasa.gov

RELEASE: 02-100AR&nbs= p; 
RUNNEGAR TO LEAD NASA ASTROBIOLOGY INSTITUTE

NASA tod= ay announced that it has selected Dr. Bruce Runnegar of the
Universit= y of California, Los Angeles, as the next director of NASA's
Astrobio= logy Institute (NAI).  He succeeds Nobel Laureate Dr. Baruch
S. = Blumberg, who last year declared his intention to step down from
the = position.

Runnegar currently is a professor in UCLA's Department o= f Earth and
Space Sciences and the Institute of Geophysics and Planet= ary Physics
(IGPP). For the past four years, he also has served as th= e Director
of the IGPP's Center for Astrobiology, one of the 11 origi= nal lead
teams of the Astrobiology Institute.  Educated in Austr= alia at the
University of Queensland, Runnegar became a Fellow of the= Australian
Academy of Science in 1987.

"Dr. Runnegar is an in= ternationally recognized paleontologist and
astrobiologist whose brea= dth of knowledge and excellence in research
and teaching are respecte= d throughout the scientific and academic
communities," said Dr. Henry= McDonald, Director of NASA Ames Research
Center, in California's Sil= icon Valley.  "We enthusiastically welcome
him."

"I am im= pressed as much with Dr. Runnegar's credentials and
experience, as wi= th his vision for the role the NASA Astrobiology
Institute could play= in meshing leading-edge research directions with
NASA's unique explo= ration opportunities," said NASA Senior Scientist
for Astrobiology, D= r. Michael Meyer.

As director of the Institute, Runnegar will lead= the consortium in
its efforts to answer the three big questions cent= ral to
astrobiology: How does life begin and evolve? Does life exist =
elsewhere? What is life's future on Earth and beyond? "The answers to=
these questions will not come quickly," said Runnegar. "That's why <= BR>NASA needs to attract bright young people to the field of
astrobio= logy."  Part of his role, Runnegar said, will be to develop
educ= ational opportunities in parallel with new astrobiology science
objec= tives.

"Dr. Runnegar's appointment represents another major step i= n the
evolution of the Astrobiology Institute and the work that it sponsors," said G. Scott Hubbard, NASA Ames Deputy Director for
Res= earch.  "Runnegar's long-established leadership in the field will provide the NAI with continuing momentum and research growth."

E= stablished in July 1998, the NAI is a virtual organization composed
o= f NASA field centers, universities and research organizations that
co= llaborate to study the origin, evolution, distribution and future
of = life in the universe.  The Institute brings together astronomers, biologists, chemists, geologists, paleontologists, physicists and
p= lanetary scientists. It comprises 15 lead teams selected from
competi= tive, peer-reviewed proposals submitted in response to NASA
Cooperati= ve Agreement Notices or CANs.  Leadership of the Institute,
the = Director's office and associated staff are located at NASA Ames.
NAI'= s first director was G. Scott Hubbard, followed by Blumberg in
1999.<= BR>
"Good things come in threes," said NAI Deputy Director Dr. Rosalin= d
Grymes. "In the next several months, the NAI will release its third=
call for collaborative research grants, hold its third general
m= embers' meeting and welcome its third director."

Runnegar and his = wife, Maria, a biochemist at the University of
Southern California, h= ave one daughter, who is a lawyer in Brisbane,
Australia. He enjoys g= eological fieldwork, old furniture and
botanical gardens.

The = NAI currently has 15 member institutions: Arizona State
University, T= empe; University of Colorado, Boulder; University of
Washington, Seat= tle; NASA Ames Research Center; Scripps Research
Institute, La Jolla,= Calif.; University of Rhode Island; Pennsylvania
State University; H= arvard University; University of California, Los
Angeles; Michigan St= ate University; Marine Biological Laboratory,
Woods Hole, Mass.; Carn= egie Institution of Washington; NASA Johnson
Space Center, Houston; a= nd two research teams located at the NASA Jet
Propulsion Laboratory, = Pasadena, Calif.

For additional information about the NASA Astrobi= ology Institute see:
http://nai.arc.nasa.gov

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------=_NextPart_001_0014_01C255DE.0F894430-- From owner-public@setileague.org Sat Sep 7 20:09:34 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g8839R3m028258; Sat, 7 Sep 2002 20:09:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id XAA12790 for public-list; Sat, 7 Sep 2002 23:02:34 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe59.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.33.201]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id XAA12786; Sat, 7 Sep 2002 23:02:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sat, 7 Sep 2002 20:01:59 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.171.119] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Cc: "BioAstro" Subject: SETI public: Fw: AstroAlert: Aurora Warning for Middle Latitudes - 07 Sept Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2002 23:01:24 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0001_01C256C2.7D84E220" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 08 Sep 2002 03:01:59.0842 (UTC) FILETIME=[1965A820:01C256E4] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_0001_01C256C2.7D84E220 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message ----- From: Cary Oler Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 2:00 PM To: sun-earth@SkyandTelescope.com Subject: AstroAlert: Aurora Warning for Middle Latitudes - 07 Sept =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D This Is SKY & TELESCOPE's AstroAlert for Sun-Earth Interactions =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D A s t r o A l e r t Sun-Earth Alert Solar Terrestrial Dispatch http://www.spacew.com/astroalert.html 07 September 2002 MIDDLE LATITUDE AURORAL ACTIVITY WARNING - 07 SEPTEMBER A powerful and high velocity coronal mass ejection was observed on 0= 5 September that involved the violent ejection of a solar filament (a strin= g of cooler gas suspended above the surface of the Sun). The ejection resulted= in a high velocity CME travelling near 1700 km/sec toward the southeast of t= he Earth. However, a portion of the CME was also Earthward directed. The leading edge of this coronal mass ejection was observed impactin= g the Earth near 16:37 UTC on 07 September (12:37 pm EDT). This disturbance= has the potential to drive moderate to strong levels of auroral storming over= the high latitude regions. Middle latitude observers are also expected to obs= erve some of the activity, particularly observers in Europe and north to centr= al Russia where the timing of the arrival of this disturbance will probably = be best for them. There is debate as to whether the disturbance will last lo= ng enough to produce visible activity by the time night falls for North Amer= ica. Nevertheless, observers are encouraged to keep a close eye on the sky and current conditions. Current sighting reports are available at: http://www.spacew.com/www/auroras.html Current discussion of activity and the latest forecast notes are at: http://www.spacew.com/aurora/forum.html *NEW* A new real-time image publishing server is now operational that will permit people to publish images of astronomical or aurora events within 1= to 2 minutes of submitting them. This is an ideal avenue to publish images o= f observed activity in near real-time so others can see what you are seeing= , or to showcase your own images in real-time. Details and instructions on how= to use the new service are available at: http://www.spacew.com/gallery/help.= html. The Gallery itself can be found at: http://www.spacew.com/gallery The official mid-latitude auroral activity warning report is include= d below: /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ MIDDLE LATITUDE AURORAL ACTIVITY WARNING UPDATED: 16:30 UTC, 07 SEPTEMBER 2002 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ *** DISTURBANCE ARRIVAL ALERT *** *** POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO HIGH ACTIVITY EXISTS *** For North Americans, begin watching TONIGHT, the evening of 07 Septembe= r. VALID BEGINNING AT: EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY VALID UNTIL: 19:00 UTC ON 08 SEPTEMBER HIGH RISK PERIOD: 07 SEPTEMBER (UTC DAYS) MODERATE RISK PERIOD: 07 - 08 SEPTEMBER PREDICTED ACTIVITY INDICES: 35, 20, 12, 12 (07 SEP - 10 SEP) POTENTIAL MAGNITUDE OF MIDDLE LATITUDE AURORAL ACTIVITY: MODERATE TO HIGH POTENTIAL DURATION OF THIS ACTIVITY: MAIN BELT =3D 12 TO 18 HOURS MINOR BELT =3D 18 TO 24 HOURS ESTIMATED OPTIMUM OBSERVING CONDITIONS: NEAR LOCAL MIDNIGHT EXPECTED LUNAR INTERFERENCE: NONE OVERALL OPPORTUNITY FOR OBSERVATIONS FROM MIDDLE LATITUDES: FAIR TO GOOD AURORAL ACTIVITY *MAY* BE OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY NORTH OF A LINE FROM... OREGON TO SOUTHERN IDAHO TO EXTREME NORTHERN UTAH TO SOUTHERN WYOMING = TO NEBRASKA TO IOWA TO NORTHERN ILLINOIS TO INDIANA TO OHIO TO NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND. ACTIVITY *MAY* ALSO BE OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY NORTH OF A LINE FROM... EXTREME NORTHERN FRANCE TO BELGIUM TO CENTRAL GERMANY TO CENTRAL POLAN= D TO BELARUS TO CENTRAL RUSSIA. SYNOPSIS... A moderately strong interplanetary shock was observed passing the AC= E spacecraft near 16:18 UTC (12:18 pm EDT) on 07 September. The disturbance= has good characteristics that are expected to help drive periods of intensifi= ed auroral storm activity. Middle latitude observers are encouraged to keep = a close eye on conditions. European and Russian observers will be optimally placed for observing activity. There is some doubt as to whethe= r the activity will remain strong enough to permit widespread middle latitu= de sightings by the time North America sees darkness. Keep a close eye on current conditions by visiting: http://www.spacew.com/aurora/forum.html a= nd http://www.spacew.com/www/auroras.html where reports of activity will be displayed. The new phase of the moon will allow unrestricted and optimal observations of activity under dark skies - ideal conditions for observin= g the intricate details of auroral activity. This warning will remain in effect until 19:00 UTC on 08 September. = It will then be updated or allowed to expire. Please note that a new real-time aurora image gallery is available f= or public use at: http://www.spacew.com/gallery. This service is capable of publishing imagery within 1 to 2 minutes of the receipt of the images. As= a result, it is an ideal way for people to show others what they are seeing= . If you have a digital camera and are able to take a snapshot of auroral activity, send your image to the gallery so other's who may be less fortu= nate can observe what you are seeing. If you are taking pictures with film, pl= ease feel free to submit your images after you have developed your film. For help and instructions on how to use the service, go to: http://www.spacew.com/help.html PLEASE REPORT OBSERVATIONS OF AURORAL ACTIVITY TO: http://www.spacew.com/submitsighting.html CURRENT REPORTED SIGHTINGS OF ACTIVITY MAY BE FOUND AT: http://www.spacew.com/www/auroras.html CURRENT GALLERY OF ASTRONOMICAL AND AURORA IMAGES: http://www.spacew.com/gallery ** End of the AstroAlert Bulletin ** =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D AstroAlert is a free service of SKY & TELESCOPE, the Essential Magazine of Astronomy (http://SkyandTelescope.com/). This e-mail was sent to AstroAlert subscribers. 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----- Original Message -----
From: Cary Oler
Sent: Saturday, = September 07, 2002 2:00 PM
To: sun-earth@SkyandTelescope.com
Subject: AstroAlert: Aurora Warning for Middle Latitudes - 07 Sept
 
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= This Is SKY & TELESCOPE's AstroAlert for Sun-Earth Interactions
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    = ;            =              = A s t r o  A l e r t
       &n= bsp;           &nb= sp;           Sun-Earth= Alert

          = ;            =     Solar Terrestrial Dispatch
    =             &= nbsp;   http://www.spacew.com/astroalert.html

 &nbs= p;            = ;            =     07 September 2002

MIDDLE LATITUDE AURORAL ACTIV= ITY WARNING - 07 SEPTEMBER

     A powerful and= high velocity coronal mass ejection was observed on 05
September that= involved the violent ejection of a solar filament (a string of
cooler= gas suspended above the surface of the Sun). The ejection resulted ina high velocity CME travelling near 1700 km/sec toward the southeast of = the
Earth. However, a portion of the CME was also Earthward directed.<= BR>
     The leading edge of this coronal mass eje= ction was observed impacting
the Earth near 16:37 UTC on 07 September = (12:37 pm EDT). This disturbance has
the potential to drive moderate t= o strong levels of auroral storming over the
high latitude regions. Mi= ddle latitude observers are also expected to observe
some of the activ= ity, particularly observers in Europe and north to central
Russia wher= e the timing of the arrival of this disturbance will probably be
best = for them. There is debate as to whether the disturbance will last longenough to produce visible activity by the time night falls for North Ame= rica.
Nevertheless, observers are encouraged to keep a close eye on th= e sky and
current conditions.

     Current = sighting reports are available at:
http://www.spacew.com/www/auroras.h= tml

     Current discussion of activity and th= e latest forecast notes are at:
http://www.spacew.com/aurora/forum.htm= l

     *NEW*
     A new= real-time image publishing server is now operational that will
permit= people to publish images of astronomical or aurora events within 1 to2 minutes of submitting them. This is an ideal avenue to publish images = of
observed activity in near real-time so others can see what you are = seeing, or
to showcase your own images in real-time. Details and instr= uctions on how to
use the new service are available at: http://www.spa= cew.com/gallery/help.html.

     The Gallery it= self can be found at:
http://www.spacew.com/gallery

  = ;   The official mid-latitude auroral activity warning report i= s included
below:

       &nb= sp;        /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/= \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\

       &nbs= p;           MIDDLE LAT= ITUDE AURORAL ACTIVITY WARNING

      = ;            =   UPDATED: 16:30 UTC, 07 SEPTEMBER 2002

   &nb= sp;            /\/= \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\

   &nbs= p;            = ;      *** DISTURBANCE ARRIVAL ALERT ***
&nbs= p;           *** POTENT= IAL FOR MODERATE TO HIGH ACTIVITY EXISTS ***

  For North Amer= icans, begin watching TONIGHT, the evening of 07 September.


VA= LID BEGINNING AT: EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
VALID UNTIL: 19:00 UTC ON 08 S= EPTEMBER

    HIGH RISK PERIOD: 07 SEPTEMBER (UTC DA= YS)
MODERATE RISK PERIOD: 07 - 08 SEPTEMBER

PREDICTED ACTIVITY = INDICES: 35, 20, 12, 12 (07 SEP - 10 SEP)

POTENTIAL MAGNITUDE OF M= IDDLE LATITUDE AURORAL ACTIVITY: MODERATE TO HIGH

POTENTIAL DURATI= ON OF THIS ACTIVITY: MAIN BELT =3D 12 TO 18 HOURS
   &n= bsp;           &nb= sp;           &nbs= p;        MINOR BELT =3D 18 TO 24 HOUR= S

ESTIMATED OPTIMUM OBSERVING CONDITIONS: NEAR LOCAL MIDNIGHT
<= BR>EXPECTED LUNAR INTERFERENCE: NONE

OVERALL OPPORTUNITY FOR OBSER= VATIONS FROM MIDDLE LATITUDES: FAIR TO GOOD

AURORAL ACTIVITY *MAY*= BE OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY NORTH OF A LINE FROM...

   OR= EGON TO SOUTHERN IDAHO TO EXTREME NORTHERN UTAH TO SOUTHERN WYOMING TO   NEBRASKA TO IOWA TO NORTHERN ILLINOIS TO INDIANA TO OHIO TO= NORTHERN
   VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND.

ACTIVITY *MAY* AL= SO BE OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY NORTH OF A LINE FROM...

   = EXTREME NORTHERN FRANCE TO BELGIUM TO CENTRAL GERMANY TO CENTRAL POLAND T= O
   BELARUS TO CENTRAL RUSSIA.


SYNOPSIS...
     A moderately strong interplanetary shock was o= bserved passing the ACE
spacecraft near 16:18 UTC (12:18 pm EDT) on 07= September. The disturbance has
good characteristics that are expected= to help drive periods of intensified
auroral storm activity. Middle l= atitude observers are encouraged to keep a
close eye on conditions. Eu= ropean and Russian observers will be
optimally placed for observing ac= tivity. There is some doubt as to whether
the activity will remain str= ong enough to permit widespread middle latitude
sightings by the time = North America sees darkness. Keep a close eye on
current conditions by= visiting: http://www.spacew.com/aurora/forum.html and
http://www.spac= ew.com/www/auroras.html where reports of activity will be
displayed. T= he new phase of the moon will allow unrestricted and optimal
observati= ons of activity under dark skies - ideal conditions for observing
the = intricate details of auroral activity.

     Th= is warning will remain in effect until 19:00 UTC on 08 September. It
w= ill then be updated or allowed to expire.

    = Please note that a new real-time aurora image gallery is available forpublic use at: http://www.spacew.com/gallery. This service is capable o= f
publishing imagery within 1 to 2 minutes of the receipt of the image= s. As a
result, it is an ideal way for people to show others what they= are seeing. If
you have a digital camera and are able to take a snaps= hot of auroral
activity, send your image to the gallery so other's who= may be less fortunate
can observe what you are seeing. If you are tak= ing pictures with film, please
feel free to submit your images after y= ou have developed your film.

     For help and= instructions on how to use the service, go to:
http://www.spacew.com/= help.html

         &n= bsp;    PLEASE REPORT OBSERVATIONS OF AURORAL ACTIVITY TO:=
           &nb= sp;      http://www.spacew.com/submitsighting.ht= ml

           CU= RRENT REPORTED SIGHTINGS OF ACTIVITY MAY BE FOUND AT:
  &nbs= p;            = ;     http://www.spacew.com/www/auroras.html

&= nbsp;           &n= bsp; CURRENT GALLERY OF ASTRONOMICAL AND AURORA IMAGES:
  &n= bsp;           &nb= sp;         http://www.spacew.com= /gallery


**  End of the AstroAlert Bulletin  **
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------=_NextPart_001_0001_01C256C2.7D84E220-- From owner-public@setileague.org Sat Sep 7 20:09:30 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g8839R3m020441; Sat, 7 Sep 2002 20:09:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id XAA12765 for public-list; Sat, 7 Sep 2002 23:01:22 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe120.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.33.113]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id XAA12761; Sat, 7 Sep 2002 23:01:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sat, 7 Sep 2002 20:00:47 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.171.119] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Cc: "BioAstro" Subject: SETI public: Fw: Aurora Alert: Saturday, Sept. 7th Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2002 23:00:24 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0000_01C256C2.5995D130" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 08 Sep 2002 03:00:47.0196 (UTC) FILETIME=[EE18C1C0:01C256E3] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C256C2.5995D130 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" ----- Original Message ----- From: SpaceWeather.com Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 2:02 PM To: SpaceWeather.com Subject: Aurora Alert: Saturday, Sept. 7th Space Weather News for Sept. 7, 2002 http://www.spaceweather.com AURORA WARNING: A solar wind shock wave swept past Earth on Sept. 7th at approximately 1630 UT (12:30 EST). The interplanetary magnetic field turned sharply south when the wave arrived, which means a geomagnetic storm is likely. Sky watchers in New Zealand and southern Australia, where it was nighttime when the shock wave struck, have a good chance of seeing Southern Lights. Observers in northern Europe, and perhaps Canada and northern US states, might see Northern lights after local nightfall on Saturday. Stay tuned to spaceweather.com for updates. ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C256C2.5995D130 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
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----- Original Message -----
From: SpaceWeather.com=
Sent: Saturday, September 0= 7, 2002 2:02 PM
To: SpaceWea= ther.com
Subject: Aurora Ale= rt: Saturday, Sept. 7th
 
Space Weather News for Sep= t. 7, 2002
http://www.spaceweather.com

AURORA WARNING: A solar = wind shock wave swept past Earth on Sept. 7th at
approximately 1630 UT= (12:30 EST). The interplanetary magnetic field
turned sharply south w= hen the wave arrived, which means a geomagnetic
storm is likely. Sky w= atchers in New Zealand and southern Australia, where
it was nighttime = when the shock wave struck, have a good chance of seeing
Southern Ligh= ts.  Observers in northern Europe, and perhaps Canada and
norther= n US states, might see Northern lights after local nightfall on
Saturd= ay.  Stay tuned to spaceweather.com for updates.

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------=_NextPart_001_0005_01C257DD.4AF515C0-- From owner-public@setileague.org Tue Sep 10 09:23:45 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g8AGNh3m027547; Tue, 10 Sep 2002 09:23:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id MAA17698 for public-list; Tue, 10 Sep 2002 12:13:23 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe95.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.33.237]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA17694; Tue, 10 Sep 2002 12:13:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 10 Sep 2002 09:12:49 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.168.38] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Cc: "BioAstro" Subject: SETI public: The Planetary Society Voyager 25th Anniversary Web Site Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 12:12:42 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0005_01C258C3.5D20E8A0" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 10 Sep 2002 16:12:49.0123 (UTC) FILETIME=[E832DB30:01C258E4] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_0005_01C258C3.5D20E8A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" The Planetary Society (TPS) has created a special Voyager Tribute site celebrating the 25th anniversary of the launch of these two amazing robot probes. The September-October, 2002 issue of The Planetary Report (TPR) is also dedicated to the Voyager mission. See here for the details: http://www.planetary.org/voyager25/index.html Larry ------=_NextPart_001_0005_01C258C3.5D20E8A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The Planetary = Society (TPS) has created a special
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of the launch of these two amazin= g robot probes.
 
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------=_NextPart_001_0005_01C258C3.5D20E8A0-- From owner-public@setileague.org Tue Sep 10 10:20:33 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g8AHKV3m023619; Tue, 10 Sep 2002 10:20:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id NAA17869 for public-list; Tue, 10 Sep 2002 13:12:14 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe88.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.33.230]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id NAA17865 for ; Tue, 10 Sep 2002 13:12:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 10 Sep 2002 10:11:40 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.168.38] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Subject: SETI public: Fw: AstroAlert: Mystery Object Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 13:11:31 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_000C_01C258CB.949BF790" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 10 Sep 2002 17:11:40.0586 (UTC) FILETIME=[211D58A0:01C258ED] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_000C_01C258CB.949BF790 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" ----- Original Message ----- From: Roger W. Sinnott Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 12:49 PM To: asteroid@SkyandTelescope.com Subject: AstroAlert: Mystery Object ================================================================== This Is SKY & TELESCOPE's AstroAlert for Minor Planets ================================================================== MYSTERY OBJECT Since September 5th, the Minor Planet Mailing List (MPML) has been abuzz with speculation about an unidentified 16th- magnitude object. During the next 10 days the object will be moving rapidly across Aries and then Taurus, passing between the Pleiades and Hyades star clusters. Bill Yeung discovered the object September 3rd in CCD images taken with an 0.45-meter telescope in Benson, Arizona. The fast-mover was "auto detected" when he analyzed his images with DC-3 Dreams' PinPoint software. Yeung e-mailed the positions to the Minor Planet Center (MPC) in Cambridge, Massachusetts ( http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ), which quickly posted the object on its Near-Earth Object Confirmation Page under the temporary designation J002E3. But within a few days the MPC removed the object from that listing; preliminary orbit calculations suggested it was traveling in a large, 50-day orbit around the Earth, not the Sun. It had all the earmarks of being a spent rocket casing or other piece of "space junk" instead of a true minor planet. But what exactly is it? Efforts by Tony Beresford in Australia and other satellite experts have failed to match this object with any known artificial satellite. Photometric measurements by Peter Kusnirak in the Czech Republic failed to show much variation in brightness, as would be expected of a small metallic object, especially if cylindrical. But the big question is, if it is really in Earth orbit, why has it not been detected before? In Yeung's words, 16th magnitude should have made it "a piece of cake" for survey telescopes like LINEAR and NEAT, or for CCD-equipped amateur instruments, to locate long ago. Finally, late on September 9th, Paul Chodas (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) weighed in with this posting to the MPML: "The unusual object J002E3, formerly on the Minor Planet Center NEO confirmation page, has been loaded into our Horizons system so that interested observers can generate ephemerides.... Further observations of the object are highly desirable to help characterize the nature of the object: we will update our orbit solution as they become available. "Telnet and email users of Horizons can access this object by typing 'J002E3'. Web users of Horizons can access the object by going to the Major Body Menu, selecting the Spacecraft list, and choosing the entry 'J002E3 Spacecraft (UNCONFIRMED)'. The available time span is currently August 1 through December 1, 2002. The telnet address of Horizons is , and the web address is <>." For the full text, or to subscribe to the Minor Planet Mailing List, please visit these URLs: MPML Home page ( http://www.bitnik.com/mp ) MPML FAQ ( http://www.bitnik.com/mp/MPML-FAQ.html ) MPML's Yahoogroups page ( http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/mpml ) Amateurs who are experienced in astrometry should have no trouble recording this mystery object with CCD-equipped 8-inch and larger telescopes. Measurements should be sent both to Chodas (paul.chodas@jpl.nasa.gov) and to the Minor Planet Center (mpc@cfa.harvard.edu) using the standard reporting format. We don't provide an ephemeris in this AstroAlert because, like 2002 NY40 a few weeks ago, J002E3 has a very large topocentric parallax. You'll need to enter your own observatory code, or a latitude and longitude, into HORIZONS to obtain accurate predictions for your location. Roger W. Sinnott Senior Editor Sky & Telescope ================================================================== AstroAlert is a free service of SKY & TELESCOPE, the Essential Magazine of Astronomy (http://SkyandTelescope.com/). This e-mail was sent to AstroAlert subscribers. If you feel you received it in error, or to unsubscribe from AstroAlert, please send a plain- text e-mail to majordomo@SkyandTelescope.com with the following line -- and nothing else -- in the body of the message: unsubscribe asteroid e-mail@address.com replacing "e-mail@address.com" with your actual e-mail address. ================================================================== ------=_NextPart_001_000C_01C258CB.949BF790 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
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----- Original Message -----
From: Roger W. Sinnott
Sent: Tue= sday, September 10, 2002 12:49 PM
<= B>To: asteroid@SkyandTelescope.com
Subject: AstroAlert: Mystery Object
 
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This Is SKY & TELESC= OPE's AstroAlert for Minor Planets
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D


        &= nbsp;          MYSTERY OBJEC= T

Since September 5th, the Minor Planet Mailing List (MPML)
has= been abuzz with speculation about an unidentified 16th-
magnitude obj= ect. During the next 10 days the object will be
moving rapidly across= Aries and then Taurus, passing between
the Pleiades and Hyades star c= lusters.

Bill Yeung discovered the object September 3rd in CCD ima= ges
taken with an 0.45-meter telescope in Benson, Arizona. The
fas= t-mover was "auto detected" when he analyzed his images
with DC-3 Dre= ams' PinPoint software. Yeung e-mailed the
positions to the Minor Pla= net Center (MPC) in Cambridge,
Massachusetts ( http://cfa-www.harvard= .edu/iau/mpc.html ),
which quickly posted the object on its Near-Earth=
Object Confirmation Page under the temporary designation
J002E3. B= ut within a few days the MPC removed the object
from that listing; pre= liminary orbit calculations
suggested it was traveling in a large, 50= -day orbit around
the Earth, not the Sun. It had all the earmarks of = being a
spent rocket casing or other piece of "space junk" instead of a true minor planet.

But what exactly is it? Efforts by Tony = Beresford in Australia
and other satellite experts have failed to matc= h this object
with any known artificial satellite. Photometric measur= ements
by Peter Kusnirak in the Czech Republic failed to show much
= variation in brightness, as would be expected of a small
metallic obj= ect, especially if cylindrical. But the big
question is, if it is rea= lly in Earth orbit, why has it not
been detected before? In Yeung's w= ords, 16th magnitude should
have made it "a piece of cake" for survey = telescopes like
LINEAR and NEAT, or for CCD-equipped amateur instrume= nts,
to locate long ago.

Finally, late on September 9th, Paul = Chodas (Jet Propulsion
Laboratory) weighed in with this posting to the= MPML:

   "The unusual object J002E3, formerly on the Mi= nor
   Planet Center NEO confirmation page, has been loaded<= BR>   into our Horizons system so that interested observers
=    can generate ephemerides.... Further observations of
&nbs= p;  the object are highly desirable to help characterize
 &n= bsp; the nature of the object: we will update our orbit
   s= olution as they become available.

   "Telnet and email u= sers of Horizons can access this
   object by typing 'J002E= 3'. Web users of Horizons can
   access the object by going = to the Major Body Menu,
   selecting the Spacecraft list, a= nd choosing the entry
   'J002E3 Spacecraft (UNCONFIRMED)'. = The available
   time span is currently August 1 through De= cember 1,
   2002. The telnet address of Horizons
 =   is <telnet://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov:6775/>, and the web
 =   address is <<http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eph>>."
For the full text, or to subscribe to the Minor Planet Mailing
L= ist, please visit these URLs:

MPML Home page ( http://www.bitnik.c= om/mp )
MPML FAQ ( http://www.bitnik.com/mp/MPML-FAQ.html )
MPML's= Yahoogroups page ( http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/mpml )

Amateu= rs who are experienced in astrometry should have no
trouble recording= this mystery object with CCD-equipped 8-inch
and larger telescopes. M= easurements should be sent both to
Chodas (paul.chodas@jpl.nasa.gov) = and to the Minor Planet
Center (mpc@cfa.harvard.edu) using the standa= rd reporting
format.

We don't provide an ephemeris in this Astr= oAlert because, like
2002 NY40 a few weeks ago, J002E3 has a very larg= e topocentric
parallax. You'll need to enter your own observatory code= ,
or a latitude and longitude, into HORIZONS to obtain accurate
p= redictions for your location.


Roger W. Sinnott
Senior Edito= r
Sky & Telescope


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AstroAlert is a free service of SKY & TELESCOPE, the Ess= ential
Magazine of Astronomy (http://SkyandTelescope.com/). This e-mai= l
was sent to AstroAlert subscribers. If you feel you received it
i= n error, or to unsubscribe from AstroAlert, please send a plain-
text = e-mail to majordomo@SkyandTelescope.com with the following
line -- and= nothing else -- in the body of the message:
unsubscribe asteroid e-ma= il@address.com
replacing "e-mail@address.com" with your actual e-mail = address.
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
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