From owner-public@setileague.org Tue Oct 1 15:06:03 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g91M5wcv027734; Tue, 1 Oct 2002 15:06:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id RAA19917 for public-list; Tue, 1 Oct 2002 17:50:30 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from filo.at.isp ([195.245.128.200]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id RAA19913 for ; Tue, 1 Oct 2002 17:49:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: from PauloGoncalves ([213.146.200.250]) by filo.at.isp with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); Tue, 1 Oct 2002 22:48:55 +0100 Message-ID: <00dc01c26994$34defb20$fac892d5@PauloGoncalves> From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Paulo_Gon=E7alves?= To: "Lista SETI - Geral" Subject: SETI public: KEO SAT Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 22:47:51 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2013.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2013.1300 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 01 Oct 2002 21:48:55.0343 (UTC) FILETIME=[56E093F0:01C26994] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk http://www.keo.org : Does anyone knows if this is not a hoax? Paulo Gonçalves www.seti-portugal.cjb.net From owner-public@setileague.org Tue Oct 1 18:19:09 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g921J7cv009025; Tue, 1 Oct 2002 18:19:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id VAA20203 for public-list; Tue, 1 Oct 2002 21:09:19 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe68.law10.hotmail.com [64.4.14.203]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id VAA20199 for ; Tue, 1 Oct 2002 21:09:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 1 Oct 2002 18:08:45 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [130.132.243.55] From: "David M. Ocame" To: "Lista SETI - Geral" References: <00dc01c26994$34defb20$fac892d5@PauloGoncalves> Subject: Re: SETI public: KEO SAT Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 21:08:46 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 02 Oct 2002 01:08:45.0201 (UTC) FILETIME=[4163B810:01C269B0] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk Well, Paulo, I've been to the website and given it a quick look. I can't say it is a hoax. I do not know. But there are several names of people associated with agencies we do know...ESA, Arianespace, etc. So I guess some verification is possible. It seems a noble endeavor, if fanciful. I doubt they have the technology together for a late 2003 launch of a spacecraft that will survive 50,000 years in Earth orbit. Part of me really hopes that they can do it, though. And, even if they don't, it may help to pull the people on this globe together rather than the tearing apart that we are doing. Just my opinion. 73! Dave N1YVV ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paulo Gonçalves" To: "Lista SETI - Geral" Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 5:47 PM Subject: SETI public: KEO SAT > http://www.keo.org : Does anyone knows if this is not a hoax? > > > Paulo Gonçalves > www.seti-portugal.cjb.net > From owner-public@setileague.org Wed Oct 2 07:33:56 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g92EXtcv000596; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 07:33:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id KAA21174 for public-list; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 10:10:11 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe87.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.33.229]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA21170; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 10:10:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 07:09:34 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.168.33] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Cc: "BioAstro" Subject: SETI public: Fw: Homing Signals Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 10:09:30 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0000_01C269FB.CC36DAD0" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 02 Oct 2002 14:09:34.0351 (UTC) FILETIME=[55A8B1F0:01C26A1D] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C269FB.CC36DAD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message ----- From: astrobio@astrobio.net Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 6:52 AM To: astrobio@astrobio.net Subject: Homing Signals Homing Signals http://www.astrobio.net/news/article285.html Phoning home intergalactically may have one natural prerequisite if one c= ivilization is hoping to connect: timing their precursor signal or 'ring'= so that we might know that they're broadcasting. Dr. Robin Corbet, of NA= SA-Goddard and the Universities' Space Research Association discusses his= research findings on using Gamma-Ray Bursts for timing a signal for cont= act, or Synchronized SETI. High-Energy Gamma-Ray Telescope =20 http://www.astrobio.net/news/article284.html A new, high-energy window on the universe has opened in Namibia, Africa. = The Max Planck Society inaugurates their stereoscopic view of the galaxy= . =20 __________________________ Read more news from the Astrobiology Magazine @www.astrobio.net ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C269FB.CC36DAD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
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To: astrobio@astrobio.net
Subject: Homing Signals
 
Homing Signals
= http://www.astrobio.net/news/article285.html

Phoning home intergal= actically may have one natural prerequisite if one civilization is hoping= to connect: timing their precursor signal or 'ring' so that we might kno= w that they're broadcasting. Dr. Robin Corbet, of NASA-Goddard and the Un= iversities' Space Research Association discusses his research findings on= using Gamma-Ray Bursts for timing a signal for contact, or Synchronized = SETI.


High-Energy Gamma-Ray Telescope 
http://www.ast= robio.net/news/article284.html
A new, high-energy window on the univer= se has opened in Namibia, Africa.  The Max Planck Society inaugurate= s their stereoscopic view of the galaxy. 

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------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C269FB.CC36DAD0-- From owner-public@setileague.org Wed Oct 2 07:42:52 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g92Egpcv012644; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 07:42:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id KAA21257 for public-list; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 10:30:56 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe79.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.33.221]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA21252; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 10:30:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 07:30:22 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.168.33] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Cc: "BioAstro" Subject: SETI public: Astronomers create virtual radio telescope Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 10:30:17 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0004_01C269FE.B3C72E20" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 02 Oct 2002 14:30:22.0105 (UTC) FILETIME=[3D60D890:01C26A20] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_0004_01C269FE.B3C72E20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This article is also available on the web at: http://www.spacetoday.net/getsummary.php?id=3D1204 Astronomers create virtual radio telescope =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Posted: Wed, Oct 2 7:07 AM ET (1107 GMT) An international group of astronomers have linked together radio telescopes on three continents to create a virtual telescope with the sharpest resolution of any telescope to date. Astronomers combined simultaneous observations by radio telescopes in Arizona, Massachusetts, Chile, Spain, and Finland to create a single virtual telescope with a resolution 3,000 times greater than the Hubble Space Telescope: the equivalent of someone in New York being able to observe dimples on a golf ball in Los Angeles. =20 Astronomers plan to use the virtual telescope to study how active galaxies generate jets of high-speed particles. Related Links: -------------- University of Arizona press release: http://ali.opi.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/UANews.woa/1/wa/SRStoryDeta= ils?ArticleID=3D6144&wosid=3D9xjjOzfDDCOQLNSY8dYRP0 MIT press release: http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/nr/2002/telescope.html Visit http://www.spacetoday.net/ to get the latest space news summaries and links to space news articles published throughout the web. If you have any questions about this service, please contact us at info@spacetoday.net. ------=_NextPart_001_0004_01C269FE.B3C72E20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
This article i= s also available on the web at:

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Astronomers create virtual radio telescope
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Posted: Wed, Oct 2 7:07 AM ET (1107 GMT)
An international group of astronomers have linked together
radio= telescopes on three continents to create a virtual
telescope with the= sharpest resolution of any telescope to
date.  Astronomers combi= ned simultaneous observations by
radio telescopes in Arizona, Massachu= setts, Chile, Spain,
and Finland to create a single virtual telescope = with a
resolution 3,000 times greater than the Hubble Space
Telesco= pe: the equivalent of someone in New York being able
to observe dimple= s on a golf ball in Los Angeles.
Astronomers plan to use the virtual = telescope to study how
active galaxies generate jets of high-speed par= ticles.

Related Links:
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<= /BODY> ------=_NextPart_001_0004_01C269FE.B3C72E20-- From owner-public@setileague.org Wed Oct 2 08:07:27 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g92F7Pcv002710; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 08:07:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id KAA21381 for public-list; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 10:55:47 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe60.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.33.202]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA21377; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 10:55:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 07:55:13 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.168.33] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Cc: "BioAstro" Subject: SETI public: Astronomer Speaks Up for Active SETI Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 10:55:06 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_000B_01C26A02.2AFCE1D0" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 02 Oct 2002 14:55:13.0245 (UTC) FILETIME=[B62AC0D0:01C26A23] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_000B_01C26A02.2AFCE1D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable EXO WORLDS - Astronomer Speaks Up For ET http://www.spacedaily.com/news/seti-02b.html Sydney - Oct 1, 2002 - While some scientists cautiously plan for ways to = reply to extraterrestrial transmissions, others haven't waited for a sign= al to start talking. Sending messages from Earth into space to announce t= he existence of the human race is somewhat rare and controversial. Digita= l transmissions have been beamed into space from radio telescopes, and fo= ur spacecraft currently leaving the solar system bear messages for anyone= who finds them. ------=_NextPart_001_000B_01C26A02.2AFCE1D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
EXO WORLDS
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- Astronomer Speaks Up For ET

http://www.spacedaily.com/news/seti-02b.= html

Sydney - Oct 1, 2002 - While some scientists cautiously p= lan for ways to reply to extraterrestrial transmissions, others haven't w= aited for a signal to start talking. Sending messages from Earth into spa= ce to announce the existence of the human race is somewhat rare and contr= oversial. Digital transmissions have been beamed into space from radio te= lescopes, and four spacecraft currently leaving the solar system bear mes= sages for anyone who finds them.

------=_NextPart_001_000B_01C26A02.2AFCE1D0-- From owner-public@setileague.org Wed Oct 2 08:13:50 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g92FDmcv013357; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 08:13:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id LAA21448 for public-list; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 11:01:27 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe131.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.33.124]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id LAA21444; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 11:01:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 08:00:52 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.168.33] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Cc: "BioAstro" Subject: SETI public: SETI@Home Reaches 4 Million Mark Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 11:00:49 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_000E_01C26A02.F73C7AD0" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 02 Oct 2002 15:00:52.0803 (UTC) FILETIME=[808F3130:01C26A24] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_000E_01C26A02.F73C7AD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable SETI@home reaches 4 million user mark Posted: Wed, Oct 2 6:49 AM ET (1049 GMT) SETI@home, a distributed computing project to analyze data obtained from = a search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI), now has four million u= sers. The project, started in 1999, reached the four million user mark on= October 1, according to statistics on the SETI@home web site. SETI@home = users have processed 630 million "work units" of data from the Arecibo ra= dio telescope, and have contributed over 1.1 million years of computer ti= me. While SETI@home is ramping down the Arecibo phase of the project, it = will soon provide data from a new southern hemisphere search from the Par= kes telescope in Australia. SETI@home is also developing new software to = search for signal pulses =E2=80=94 of natural or artificial origin =E2=80= =94 in the data. Links to more details here: http://www.spacetoday.net/Summary/1203 ------=_NextPart_001_000E_01C26A02.F73C7AD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
SETI@home reaches 4 million user mark
 
Posted: Wed= , Oct 2 6:49 AM ET (1049 GMT)

SETI@home, a distributed computing project to a= nalyze data obtained from a search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SET= I), now has four million users. The project, started in 1999, reached the= four million user mark on October 1, according to statistics on the SETI= @home web site. SETI@home users have processed 630 million "work units" o= f data from the Arecibo radio telescope, and have contributed over 1.1 mi= llion years of computer time. While SETI@home is ramping down the Arecibo= phase of the project, it will soon provide data from a new southern hemi= sphere search from the Parkes telescope in Australia. SETI@home is also d= eveloping new software to search for signal pulses =E2=80=94 of natural o= r artificial origin =E2=80=94 in the data.

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------=_NextPart_001_000E_01C26A02.F73C7AD0-- From owner-public@setileague.org Wed Oct 2 08:13:52 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g92FDpcv025619; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 08:13:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id LAA21509 for public-list; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 11:04:37 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe113.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.33.106]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id LAA21505; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 11:04:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 08:04:03 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.168.33] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Cc: "BioAstro" Subject: SETI public: Fw: Auroras in Arizona Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 11:03:59 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_000F_01C26A03.68B0AB50" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 02 Oct 2002 15:04:03.0386 (UTC) FILETIME=[F227D9A0:01C26A24] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_000F_01C26A03.68B0AB50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" ----- Original Message ----- From: SpaceWeather.com Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 3:39 AM To: SpaceWeather.com Subject: Auroras in Arizona Space Weather News for Oct. 2, 2002 http://www.spaceweather.com A solar wind stream buffeted Earth's magnetic field on Monday, Oct. 31st, and triggered a strong geomagnetic storm. Sky watchers spotted colorful auroras all the way from the Bering Sea to Arizona. The interplanetary magnetic field near Earth is still pointing south, which weakens our planet's magnetic defenses against solar wind gusts. As a result, more auroras are possible on Tuesday, Oct. 2nd. Visit spaceweather.com for updates and for pictures of the Oct. 1st Northern Lights. ------=_NextPart_001_000F_01C26A03.68B0AB50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
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From: SpaceWeather.com
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To: SpaceWeather.com
Subjec= t: Auroras in Arizona
 
Space Weather News for O= ct. 2, 2002
http://www.spaceweather.com

A solar wind stream buf= feted Earth's magnetic field on Monday, Oct. 31st,
and triggered a str= ong geomagnetic storm. Sky watchers spotted colorful
auroras all the w= ay from the Bering Sea to Arizona. The interplanetary
magnetic field n= ear Earth is still pointing south, which weakens our
planet's magnetic= defenses against solar wind gusts. As a result, more
auroras are poss= ible on Tuesday, Oct. 2nd.  Visit spaceweather.com for
updates an= d for pictures of the Oct. 1st Northern Lights.

------=_NextPart_001_000F_01C26A03.68B0AB50-- From owner-public@setileague.org Wed Oct 2 08:25:59 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g92FPvcv005889; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 08:25:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id LAA21671 for public-list; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 11:15:24 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe154.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.33.147]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id LAA21667; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 11:15:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 08:14:50 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.168.33] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Cc: "BioAstro" Subject: SETI public: Upgrades for SETI@Home Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 11:14:45 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0012_01C26A04.EA0BCAD0" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 02 Oct 2002 15:14:50.0427 (UTC) FILETIME=[73D278B0:01C26A26] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_0012_01C26A04.EA0BCAD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Today in Science/Astronomy: * Upgrades to Boost SETI@home Alien Search http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/generalscience/seti_021001-1.html The world's most popular ET-hunting program for home users is about to ge= t upgrades of both its software and the telescope that feeds data into it= . ------=_NextPart_001_0012_01C26A04.EA0BCAD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Today in Scien= ce/Astronomy:

* Upgrades to Boost SETI@home Alien Search

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/generalscience/seti_021001-1.= html

The world's most popular ET-hunting program for home users is= about to get upgrades of both its software and the telescope that feeds = data into it.

------=_NextPart_001_0012_01C26A04.EA0BCAD0-- From owner-public@setileague.org Wed Oct 2 08:27:55 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g92FRscv016692; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 08:27:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id LAA21714 for public-list; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 11:18:04 -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 LAA21710; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 11:18:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 08:17:29 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.168.33] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Cc: "BioAstro" Subject: SETI public: Fw: Space-Weather-Outlook Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 11:17:25 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0013_01C26A05.490377E0" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 02 Oct 2002 15:17:29.0393 (UTC) FILETIME=[D292C210:01C26A26] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_0013_01C26A05.490377E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message ----- From: Space Environment Center Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 3:29 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- 40 2002 October 01 at 12:57 p.m. MDT (2002 October 01 1857 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For September 23-29 Space weather reached minor levels. Radio Blackouts reached category R1 (minor) storm levels on September 27th and again on September 29th due to energetic solar flares on the sun. For a list of adverse system effects related to space weather storms, please refer to the NOAA Space Weather Scales. Outlook For October 2-8 Space weather is expected to reach minor levels. Category R1 (minor) radio blackouts are possible during the week. There is a slight chance of a category G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm in Earth=12s magnetic field early in the week. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, =20 USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Services =20 and other observatories, universities, and institutions. For more =20 information, including email services, see SEC's Space Weather =20 Advisories Web site http://sec.noaa.gov/advisories or (303) 497-5127. The NOAA Public Affairs contact is Barbara McGehan at =20 Barbara.McGehan@noaa.gov or (303) 497-6288. ------=_NextPart_001_0013_01C26A05.490377E0 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, October 01, 2002 3:29 PM
To: advisory-list-send@dawn.sec.noaa.gov
Subject: Space-Weather-Outlook
 <= /DIV>Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Environment Cen= ter
Boulder, Colorado, USA

SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #02- = 40
2002 October 01 at 12:57 p.m. MDT (2002 October 01 1857 UTC)
**** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK ****

Summary For September 23-29
Sp= ace weather reached minor levels.  Radio Blackouts reached category = R1
(minor) storm levels on September 27th and again on September 29th = due
to energetic solar flares on the sun.  For a list of adverse = system
effects related to space weather storms, please refer to the NO= AA Space
Weather Scales.

Outlook For October 2-8
Space weath= er is expected to reach minor levels.  Category R1 (minor)
radio = blackouts are possible during the week.  There is a slight chanceof a category G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm in Earth=12s magnetic fieldearly in the week.

Data used to provide space weather services a= re contributed by NOAA,
USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Spac= e Environment Services
and other observatories, universities, and ins= titutions. 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 <= BR>Barbara.McGehan@noaa.gov or (303) 497-6288.
------=_NextPart_001_0013_01C26A05.490377E0-- From owner-public@setileague.org Wed Oct 2 08:29:49 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g92FTmcv032091; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 08:29:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id LAA21595 for public-list; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 11:10:13 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from flamingo.mail.pas.earthlink.net (flamingo.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.232]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id LAA21589; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 11:10:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 1cust105.tnt3.loyalsock.pa.da.uu.net ([65.238.106.105] helo=office) by flamingo.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 17wl8V-00026h-00; Wed, 02 Oct 2002 08:10:06 -0700 Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.20021002110934.01324bd0@mail.earthlink.net> X-Sender: drseti@mail.earthlink.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2002 11:09:34 -0400 To: "setipublic" From: "Dr. H. Paul Shuch" Subject: Re: SETI public: Astronomer Speaks Up for Active SETI Cc: rcf@setileague.org, heather@setileague.org In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk At 10:55 AM 10/2/02 -0400, LARRY KLAES posted: >EXO WORLDS > >- Astronomer Speaks Up For ET >http://www.spacedaily.com/news/seti-02b.html This is a great interview with our friend and member Prof. Alexander Zaitsev. Watch for an article by Sasha in the Winter 2003 issue of SearchLites, which should go out in November (reason enough, if you need more reasons, to join The SETI League!) -------------------------------- H. Paul Shuch, Ph.D., CFII, FBIS Executive Director, The SETI League, Inc. 433 Liberty Street, PO Box 555 Little Ferry NJ 07643 USA voice (201) 641-1770; fax (201) 641-1771 n6tx@setileague.org www.setileague.org Project Argus station FN11LH "We Know We're Not Alone!" From owner-public@setileague.org Wed Oct 2 13:13:28 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g92KDRcv017029; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 13:13:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id PAA22304 for public-list; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 15:42:20 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from mail.libertysurf.net (mail.libertysurf.net [213.36.80.91]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id PAA22300 for ; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 15:42:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: from libertysurf.fr (213.36.8.49) by mail.libertysurf.net (6.5.026) id 3D893F46001B7A9C for public@setileague.org; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 21:41:46 +0200 Message-ID: <3D9B4D67.ABA46001@libertysurf.fr> Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2002 21:47:51 +0200 From: Elisabeth Piotelat X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en]C-CCK-MCD {FREE} (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: fr,en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: public@setileague.org Subject: Re: SETI public: KEO SAT References: <00dc01c26994$34defb20$fac892d5@PauloGoncalves> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk Hi, No it's not a hoax. You have to take it as an artist's project. There was an exhibition around KEO in the "Cité de l'Espace" in Toulouse last year during the IAF congress. I know the KEO sat has been used for educational purposes. Isn't it lovely to let children write messages to be read in 50000 years by others? All the best, Elisabeth From owner-public@setileague.org Fri Oct 4 07:24:19 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g94EOIcv014186; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 07:24:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id JAA25687 for public-list; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 09:39:22 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe35.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.32.115]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA25683; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 09:39:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 06:38:46 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.168.11] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Cc: "BioAstro" Subject: SETI public: Fw: Geomagnetic Activity Continues (Oct. 3rd and 4th) Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 09:38:32 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0002_01C26B89.CD8FF350" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 04 Oct 2002 13:38:46.0447 (UTC) FILETIME=[5D0C6BF0:01C26BAB] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_0002_01C26B89.CD8FF350 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" ----- Original Message ----- From: SpaceWeather.com Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 1:29 AM To: SpaceWeather.com Subject: Geomagnetic Activity Continues (Oct. 3rd and 4th) Space Weather News for Oct. 4, 2002 http://www.spaceweather.com The interplanetary magnetic field near Earth turned south again on Thursday, Oct. 3rd, and re-energized the current spate of geomagnetic activity. Sky watchers--particularly those in northern Europe, Canada, New Zealand, southern Australia, and across the northern tier of US states--should remain alert for auroras. The hours around local midnight are usually best for spotting Northern (and Southern) Lights. Stay tuned to spaceweather.com for updates and images. ------=_NextPart_001_0002_01C26B89.CD8FF350 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
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----- Original Message -----
From: SpaceWeather.com
Sent: Fri= day, October 04, 2002 1:29 AM
To= : SpaceWeather.com
Subject:<= /B> Geomagnetic Activity Continues (Oct. 3rd and 4th)
 Space Weather News for Oct. 4, 2002
http://www.spaceweather.com
The interplanetary magnetic field near Earth turned south again onThursday, Oct. 3rd, and re-energized the current spate of geomagneticactivity.  Sky watchers--particularly those in northern Europe, Ca= nada,
New Zealand, southern Australia, and across the northern tier of= US
states--should remain alert for auroras. The hours around local mi= dnight
are usually best for spotting Northern (and Southern) Lights.&n= bsp; Stay tuned
to spaceweather.com for updates and images.

 ------=_NextPart_001_0002_01C26B89.CD8FF350-- From owner-public@setileague.org Fri Oct 4 07:37:03 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g94Eb1cv024647; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 07:37:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id JAA25720 for public-list; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 09:42:38 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe139.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.33.132]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA25715; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 09:42:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 06:42:00 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.168.11] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Cc: "BioAstro" Subject: SETI public: Fw: AstroAlert: Heads Up! Another Mid-Latitude Aurora Watch - 03-04 October Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 09:41:37 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0003_01C26B8A.3BFD4C70" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 04 Oct 2002 13:42:00.0015 (UTC) FILETIME=[D06C8DF0:01C26BAB] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_0003_01C26B8A.3BFD4C70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message ----- From: Cary Oler Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 9:24 PM To: sun-earth@SkyandTelescope.com Subject: AstroAlert: Heads Up! Another Mid-Latitude Aurora Watch - 03-04 = October =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=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 03 October 2002 MIDDLE LATITUDE AURORAL ACTIVITY WATCH 03-04 OCTOBER Another coronal mass ejection is influencing auroral activity. The northern tier of the United States and much of Canada may be well-placed for observing occasional periods of auroral activity over the next 12 to = 24 hours (local evening and early morning hours of 03/04 October). Northern European regions, New Zealand and perhaps even areas of southeastern Australia may spot periods of activity as well. Current conditions, real-time plots and updated information can be f= ound at: http://www.spacew.com. Some spectacular photo's of recent auroral sto= rm activity can also be found in the gallery at: http://www.spacew.com/galle= ry A middle latitude auroral activity WATCH was issued earlier today. B= ut due to technical difficulties, could not be delivered to the list recipie= nts until now. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. The official watch statement is appended below. Please report any sightings of activity to: http://www.spacew.com/submitsighting.html /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ MIDDLE LATITUDE AURORAL ACTIVITY WATCH WATCH ISSUED: 15:35 UTC, 03 OCTOBER 2002 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ VALID BEGINNING AT: IMMEDIATELY VALID UNTIL: 19:00 UTC (3 pm EDT) ON 04 OCTOBER HIGH RISK PERIOD: 03 OCT (UTC DAYS) MODERATE RISK PERIOD: 03 - O4 OCT PREDICTED ACTIVITY INDICES: 23, 15, 12, 12 (03 OCTOBER - 06 OCTOBER) POTENTIAL MAGNITUDE OF MIDDLE LATITUDE AURORAL ACTIVITY: MODERATE POTENTIAL DURATION OF THIS ACTIVITY: MAIN BELT =3D 12 HOURS MINOR BELT =3D 12 TO 24 HOURS ESTIMATED OPTIMUM OBSERVING CONDITIONS: NEAR LOCAL MIDNIGHT EXPECTED LUNAR INTERFERENCE: LOW OVERALL OPPORTUNITY FOR OBSERVATIONS FROM MIDDLE LATITUDES: FAIR TO POOR AURORAL ACTIVITY *MAY* BE OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY NORTH OF A LINE FROM... NORTHERN WASHINGTON STATE TO CENTRAL IDAHO TO SOUTHERN MONTANA TO NORT= HERN SOUTH DAKOTA TO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TO WISCONSIN TO MICHIGAN TO NORTHER= N NEW YORK STATE TO VERMONT TO NEW HAMPSHIRE TO SOUTHERN MAINE. ACTIVITY *MAY* ALSO BE OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY NORTH OF A LINE FROM... UNITED KINGDOM TO NORTHERN NETHERLANDS TO NORTHERN GERMANY TO NORTHERN POLAND TO LITHUANIA TO NORTHERN RUSSIA. EXTREME SOUTHERN REGIONS OF NEW ZEALAND MAY ALSO SPOT PERIODS OF ACTIVITY. SYNOPSIS... Another coronal mass ejection was observed passing the ACE spacecraf= t yesterday near 22:15 UTC. This disturbance has begun producing sustained southward directed interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) values (negative = Bz values in the solar wind) that could promote occasional moderately strong substorm activity. Isolated dark-sky middle latitude regions may spot per= iods of substorm activity, particularly if the current solar wind configuratio= n persists. Observers are encouraged to watch conditions closely. This watch will remain valid through 19:00 UTC (3 pm EDT) on 04 Octo= ber. It will then be updated or allowed to expire. For updated information, vi= sit: http://www.spacew.com/aurora/forum.html PLEASE REPORT OBSERVATIONS OF AURORAL ACTIVITY TO: http://solar.spacew.com/submitsighting.html Observations reported here are permanently recorded for future study= and are immediately made available in real-time to a large network of observe= rs world-wide via the Internet, e-mail and pager. If you observe activity, y= our assistance to contribute to this database would be appreciated. ** 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: Thursday, = October 03, 2002 9:24 PM
To:= sun-earth@SkyandTelescope.com
S= ubject: AstroAlert: Heads Up! Another Mid-Latitude Aurora Watch - 03-= 04 October
 
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=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 Interact= ions
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=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;  A s t r o  A l e r t
     &n= bsp;           &nb= sp;           &nbs= p; Sun-Earth Alert

        = ;            =       Solar Terrestrial Dispatch
  =             &= nbsp;           &n= bsp; http://www.spacew.com

      &nb= sp;           &nbs= p;            03 O= ctober 2002

MIDDLE LATITUDE AURORAL ACTIVITY WATCH 03-04 OCTOBER
     Another coronal mass ejection is influenci= ng auroral activity. The
northern tier of the United States and much o= f Canada may be well-placed
for observing occasional periods of aurora= l activity over the next 12 to 24
hours (local evening and early morni= ng hours of 03/04 October). Northern
European regions, New Zealand and= perhaps even areas of southeastern
Australia may spot periods of acti= vity as well.

     Current conditions, real-ti= me plots and updated information can be found
at: http://www.spacew.co= m. Some spectacular photo's of recent auroral storm
activity can also = be found in the gallery at: http://www.spacew.com/gallery

 &n= bsp;   A middle latitude auroral activity WATCH was issued earl= ier today. But
due to technical difficulties, could not be delivered t= o the list recipients
until now. We apologize for any inconvenience th= is may have caused. The
official watch statement is appended below.
     Please report any sightings of activity to:=
http://www.spacew.com/submitsighting.html


  &nbs= p;            = ; /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\

   = ;            =      MIDDLE LATITUDE AURORAL ACTIVITY WATCH

&n= bsp;           &nb= sp;      WATCH ISSUED: 15:35 UTC, 03 OCTOBER 200= 2

          &nbs= p;     /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\=


VALID BEGINNING AT: IMMEDIATELY
VALID UNTIL: 19:00 UTC (3 = pm EDT) ON 04 OCTOBER

    HIGH RISK PERIOD: 03 OCT = (UTC DAYS)
MODERATE RISK PERIOD: 03 - O4 OCT

PREDICTED ACTIVITY= INDICES: 23, 15, 12, 12 (03 OCTOBER - 06 OCTOBER)

POTENTIAL MAGNI= TUDE OF MIDDLE LATITUDE AURORAL ACTIVITY: MODERATE

POTENTIAL DURAT= ION OF THIS ACTIVITY: MAIN BELT =3D 12 HOURS
    &= nbsp;           &n= bsp;           &nb= sp;       MINOR BELT =3D 12 TO 24 HOURS
=
ESTIMATED OPTIMUM OBSERVING CONDITIONS: NEAR LOCAL MIDNIGHT

EX= PECTED LUNAR INTERFERENCE: LOW

OVERALL OPPORTUNITY FOR OBSERVATION= S FROM MIDDLE LATITUDES: FAIR TO POOR

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

   NORTHERN= WASHINGTON STATE TO CENTRAL IDAHO TO SOUTHERN MONTANA TO NORTHERN
&nb= sp;  SOUTH DAKOTA TO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TO WISCONSIN TO MICHIGAN TO = NORTHERN
   NEW YORK STATE TO VERMONT TO NEW HAMPSHIRE TO SO= UTHERN MAINE.

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

   UNITED KINGDOM TO NORTHERN NETHERLA= NDS TO NORTHERN GERMANY TO NORTHERN
   POLAND TO LITHUANIA T= O NORTHERN RUSSIA. EXTREME SOUTHERN REGIONS OF
   NEW ZEALAN= D MAY ALSO SPOT PERIODS OF ACTIVITY.

SYNOPSIS...

 &nbs= p;   Another coronal mass ejection was observed passing the ACE= spacecraft
yesterday near 22:15 UTC. This disturbance has begun produ= cing sustained
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substorm activity. Isolated dark-sky mid= dle latitude regions may spot periods
of substorm activity, particular= ly if the current solar wind configuration
persists. Observers are enc= ouraged to watch conditions closely.

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------=_NextPart_001_0003_01C26B8A.3BFD4C70-- From owner-public@setileague.org Fri Oct 4 10:08:36 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g94H8Zcv013615; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 10:08:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id MAA01485 for public-list; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 12:59:36 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe42.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.32.122]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA01481; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 12:59:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 09:59:02 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.168.3] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Cc: "BioAstro" Subject: SETI public: Upcoming SETI Radio Programs Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 12:58:46 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0006_01C26BA5.C6CA0760" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 04 Oct 2002 16:59:02.0798 (UTC) FILETIME=[575A12E0:01C26BC7] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_0006_01C26BA5.C6CA0760 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The following is from Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy Newsletter for October 4= , 2002: SETI radio interview, and one in the UK On Sunday, October 6 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time, I will be interviewed on the radio on the program "Are We Alone?". The host is Seth Shostak, who is a SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) scientist. I've bumped into Seth at a conference or two and enjoy talking with =20 him, so this should be a lot of fun. You can find out more by going to the program's web page at http://www.seti.org/general/seti_radio_network_announcement.html The program is syndicated to 400 stations, so there may be one near you. It's also streamed on the web; info can be found at the website abov= e. I'm also taping a radio interview for a show in the UK called "Creatures of the Night". I am not sure when it will air, but if I get a chance I'll send out a note for the Bad Readers across the pond. ------=_NextPart_001_0006_01C26BA5.C6CA0760 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The following = is from Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy Newsletter for October 4, 2002:
=
 
SETI radio interview, and one in the UK

On = Sunday, October 6 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time, I will be interviewed
on = the radio on the program "Are We Alone?". The host is Seth Shostak,
wh= o is a SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) scientist.
I've= bumped into Seth at a conference or two and enjoy talking with
him, = so this should be a lot of fun. You can find out more by going to
the = program's web page at

http://www.seti.org/general/seti_radio_n= etwork_announcement.html

The program is syndicated to 400 stat= ions, so there may be one near
you. It's also streamed on the web; inf= o can be found at the website above.

I'm also taping a radio inter= view for a show in the UK called
"Creatures of the Night". I am not su= re when it will air, but
if I get a chance I'll send out a note for th= e Bad Readers across
the pond.

------=_NextPart_001_0006_01C26BA5.C6CA0760-- From owner-public@setileague.org Fri Oct 4 10:55:30 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g94HtScv030402; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 10:55:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id NAA01678 for public-list; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 13:37:13 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe93.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.33.235]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id NAA01674; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 13:37:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 10:36:39 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.168.3] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Cc: "BioAstro" Subject: SETI public: Fw: AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS RAMP UP TO DISCOVER TRANSITS OF EXTRA-SOLARPLANETS Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 13:36:18 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_000C_01C26BAB.050AF8E0" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 04 Oct 2002 17:36:39.0136 (UTC) FILETIME=[983BEE00:01C26BCC] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_000C_01C26BAB.050AF8E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message ----- From: Larry Kellogg Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 1:31 PM To: lunar-update@lists.arc.nasa.gov Cc: lkellogg@mail.arc.nasa.gov Subject: AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS RAMP UP TO DISCOVER TRANSITS OF EXTRA-SOLARP= LANETS One more time because this event takes place Oct 5 and Oct 30. We will have the scientists for Keppler working on the data from that =20 mission off in 2006. They have been looking for planets over the =20 years with Earth bound telescopes here at Lick and the Keppler =20 mission will put you up above the atmosphere for a lot larger view. Nice you say, but what can I do now? If you are an amateur =20 astronomer looking up you might join in and add some extra eyes =20 looking towards the sky for EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETS. =ABStart of snippet=BB During the nights of Oct. 5 and Oct. 30, backyard sky-watchers will =20 get their chance. On those dates, a planet twice as big as Jupiter, =20 orbiting the star HD 68988, has an 8 percent chance of passing in =20 front of its star, giving amateur astronomers the chance to confirm =20 the existence of a Jupiter-sized planet outside our solar system. The =20 star, located near the Big Dipper in the northern sky, is too faint =20 to see without a telescope. =ABEnd of snippet=BB If you are interested, read on and take a look at the new website =20 that is starting up to coordinate the sightings. =ABStart of http://www.transitsearch.org snippet=BB The purpose of transitsearch.org is to coordinate and direct a =20 cooperative observational effort which will allow experienced amateur =20 astronomers and small college observatories to discover transiting =20 extrasolar planets. In order to maximize the chances of success, and =20 in order to utilize the advantages of a network of small telescopes =20 most effectively, we are adopting the strategy of observing known =20 planet-bearing stars at the dates and times when transits are =20 expected to occur. At present, all of the confirmed extrasolar =20 planets orbiting sun-like stars in the galactic neighborhood have =20 been discovered using the Doppler radial velocity technique (see =20 www.exoplanets.org for the current catalog of extrasolar planets and =20 an explanation of the Doppler technique itself). =ABEnd of http://www.transitsearch.org snippet=BB 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: Thu, 3 Oct 2002 14:39:07 -0700 To: ames-releases@lists.arc.nasa.gov From: "NASANEWS@Ames" Subject: AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS RAMP UP TO DISCOVER TRANSITS OF EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETS Kathleen Burton Oct. 3, 2002 NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. Phone: 650/604-1731 or 604-9000 E-mail: kburton@mail.arc.nasa.gov RELEASE: 02-104AR AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS RAMP UP TO DISCOVER TRANSITS OF EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETS Astronomers at NASA and the University of California at Santa Cruz =20 have launched a Web-based project that has amateur astronomers lining =20 up to have a chance to discover extra-solar planets that 'transit' or =20 pass in front of their parent stars. Of the more than 100 known extra-solar planets discovered so far, =20 only one (called HD 209458 b) is known to pass in front of its star, =20 as seen from Earth. The small dimming of a star during such a transit =20 will allow amateur astronomers to perform valuable measurements that =20 can aid scientists by determining the planet's size, and potentially =20 reveal the planet's atmospheric composition and the presence of rings =20 or moons in orbit around it. "We welcome the assistance of a large number of dedicated and =20 experienced amateur astronomers around the world to add to our =20 understanding of the nature of extra-solar planets," said Dr. Tim =20 Castellano, an astronomer based at NASA Ames Research Center and =20 co-investigator of the Web project. During the nights of Oct. 5 and Oct. 30, backyard sky-watchers will =20 get their chance. On those dates, a planet twice as big as Jupiter, =20 orbiting the star HD 68988, has an 8 percent chance of passing in =20 front of its star, giving amateur astronomers the chance to confirm =20 the existence of a Jupiter-sized planet outside our solar system. The =20 star, located near the Big Dipper in the northern sky, is too faint =20 to see without a telescope. The basic search technique used by the amateurs scanning the autumn =20 skies this month will involve taking a night-long series of =20 electronic images of the star HD 68898 and surrounding stars. The =20 astronomers will use these images and specialized software to look =20 for small changes in brightness characterizing a planet's transit, a =20 technique called 'transit photometry.' Candidate stars such as HD 68898 for the amateur astronomers to =20 observe, are chosen using the "wobble method," by which the first =20 extra-solar planet was detected in 1995. With this method, =20 professional astronomers use large telescopes to watch for the minute =20 'wobble' (the Doppler shift) of a star caused by the tug of an unseen =20 planet orbiting it. "The participation of dozens of astronomers means that more =20 planet-bearing stars can be scrutinized during the intervals when =20 possible transits are predicted," said the site's co-creator, Dr. =20 Greg Laughlin, an assistant professor of astronomy at the University =20 of California, Santa Cruz. Having observers in various locales around =20 the world will provide 24-hour availability and reduce the dependence =20 on local weather, he said. "The signature of a planetary transit is =20 very subtle, so multiple simultaneous observations provide a vitally =20 needed redundancy." The two researchers work as a team, with Laughlin serving as the =20 theorist, calculating transit times and probabilities based on the =20 radial velocity data from the California Planet Search team. =20 Castellano is the observer, who demonstrated that the necessary =20 measurements can be made with only a small backyard telescope. He =20 will provide guidance on observing and data analysis to the amateur =20 astronomers. Requirements for astronomers who want to sign up for an observing =20 shift are a computer-controlled telescope, a charge coupled device =20 (CCD) camera and personal computer, and software to record and =20 analyze the small changes in stellar brightness that will be produced =20 by a planet. Previous experience measuring the brightness of variable =20 stars or success in observing the known transit of HD 209458 with a =20 CCD camera also are highly recommended, the researchers say. Interested participants should visit: http://www.transitsearch.org for exact transit time predictions and further details. The development of the Website was partially supported through the =20 NASA Ames Research Center's Director's Discretionary Fund, via a =20 grant of two-year startup funds. In December 2001, NASA selected the Kepler Mission, a project based =20 at NASA Ames, as one of the next NASA Discovery missions. The Kepler =20 Mission, scheduled for launch in 2006, will use a spaceborne =20 telescope to search for Earth-like planets around stars beyond our =20 solar system. -end- To receive Ames news releases, send an email with the word =20 "subscribe" in the subject line to: =20 ames-releases-request@lists.arc.nasa.gov. To unsubscribe, send an =20 email to the same address with "unsubscribe" in the subject line. =20 Also, the NASA Ames News homepage at URL, =20 http://amesnews.arc.nasa.gov includes news releases and JPEG images =20 in AP Leaf Desk format minus embedded captions. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 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 -- =20 Larry R. Kellogg lkellogg@mail.arc.nasa.gov http://spaceprojects.arc.nasa.gov/Space_Projects/SFDivision/index.html http://lunar.arc.nasa.gov/resources/news.htm ------=_NextPart_001_000C_01C26BAB.050AF8E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
<= DIV> 
=
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry Kellogg
Sent: Friday= , October 04, 2002 1:31 PM
To: lunar-update@lists.arc.nasa.gov
= Cc: lkellogg@mail.arc.nasa.gov
Subject: AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS RAMP UP TO DISCOVER TRANSITS OF EX= TRA-SOLARPLANETS
 
One more time because this event = takes place Oct 5 and Oct 30.

We will have the scientists for Kepp= ler working on the data from that
mission off in 2006.  They hav= e been looking for planets over the
years with Earth bound telescopes= here at Lick and the Keppler
mission will put you up above the atmos= phere for a lot larger view.

Nice you say, but what can I do now?&= nbsp; If you are an amateur
astronomer looking up you might join in a= nd add some extra eyes
looking towards the sky for EXTRA-SOLAR PLANET= S.

=ABStart of snippet=BB

During the nights of Oct. 5 and O= ct. 30, backyard sky-watchers will
get their chance. On those dates, = a planet twice as big as Jupiter,
orbiting the star HD 68988, has an = 8 percent chance of passing in
front of its star, giving amateur astr= onomers the chance to confirm
the existence of a Jupiter-sized planet= outside our solar system. The
star, located near the Big Dipper in t= he northern sky, is too faint
to see without a telescope.

&nbs= p; =ABEnd of snippet=BB

If you are interested, read on and take a = look at the new website
that is starting up to coordinate the sightin= gs.

=ABStart of http://www.transitsearch.org  snippet=BB
<= BR>       The purpose of transitsearch.org = is to coordinate and direct a
cooperative observational effort which = will allow experienced amateur
astronomers and small college observat= ories to discover transiting
extrasolar planets. In order to maximize= the chances of success, and
in order to utilize the advantages of a = network of small telescopes
most effectively, we are adopting the str= ategy of  observing known
planet-bearing stars at the dates and = times when transits are
expected to occur. At present, all of the con= firmed extrasolar
planets orbiting sun-like stars in the galactic nei= ghborhood have
been discovered using the Doppler radial  velocit= y technique (see
www.exoplanets.org for the current catalog of extras= olar planets and
an explanation of the Doppler technique itself).
=
=ABEnd of http://www.transitsearch.org  snippet=BB

Larry<= BR>
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=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: Thu, 3 Oct 2002 14:39:07 -0700=
To: ames-releases@lists.arc.nasa.gov
From: "NASANEWS@Ames" <NAS= ANEWS@mail.arc.nasa.gov>
Subject: AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS RAMP UP TO DI= SCOVER TRANSITS OF EXTRA-SOLAR
  PLANETS

Kathleen Burton O= ct. 3, 2002
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
Phone:= 650/604-1731 or 604-9000
E-mail: kburton@mail.arc.nasa.gov

REL= EASE:  02-104AR

AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS RAMP UP TO DISCOVER TRANS= ITS OF EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETS

Astronomers at NASA and the University = of California at Santa Cruz
have launched a Web-based project that ha= s amateur astronomers lining
up to have a chance to discover extra-so= lar planets that 'transit' or
pass in front of their parent stars.
Of the more than 100 known extra-solar planets discovered so far, only one (called HD 209458 b) is known to pass in front of its star, as seen from Earth. The small dimming of a star during such a transit <= BR>will allow amateur astronomers to perform valuable measurements that <= BR>can aid scientists by determining the planet's size, and potentially <= BR>reveal the planet's atmospheric composition and the presence of rings =
or moons in orbit around it.

"We welcome the assistance of a l= arge number of dedicated and
experienced amateur astronomers around t= he world to add to our
understanding of the nature of extra-solar pla= nets," said Dr. Tim
Castellano, an astronomer based at NASA Ames Rese= arch Center and
co-investigator of the Web project.

During the= nights of Oct. 5 and Oct. 30, backyard sky-watchers will
get their c= hance. On those dates, a planet twice as big as Jupiter,
orbiting the= star HD 68988, has an 8 percent chance of passing in
front of its st= ar, giving amateur astronomers the chance to confirm
the existence of= a Jupiter-sized planet outside our solar system. The
star, located n= ear the Big Dipper in the northern sky, is too faint
to see without a= telescope.

The basic search technique used by the amateurs scanni= ng the autumn
skies this month will involve taking a night-long serie= s of
electronic images of the star HD 68898 and surrounding stars. Th= e
astronomers will use these images and specialized software to look =
for small changes in brightness characterizing a planet's transit, a =
technique called 'transit photometry.'

Candidate stars such as= HD 68898 for the amateur astronomers to
observe, are chosen using th= e "wobble method," by which the first
extra-solar planet was detected= in 1995. With this method,
professional astronomers use large telesc= opes to watch for the minute
'wobble' (the Doppler shift) of a star c= aused by the tug of an unseen
planet orbiting it.

"The partici= pation of dozens of astronomers means that more
planet-bearing stars = can be scrutinized during the intervals when
possible transits are pr= edicted," said the site's co-creator, Dr.
Greg Laughlin, an assistant= professor of astronomy at the University
of California, Santa Cruz. = Having observers in various locales around
the world will provide 24-= hour availability and reduce the dependence
on local weather, he said= . "The signature of a planetary transit is
very subtle, so multiple s= imultaneous observations provide a vitally
needed redundancy."
The two researchers work as a team, with Laughlin serving as the
the= orist, calculating transit times and probabilities based on the
radia= l velocity data from the California Planet Search team.
Castellano is= the observer, who demonstrated that the necessary
measurements can b= e made with only a small backyard telescope. He
will provide guidance= on observing and data analysis to the amateur
astronomers.

Re= quirements for astronomers who want to sign up for an observing
shift= are a computer-controlled telescope, a charge coupled device
(CCD) c= amera and personal computer, and software to record and
analyze the s= mall changes in stellar brightness that will be produced
by a planet.= Previous experience measuring the brightness of variable
stars or su= ccess in observing the known transit of HD 209458 with a
CCD camera a= lso are highly recommended, the researchers say.

Interested partic= ipants should visit:

http://www.transitsearch.org

for exact= transit time predictions and further details.

The development of = the Website was partially supported through the
NASA Ames Research Ce= nter's Director's Discretionary Fund, via a
grant of two-year startup= funds.

In December 2001, NASA selected the Kepler Mission, a proj= ect based
at NASA Ames, as one of the next NASA Discovery missions.&n= bsp; The Kepler
Mission, scheduled for launch in 2006, will use a spa= ceborne
telescope to search for Earth-like planets around stars beyon= d our
solar system.

-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
em= ail to the same address with "unsubscribe" in the subject line.
Also,= the NASA Ames News homepage at URL,
http://amesnews.arc.nasa.gov inc= ludes news releases  and JPEG images
in AP Leaf Desk format minu= s embedded captions.

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WHAT THE MIND C= AN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK
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--
Larry R. Kellogg
lkellogg@mail.arc.nasa.gov

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htt= p://lunar.arc.nasa.gov/resources/news.htm
------=_NextPart_001_000C_01C26BAB.050AF8E0-- From owner-public@setileague.org Sat Oct 5 07:20:22 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g95EKGcv029904; Sat, 5 Oct 2002 07:20:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id KAA03429 for public-list; Sat, 5 Oct 2002 10:09:07 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe110.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.33.103]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA03425 for ; Sat, 5 Oct 2002 10:09:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sat, 5 Oct 2002 07:08:33 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.168.19] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Subject: SETI public: Fw: Powers of Ten Day, Thursday, 10/10/02 Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2002 10:08:10 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0005_01C26C57.1BF8F410" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 05 Oct 2002 14:08:33.0539 (UTC) FILETIME=[B0A6C530:01C26C78] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_0005_01C26C57.1BF8F410 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_002_0006_01C26C57.1BF8F410" ------=_NextPart_002_0006_01C26C57.1BF8F410 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" ----- Original Message ----- From: bern Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 7:32 PM Subject: Powers of Ten Day, Thursday, 10/10/02 October 4, 2002 Dear Friends, POWERS OF TEN DAY IS THIS THURSDAY, 10/10/02! ! ! ! The film, Powers of Ten, will be webcast all day on http://www.powersof10.com Tell a friend. Tell a colleague. Tell a teacher. And, if you're around LA, celebrate with us at the Eames Office Gallery and Store. We'll be presenting 10 screenings of Powers of Ten: 11, 12, 12:30, 1, 1:30, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5:30 (plus out-of-this-world snacks at every show). And to illustrate Charles Eames' quote and embodiment of the Powers of Ten concept: "Eventually, everything connects," we'll be constructing a colorful, paper chain all day long -- so, bring the kids, your folks, and an idea to write on your personal link that connects within the great chain! We hope all of you will post an event, whether private or public, on http://www.powersof10.com/p10_day/p102002.html Don't forget to check out the Powers of Ten in the Periodic Table http://www.powersof10.com/p10_day/table.html Hoping to see you on the 10th at: Eames Office Gallery and Store 2665 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90403 310-396-5991 Thanks. Eames Travelling? Here in Los Angeles we have an exhibit of 3-D photography by Charles and Ray at our gallery. If you are in San Francisco, please visit our latest incarnation of the Powers of Ten show at the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park. And the Library of Congress/Vitra Design Museum Eames show is in Milan at the Trienalle. And even if you are not travelling, I hope you'll check out my new book, An Eames Primer. There are copies in the gallery in Santa Monica and a chapter online at http://www.eamesoffice.com/primer.html. Bernadine Eames Office P: 310.459.9663 F: 310. 454.4413 ------=_NextPart_002_0006_01C26C57.1BF8F410 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
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October 4, 20= 02


Dear Friends,

POWERS OF TEN DAY IS THIS THURSDAY, 10= /10/02! ! ! !

The film, Powers of Ten, will be webcast all day on =
http://www.powersof10.com
Tell a friend.  Tell a colleague.&n= bsp; Tell a teacher.

And, if you're around LA, celebrate with us a= t the Eames Office
Gallery and Store.
We'll be presenting 10 scree= nings of Powers of Ten: 11, 12, 12:30, 1,
1:30, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5:30
(= plus out-of-this-world snacks at every show).

And to illustrate Ch= arles Eames' quote and embodiment of the Powers
of Ten concept:
"E= ventually, everything connects," we'll be constructing a colorful,
pa= per chain all day long -- so, bring the kids, your folks, and an
idea= to write on your personal link that connects within the great
chain!=

We hope all of you will post an event, whether private or public,= on
http://www.powersof10.com/p10_day/p102002.html

Don't forge= t to check out the Powers of Ten in the Periodic Table
http://www.powe= rsof10.com/p10_day/table.html

Hoping to see you on the 10th at:Eames Office Gallery and Store
2665 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 9= 0403
310-396-5991

Thanks.

Eames

Travelling? = Here in Los Angeles we have an exhibit of 3-D
photography by Charles= and Ray at our gallery. If you are in San
Francisco, please visit ou= r latest incarnation of the Powers of Ten
show at the California Acad= emy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park. And
the Library of Congress/Vitr= a Design Museum Eames show is in Milan at
the Trienalle.  And ev= en if you are not travelling, I hope you'll
check out my new book, An= Eames Primer. There are copies in the
gallery in Santa Monica and a = chapter online at
http://www.eamesoffice.com/primer.html.


=
Bernadine
Eames Office
P:  310.459.9663
F:  310. 4= 54.4413
------=_NextPart_002_0006_01C26C57.1BF8F410-- ------=_NextPart_001_0005_01C26C57.1BF8F410 Content-Type: application/octet-stream; name="attachment.dat" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="attachment.dat" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable TimesOctober 4, 2002 Dear Friends, POWERS OF TEN DAY IS THIS THURSDAY, 10/10/02! ! ! ! The film, Powers of Ten, will be webcast all day on 0000,0000,00FFhttp://www.powersof10.com<= /color> =20 Tell a friend. Tell a colleague. Tell a teacher. And, if you're around LA, celebrate with us at the Eames Office Gallery and Store. We'll be presenting 10 screenings of Powers of Ten: 11, 12, 12:30, 1, 1:30, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5:30 (plus out-of-this-world snacks at every show). And to illustrate Charles Eames' quote and embodiment of the Powers of Ten concept: "Eventually, everything connects," we'll be constructing a colorful, paper chain all day long -- so, bring the kids, your folks, and an idea to write on your personal link that connects within the great chain! We hope all of you will post an event, whether private or public, on http://www.powersof10.com/p10_day/p102002.html Don't forget to check out the Powers of Ten in the Periodic Table http://www.powersof10.com/p10_day/table.html Hoping to see you on the 10th at: Eames Office Gallery and Store 2665 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90403 310-396-5991 Thanks. Eames Travelling? Here in Los Angeles we have an exhibit of 3-D photography by Charles and Ray at our gallery. If you are in San Francisco, please visit our latest incarnation of the Powers of Ten show at the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park. And the Library of Congress/Vitra Design Museum Eames show is in Milan at the Trienalle. =20 And even if you are not travelling, I hope you'll check out my new book, An Eames Primer. There are copies in the gallery in Santa Monica and a chapter online at http://www.eamesoffice.com/primer.html. =20 Bernadine Eames Office P: 310.459.9663 F: 310. 454.4413 ------=_NextPart_001_0005_01C26C57.1BF8F410-- From owner-public@setileague.org Sun Oct 6 08:00:24 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g96F0Mcv008675; Sun, 6 Oct 2002 08:00:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id KAA05367 for public-list; Sun, 6 Oct 2002 10:40:28 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe28.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.32.108]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA05363 for ; Sun, 6 Oct 2002 10:40:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sun, 6 Oct 2002 07:39:53 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.168.19] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Subject: SETI public: Fw: Amateurs to help find more planets / Quasars put in their place Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2002 10:39:32 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0003_01C26D24.A7F114C0" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Oct 2002 14:39:53.0912 (UTC) FILETIME=[3BDAAB80:01C26D46] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_0003_01C26D24.A7F114C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" ----- Original Message ----- From: NewsAlert Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 8:41 PM To: newsalert Subject: Amateurs to help find more planets / Quasars put in their place NEWSALERT: Sunday, October 6, 2002 @ 0002 GMT --------------------------------------------------------------------- The latest news from Astronomy Now and Spaceflight Now ** Amazing Apollo 15 DVD sets! 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The scientists from the University of Nottingham have been investigating the properties of quasars and nearby galaxies. http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0210/05quasars/ NASA HOPEFUL FOR MONDAY SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH -------------------------------------------- NASA's Mission Control Center in Houston has taken back command of the international space station from Moscow following last week's hurricane alert. At Kennedy Space Center, Atlantis remains in good shape for launch Monday. The weather forecast, however, is somewhat iffy. http://spaceflightnow.com/station/status.html ARE LANDCOVER CHANGES ALTERING EARTH'S CLIMATE? ----------------------------------------------- While many scientists and policy makers have focused only on how heat-trapping gases like carbon dioxide are altering our global climate, a new NASA-funded study points to the importance of also including human-caused land-use changes as a major factor contributing to climate change. http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0210/05landcover/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW! HUBBLE 2003 CALENDAR! This remarkable calendar features stunning images of planets, stars, gaseous nebulae, and galaxies captured by NASA's orbiting Hubble Space Telescope. 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           &= nbsp;  NEWSALERT: Sunday, October 6, 2002 @ 0002 GMT
  = ---------------------------------------------------------------------           The latest = news from Astronomy Now and Spaceflight Now


** Amazing Apollo = 15 DVD sets! Bring a unique piece of space history
to your living roo= m. Two- and six-disc Apollo 15 DVDs are now
shipping! --> http://s= paceflightnow.com/store/video/dvdapollo15c.html
**



AMA= TEURS TO HELP DISCOVER EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETS
---------------------------= ------------------
Astronomers at NASA and the University of Californi= a at Santa Cruz
have launched a Web-based project that has amateur as= tronomers lining
up to have a chance to discover extra-solar planets = that 'transit' or
pass in front of their parent stars.

 &= nbsp;  http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0210/06planets/


TE= AM TO DEVELOP NUCLEAR ELECTRIC POWER FOR SPACE
-----------------------= -------------------------
A team of government, industry and academia,= under the leadership of
The Boeing Company, has been awarded a NASA = contract to meet the
challenge of developing nuclear electric power f= or deep space
exploration.

    http://spaceflig= htnow.com/news/n0210/06boeingpower/


ASTRONOMERS PUT QUASARS IN= THEIR PLACE
--------------------------------------
A team of UK as= tronomers has made a decisive step toward resolving an
argument that = has rumbled on in the astronomical community for
decades. The scienti= sts from the University of Nottingham have been
investigating the pro= perties of quasars and nearby galaxies.

    http://= spaceflightnow.com/news/n0210/05quasars/


NASA HOPEFUL FOR MOND= AY SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH
--------------------------------------------NASA's Mission Control Center in Houston has taken back command of
= the international space station from Moscow following last week's
hur= ricane alert. At Kennedy Space Center, Atlantis remains in good
shape= for launch Monday. The weather forecast, however, is somewhat
iffy.<= BR>
    http://spaceflightnow.com/station/status.html

ARE LANDCOVER CHANGES ALTERING EARTH'S CLIMATE?
------------= -----------------------------------
While many scientists and policy m= akers have focused only on how
heat-trapping gases like carbon dioxid= e are altering our global
climate, a new NASA-funded study points to = the importance of also
including human-caused land-use changes as a m= ajor factor
contributing to climate change.

   = http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0210/05landcover/


-----------= ---------------------------------------------------------------

&n= bsp;           &nb= sp;        NEW! HUBBLE 2003 CALENDAR!<= BR>
      This remarkable calendar features s= tunning images of planets,
        = stars, gaseous nebulae, and galaxies captured by NASA's
  &n= bsp;           &nb= sp;    orbiting Hubble Space Telescope.


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------=_NextPart_001_0003_01C26D24.A7F114C0-- From owner-public@setileague.org Sun Oct 6 08:01:13 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g96F1Ccv020154; Sun, 6 Oct 2002 08:01:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id KAA05411 for public-list; Sun, 6 Oct 2002 10:48:29 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe45.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.32.125]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA05406; Sun, 6 Oct 2002 10:48:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sun, 6 Oct 2002 07:47:54 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.168.19] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Cc: "BioAstro" Subject: SETI public: Fw: AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS RAMP UP TO DISCOVER TRANSITS OF EXTRA-SOLARPLANETS Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2002 10:47:32 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0005_01C26D25.C61C34B0" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Oct 2002 14:47:54.0861 (UTC) FILETIME=[5A85A9D0:01C26D47] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_0005_01C26D25.C61C34B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message ----- From: NASANEWS@Ames Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 8:15 PM To: ames-releases@lists.arc.nasa.gov Subject: AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS RAMP UP TO DISCOVER TRANSITS OF EXTRA-SOLARP= LANETS Kathleen Burton =20 Oct. 3, 2002 NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. Phone: 650/604-1731 or 604-9000 E-mail: kburton@mail.arc.nasa.gov RELEASE: 02-104AR AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS RAMP UP TO DISCOVER TRANSITS OF EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETS Astronomers at NASA and the University of California at Santa Cruz =20 have launched a Web-based project that has amateur astronomers lining =20 up to have a chance to discover extra-solar planets that 'transit' or =20 pass in front of their parent stars. Of the more than 100 known extra-solar planets discovered so far, =20 only one (called HD 209458 b) is known to pass in front of its star, =20 as seen from Earth. The small dimming of a star during such a transit =20 will allow amateur astronomers to perform valuable measurements that =20 can aid scientists by determining the planet's size, and potentially =20 reveal the planet's atmospheric composition and the presence of rings =20 or moons in orbit around it. "We welcome the assistance of a large number of dedicated and =20 experienced amateur astronomers around the world to add to our =20 understanding of the nature of extra-solar planets," said Dr. Tim =20 Castellano, an astronomer based at NASA Ames Research Center and =20 co-investigator of the Web project. During the nights of Oct. 5 and Oct. 30, backyard sky-watchers will =20 get their chance. On those dates, a planet twice as big as Jupiter, =20 orbiting the star HD 68988, has an 8 percent chance of passing in =20 front of its star, giving amateur astronomers the chance to confirm =20 the existence of a Jupiter-sized planet outside our solar system. The =20 star, located near the Big Dipper in the northern sky, is too faint =20 to see without a telescope. The basic search technique used by the amateurs scanning the autumn =20 skies this month will involve taking a night-long series of =20 electronic images of the star HD 68898 and surrounding stars. The =20 astronomers will use these images and specialized software to look =20 for small changes in brightness characterizing a planet's transit, a =20 technique called 'transit photometry.' Candidate stars such as HD 68898 for the amateur astronomers to =20 observe, are chosen using the "wobble method," by which the first =20 extra-solar planet was detected in 1995. With this method, =20 professional astronomers use large telescopes to watch for the minute =20 'wobble' (the Doppler shift) of a star caused by the tug of an unseen =20 planet orbiting it. "The participation of dozens of astronomers means that more =20 planet-bearing stars can be scrutinized during the intervals when =20 possible transits are predicted," said the site's co-creator, Dr. =20 Greg Laughlin, an assistant professor of astronomy at the University =20 of California, Santa Cruz. Having observers in various locales around =20 the world will provide 24-hour availability and reduce the dependence =20 on local weather, he said. "The signature of a planetary transit is =20 very subtle, so multiple simultaneous observations provide a vitally =20 needed redundancy." The two researchers work as a team, with Laughlin serving as the =20 theorist, calculating transit times and probabilities based on the =20 radial velocity data from the California Planet Search team. =20 Castellano is the observer, who demonstrated that the necessary =20 measurements can be made with only a small backyard telescope. He =20 will provide guidance on observing and data analysis to the amateur =20 astronomers. Requirements for astronomers who want to sign up for an observing =20 shift are a computer-controlled telescope, a charge coupled device =20 (CCD) camera and personal computer, and software to record and =20 analyze the small changes in stellar brightness that will be produced =20 by a planet. Previous experience measuring the brightness of variable =20 stars or success in observing the known transit of HD 209458 with a =20 CCD camera also are highly recommended, the researchers say. Interested participants should visit: www.transitsearch.org for exact transit time predictions and further details. The development of the Website was partially supported through the =20 NASA Ames Research Center's Director's Discretionary Fund, via a =20 grant of two-year startup funds. In December 2001, NASA selected the Kepler Mission, a project based =20 at NASA Ames, as one of the next NASA Discovery missions. The Kepler =20 Mission, scheduled for launch in 2006, will use a spaceborne =20 telescope to search for Earth-like planes around stars beyond our =20 solar system. -end- The NASA Ames News homepage at URL, =20 http://amesnews.arc.nasa.gov includes news releases and JPEG images =20 in AP Leaf Desk format minus embedded captions. ------=_NextPart_001_0005_01C26D25.C61C34B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
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----- Original Message -----
From: NASANEWS@Ames
Sent: Saturd= ay, October 05, 2002 8:15 PM
To:= ames-releases@lists.arc.nasa.gov
Subject: AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS RAMP UP TO DISCOVER TRANSITS OF EX= TRA-SOLARPLANETS
 
Kathleen Burton
Oct. 3, 2002<= BR>NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
Phone: 650/604-173= 1 or 604-9000
E-mail: kburton@mail.arc.nasa.gov

RELEASE:  = 02-104AR

AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS RAMP UP TO DISCOVER TRANSITS OF EXTRA= -SOLAR PLANETS

Astronomers at NASA and the University of Californi= a at Santa Cruz
have launched a Web-based project that has amateur as= tronomers lining
up to have a chance to discover extra-solar planets = that 'transit' or
pass in front of their parent stars.

Of the = more than 100 known extra-solar planets discovered so far,
only one (= called HD 209458 b) is known to pass in front of its star,
as seen fr= om Earth. The small dimming of a star during such a transit
will allo= w amateur astronomers to perform valuable measurements that
can aid s= cientists by determining the planet's size, and potentially
reveal th= e planet's atmospheric composition and the presence of rings
or moons= in orbit around it.

"We welcome the assistance of a large number = of dedicated and
experienced amateur astronomers around the world to = add to our
understanding of the nature of extra-solar planets," said = Dr. Tim
Castellano, an astronomer based at NASA Ames Research Center = and
co-investigator of the Web project.

During the nights of O= ct. 5 and Oct. 30, backyard sky-watchers will
get their chance. On th= ose dates, a planet twice as big as Jupiter,
orbiting the star HD 689= 88, has an 8 percent chance of passing in
front of its star, giving a= mateur astronomers the chance to confirm
the existence of a Jupiter-s= ized planet outside our solar system. The
star, located near the Big = Dipper in the northern sky, is too faint
to see without a telescope.<= BR>
The basic search technique used by the amateurs scanning the autum= n
skies this month will involve taking a night-long series of
ele= ctronic images of the star HD 68898 and surrounding stars. The
astron= omers will use these images and specialized software to look
for smal= l changes in brightness characterizing a planet's transit, a
techniqu= e called 'transit photometry.'

Candidate stars such as HD 68898 fo= r the amateur astronomers to
observe, are chosen using the "wobble me= thod," by which the first
extra-solar planet was detected in 1995. Wi= th this method,
professional astronomers use large telescopes to watc= h for the minute
'wobble' (the Doppler shift) of a star caused by the= tug of an unseen
planet orbiting it.

"The participation of do= zens of astronomers means that more
planet-bearing stars can be scrut= inized during the intervals when
possible transits are predicted," sa= id the site's co-creator, Dr.
Greg Laughlin, an assistant professor o= f astronomy at the University
of California, Santa Cruz. Having obser= vers in various locales around
the world will provide 24-hour availab= ility and reduce the dependence
on local weather, he said. "The signa= ture of a planetary transit is
very subtle, so multiple simultaneous = observations provide a vitally
needed redundancy."

The two res= earchers work as a team, with Laughlin serving as the
theorist, calcu= lating transit times and probabilities based on the
radial velocity d= ata from the California Planet Search team.
Castellano is the observe= r, who demonstrated that the necessary
measurements can be made with = only a small backyard telescope. He
will provide guidance on observin= g and data analysis to the amateur
astronomers.

Requirements f= or astronomers who want to sign up for an observing
shift are a compu= ter-controlled telescope, a charge coupled device
(CCD) camera and pe= rsonal computer, and software to record and
analyze the small changes= in stellar brightness that will be produced
by a planet. Previous ex= perience measuring the brightness of variable
stars or success in obs= erving the known transit of HD 209458 with a
CCD camera also are high= ly recommended, the researchers say.

Interested participants shoul= d visit:

www.transitsearch.org

for exact transit time predi= ctions and further details.

The development of the Website was par= tially supported through the
NASA Ames Research Center's Director's D= iscretionary Fund, via a
grant of two-year startup funds.

In D= ecember 2001, NASA selected the Kepler Mission, a project based
at NA= SA Ames, as one of the next NASA Discovery missions.  The Kepler Mission, scheduled for launch in 2006, will use a spaceborne
telesco= pe to search for Earth-like planes around stars beyond our
solar syst= em.

-end-

The NASA Ames News homepage at URL,
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------=_NextPart_001_0005_01C26D25.C61C34B0-- From owner-public@setileague.org Mon Oct 7 08:37:52 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g97Fbocv028335; Mon, 7 Oct 2002 08:37:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id LAA07329 for public-list; Mon, 7 Oct 2002 11:21:33 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe23.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.32.103]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id LAA07325; Mon, 7 Oct 2002 11:21:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 7 Oct 2002 08:20:59 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.168.21] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Cc: "BioAstro" Subject: SETI public: Fw: Studying Evolution with Digital Organisms Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 11:20:28 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0006_01C26DF3.8A32F0F0" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 07 Oct 2002 15:20:59.0308 (UTC) FILETIME=[23C1FEC0:01C26E15] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_0006_01C26DF3.8A32F0F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message ----- From: astrobio@astrobio.net Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 4:20 AM To: astrobio@astrobio.net Subject: Studying Evolution with Digital Organisms Studying Evolution with Digital Organisms http://www.astrobio.net/news/article288.html Can we grasp the workings of Darwinian evolution by studying the behavi= or of digital organisms that exist only as strings of computer code? Scie= ntists in Caltech's Digital Life Laboratory think so. =20 Amateur Astronomers Hunt Planet http://www.astrobio.net/news/article287.html Enlisting help for sighting a star as it dims when a planetary candidate = passes across the star's face. =20 __________________________ Read more news from the Astrobiology Magazine @astrobio.net Enjoy interactive planetary panoramas http://www.astrobio.net/news/presidential.php ------=_NextPart_001_0006_01C26DF3.8A32F0F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
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  Can we grasp the workings of Darwini= an evolution by studying the behavior of digital organisms that exist onl= y as strings of computer code? Scientists in Caltech's Digital Life Labor= atory think so. 

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Enlisting help for sighting a= star as it dims when a planetary candidate passes across the star's face= .
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------=_NextPart_001_0006_01C26DF3.8A32F0F0-- From owner-public@setileague.org Mon Oct 7 08:39:27 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g97FdQcv023861; Mon, 7 Oct 2002 08:39:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id LAA07318 for public-list; Mon, 7 Oct 2002 11:19:46 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: seti1.setileague.org: majordom set sender to owner-public@seti1.setileague.org using -f Received: from hotmail.com (oe135.pav0.hotmail.com [64.4.33.128]) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id LAA07314; Mon, 7 Oct 2002 11:19:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 7 Oct 2002 08:19:12 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.168.21] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Cc: "BioAstro" Subject: SETI public: Fw: ESA's Integral satellite ready for lift-off from Baikonur Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 11:18:43 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0005_01C26DF3.4BE7FB10" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 07 Oct 2002 15:19:12.0169 (UTC) FILETIME=[E3E5E190:01C26E14] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_0005_01C26DF3.4BE7FB10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Integral is the most sensitive gamma ray observatory yet built. It will no doubt play an important role in the theory of using GRBs for synchronized SETI that was recently discussed here. ----- Original Message ----- From: science.webmaster@esa.int Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 8:21 AM To: ljk4@msn.com Subject: ESA's Integral satellite ready for lift-off from Baikonur ESA' Integral is getting ready for the launch from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on 17 October 2002. For media representatives who wish to attend the launch, see the press release for more information. Read more at: http://sci.esa.int/content/news/index.cfm?aid=21&cid=44&oid=30693 ------=_NextPart_001_0005_01C26DF3.4BE7FB10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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It will no d= oubt play an important role in the theory of using
GRBs for sy= nchronized SETI that was recently discussed here.
 
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ESA' Integral is getting ready for the launch from
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------=_NextPart_001_0005_01C26DF3.4BE7FB10-- From owner-public@setileague.org Mon Oct 7 15:54:27 2002 Received: from seti1.setileague.org ([204.176.91.10]) by Sentry.net (8.12.2/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g97MsQcv011917; Mon, 7 Oct 2002 15:54:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by seti1.setileague.org (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) id SAA08116 for public-list; Mon, 7 Oct 2002 18:42:06 -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 SAA08112; Mon, 7 Oct 2002 18:42:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 7 Oct 2002 15:41:32 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [65.149.168.61] From: "LARRY KLAES" To: "setipublic" Cc: "BioAstro" Subject: SETI public: Fw: AstroAlert: More Northern Lights through 10 October Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 18:40:51 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0005.2201 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0004_01C26E31.0FF284C0" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 07 Oct 2002 22:41:32.0330 (UTC) FILETIME=[AF1110A0:01C26E52] Sender: owner-public@setileague.org Precedence: bulk ------=_NextPart_001_0004_01C26E31.0FF284C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message ----- From: Cary Oler Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 5:14 PM To: sun-earth@SkyandTelescope.com Subject: AstroAlert: More Northern Lights through 10 October =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=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 07 October 2002 MIDDLE LATITUDE AURORAL ACTIVITY WATCH 07-10 OCTOBER Some persistent and powerful auroral substorm activity has been occurring over the last few days. The activity is in response to interplanetary magnetic field, which has been oriented in a particular wa= y that promotes the occurrence of auroral substorm activity. What is unusua= l about this activity is that it has been persistent now for several days. = A strong substorm over North America last night between 06:00 and 09:00 UTC (2 am and 5 am EDT) resulted in some impressively bright auroral activity over a good portion of the north-central United States. Experienced auror= a "hunters" in Northern Germany have also been able to consistently photogr= aph weaker levels of activity over the last 2 consecutive nights. This has be= en possible due to the enlarged size of the auroral oval. Similar sporadically strong activity is expected to continue over th= e next 2 to perhaps 3 days. The possible arrival of one or two additional coronal mass ejections may further help to improve the potential for subs= torm activity over the next 48 hours. Observers interested in looking for these apparations of "Northern Lights" should be prepared to be PATIENT. The current activity is not continually in-progress. Rather, it is occurring in sporadic and sometime= s infrequent bursts. Whether you spot anything may well depend on how long = you stay outside watching for activity. For those with digital cameras (particularly those that are more lig= ht sensitive), a well demonstrated technique for detecting activity from Ger= many has been to perform a timed exposure (use a long exposure setting - 30 seconds or more if possible) of the northern sky (southern sky if you are= in the southern hemisphere). Since digital camera CCDs are often much more sensitive to light than the human eyes are, they often show aurora that t= he eyes can't see. Arcs and sometimes even rays or weak curtains may become visible that aren't visible to the eye. If you have a camera, perform the same type of timed exposure even if you can't see anything. You may be surprised what comes back after the film has been developed. A middle latitude auroral activity watch was issued earlier this UTC= day and will remain in-progress until 10 October. By then, solar wind conditi= ons might not be as favorable for producing enhanced levels of auroral activi= ty. Until then, keep your eyes on the skies. Some of the sporadic substorming observed over the last 48 hours has been unusually powerful. A copy of the watch statement has been included below for those who = are interested. Images of the recent activity may be found at: http://www.spacew.com/gallery. You can also submit your own images to the gallery very easily by following the instructions available at: http://www.spacew.com/gallery/help.html Please report sightings of activity to the global auroral activity observation network, so others may be informed of what you observe, and s= o that a permanent record of ground-based activity may be maintained. The U= RL for submissions is: http://www.spacew.com/submitsighting.html /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ MIDDLE LATITUDE AURORAL ACTIVITY WATCH WATCH ISSUED: 05:50 UTC, 07 OCTOBER 2002 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ VALID BEGINNING AT: IMMEDIATELY VALID UNTIL: 19:00 UTC (3 pm EDT) ON 10 OCTOBER HIGH RISK PERIOD: 07 - 09 OCT (UTC DAYS) MODERATE RISK PERIOD: 07 - 10 OCT PREDICTED ACTIVITY INDICES: 22, 28, 25, 15 (07 OCTOBER - 10 OCTOBER) POTENTIAL MAGNITUDE OF MIDDLE LATITUDE AURORAL ACTIVITY: MODERATE POTENTIAL DURATION OF THIS ACTIVITY: MAIN BELT =3D VARIED AND SPORADIC MINOR BELT =3D THROUGH 10 OCT ESTIMATED OPTIMUM OBSERVING CONDITIONS: NEAR LOCAL MIDNIGHT EXPECTED LUNAR INTERFERENCE: NIL 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 WYOMING TO NEBRASKA TO IOWA TO NORTHERN ILLINOIS TO NORTHERN INDIANA TO NORTHERN OHIO TO PENNSYLVANIA TO NEW JERSEY. ACTIVITY *MAY* ALSO BE OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY NORTH OF A LINE FROM... UNITED KINGDOM TO NORTHERN BELGIUM TO NORTHERN NETHERLANDS TO NORTHERN GERMANY TO NORTHERN POLAND TO LITHUANIA TO LATVIA TO NORTH-CENTRAL RUS= SIA. NEW ZEALAND AND PARTS OF SOUTHEASTERN AUSTRALIA MAY ALSO SPOT PERIODS = OF ACTIVITY. SYNOPSIS... A resumption of southwardly directed interplanetary magnetic fields = has been observed over the last 12 to 18 hours. An unconfirmed sighting of auroral activity from Germany as well as a strong substorm interval over = the higher latitude North American region over the last hour has prompted the issuance of this watch. Conditions may become sporadically favorable once again for the production of auroral substorming. Some substorm activity h= as the potential of being strong enough to produce some middle latitude sightings. The new phase of the moon will contribute to the dark skies necessary to spot periods of activity. However, observer patience may be required as substorm intervals strong enough to observe from mid-latitude= s is not expected to be continual or frequent at this time. Additional enhancements of activity may be observed on 08 and/or 09 October in response to two minor coronal mass ejections that are expected= to impact the Earth on these dates. This watch will remain valid through 19:00 UTC (3 pm EDT) on 10 Octo= ber. It will then be updated or allowed to expire. For updated information, vi= sit: http://www.spacew.com/aurora/forum.html PLEASE REPORT OBSERVATIONS OF AURORAL ACTIVITY TO: http://www.spacew.com/submitsighting.html WE WELCOME PHOTOGRAPHERS TO PLACE IMAGES IN OUR GALLERY http://www.spacew.com/gallery Observations reported here are permanently recorded for future study= and are immediately made available in real-time to a large network of observe= rs world-wide via the Internet, e-mail and pager. If you observe activity, y= our assistance to contribute to this database would be appreciated. ** 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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Sent: Monday, Oc= tober 07, 2002 5:14 PM
To: s= un-earth@SkyandTelescope.com
Sub= ject: AstroAlert: More Northern Lights through 10 October
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          &nb= sp;           &nbs= p;        07 October 2002

MIDDL= E LATITUDE AURORAL ACTIVITY WATCH 07-10 OCTOBER

   =   Some persistent and powerful auroral substorm activity has beenoccurring over the last few days. The activity is in response to
inte= rplanetary magnetic field, which has been oriented in a particular waythat promotes the occurrence of auroral substorm activity. What is unusu= al
about this activity is that it has been persistent now for several = days. A
strong substorm over North America last night between 06:00 an= d 09:00 UTC
(2 am and 5 am EDT) resulted in some impressively bright a= uroral activity
over a good portion of the north-central United States= . Experienced aurora
"hunters" in Northern Germany have also been able= to consistently photograph
weaker levels of activity over the last 2 = consecutive nights. This has been
possible due to the enlarged size of= the auroral oval.

     Similar sporadically s= trong activity is expected to continue over the
next 2 to perhaps 3 da= ys. The possible arrival of one or two additional
coronal mass ejectio= ns may further help to improve the potential for substorm
activity ove= r the next 48 hours.

     Observers interested= in looking for these apparations of "Northern
Lights" should be prepa= red to be PATIENT. The current activity is not
continually in-progress= . Rather, it is occurring in sporadic and sometimes
infrequent bursts.= Whether you spot anything may well depend on how long you
stay outsid= e watching for activity.

     For those with d= igital cameras (particularly those that are more light
sensitive), a w= ell demonstrated technique for detecting activity from Germany
has bee= n to perform a timed exposure (use a long exposure setting - 30
second= s or more if possible) of the northern sky (southern sky if you are inthe southern hemisphere). Since digital camera CCDs are often much more<= BR>sensitive to light than the human eyes are, they often show aurora tha= t the