[FOTZeiss] Fw: Asteroid Flyby & Aurora Alert

[Glenn A. Walsh]

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gaw

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--- On Mon, 10/11/10, SpaceWeather.com <swlist at spaceweather.com> wrote:

> From: SpaceWeather.com <swlist at spaceweather.com>
> Subject: Asteroid Flyby + Geomagnetic Storm
> To: "SpaceWeather.com" <swlist at spaceweather.com>
> Date: Monday, October 11, 2010, 12:47 PM
> Space Weather News for Oct. 11, 2010
> http://spaceweather.com
> 
> AURORA WATCH: The solar wind is stirring up geomagnetic
> storms around the Arctic Circle. High-latitude sky watchers
> should be alert for auroras after local nightfall on Oct.
> 11-12th.  Tip: the hours around midnight usually
> produce the brightest displays.
> 
> ASTEROID FLYBY: Newly-discovered asteroid 2010 TD54 will
> fly by Earth on Tuesday, Oct. 12th, about 46,000 km above
> the planet's surface. At closest approach, the 7-meter space
> rock will shine like a 14th magnitude star as it races
> through the constellations Pisces and Aquarius. There is no
> danger of a collision.  Visit http://spaceweather.com for ephemerides and more
> information. 
> 
> SPACE WEATHER ALERTS:  With the arrival of northern
> autumn, aurora season is underway. Would you like a call
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