From Spaceweather.com
DOUBLE FLYBY ALERT:
Space shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) this morning at 4:53 am EST. Their separation sets the stage for double flybys of many towns and cities on Wednesday evening, Nov. 25th, when Atlantis and the ISS will soar through the night sky side by side–a [...]
From Spaceweather.com…
LEONID METEOR SHOWER: The Leonid meteor shower peaks on Tuesday, Nov. 17th, with a new Moon providing ideally-dark viewing conditions. Forecasters expect a relatively mild display (20 to 30 meteors per hour) over North America followed by a much stronger outburst (100 to 300 per hour) over Asia. No matter where [...]
Thanks to Kevin Garner for pointing out we have a meteor shower tonight…
The best time to watch will be between 1 a.m. and dawn local time early tomorrow morning, regardless of your location. That’s when the patch of Earth you are standing on is barreling headlong into space on Earth’s orbital track, and meteors get [...]
This note from our amateur radio pals… hopefully clouds won’t be a problem…
I wanted to let everyone know that on Monday Night, Labor Day Evening, The ISS/SPACE SHUTTLE will make a visible overhead pass. It will go almost directly overhead.
Time: 7:49 PM.
Appears in the Southwest Sky at 11 Degrees High
Directly Overhead at 76 Degrees High
Departs [...]
**Seems like lots of folks saw the ISS pass tonight… the info is below. Did you see it???
We received this note from ALERT, the local amateur radio group, and I thought you might be interested…
It does not happen often nor will it happen much more. The ISS and Space Shuttle Endeavor Together will make a [...]
SKY SHOW EARLY SUNDAY:
The cosmos has planned quite a show for early risers on Sunday morning.
An hour before sunrise (around 4:45 a.m.), look just above the eastern horizon to see an impossibly thin crescent moon.
Just above and to the right of the moon, you will see the brightest planet, brilliant Venus. [...]
Received this note from a blog reader this morning. Your thoughts?
“James: Not a truly weather related topic, but yesterday afternoon, around 4:30, I was traveling I-59 west coming back from Gadsden. We were between Rainbow City and Trussville. My passenger and I were marveling at the blue-bird sky when two particularly vivid [...]
From: Challenger
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 4:53 PM
To: Everyone
Subject: Embrace Space Day (Weekend)
Hi everyone,
This is Ben, your friendly neighborhood Manager of Space and Technology at McWane Science Center. I just wanted to let everyone in on what’s happening this weekend at McWane.
Tomorrow (Friday) is Embrace Space Day.
Saturday is Astronomy [...]
Thanks to James Moore, who reminded us there will be a six minute pass of the International Space Station tomorrow evening. Get the specific details and times here.
The good news is that the sky should be crystal clear!
Space Weather News for Jan. 25, 2009
http://spaceweather.com
CURIOUS ASTEROID FLYBY: Newly-discovered asteroid 2009 BD is slowly passing by Earth today only 400,000 miles away. The approximately 10 meter-wide space rock poses no significant threat, but it merits attention anyway: The orbit of 2009 BD appears to be almost identical to the orbit of Earth. 2009 BD [...]