Archive for February, 2007
Hey! What is that Bright Star near Sunset?
Friday, February 9th, 2007 at 12:48 PMThis reminds me of that quote from the original Star Wars movie, “That’s no Moon, it’s a Space Station.” Well, this is no star but a planet called Venus.
The ancient Greeks called the wandering stars, planētēs, or wanderers. We now use the word planet for these denizens of our solar system.
Venus [...]
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Naked Eye Objects currently
over Saint CloudCurrent Position Altitude Azimuth Saturn 52.3° 180.8° M42 0.8° 261.8° M44 49.9° 243.1° M45 3.8° 301.4°
Current Lunar Phase ![[Current Moon]](/Media/lunar.jpg)
(Image Courtesy: US Naval Observatory)Waxing Crescent 3.9 days past New Moon
Upcoming Lunar Phases1st Quarter: Mon, Mar 22 Full Moon: Tue, Mar 30 3rd Quarter: Tue, Apr 6 New Moon: Tue, Apr 13
Current Solar Activity ![[Current Solar DIsk]](/Media/solar.gif)
Current Sunspot Number:SEC Solar Activity Forecast: Solar activity is expected to remain at very low levels with only a slight chance for a C-class flare during the next 3 days (19-21 March). (as of 5:01 pm Thursday) Solar X-rays: 
Geomagnetic Field:
Current Central Minnesota
Aurora Probability:Low Evening Aurora Probabilities:
1% (Thu) 1% (Fri) 1% (Sat)Current Auroral Loop ![[Current POES Map]](/Media/poesNorth.gif)
If you see orange or red over Minnesota, then there are very likely strong aurora currently visible.(Data from NOAA Space Environment Center, SpaceWeather.com, Space Terrestrial Dispatch, and n3kl.org) -
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