Archive for May, 2007
New Things at the Planetarium
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007 at 03:32 PMFor visitors to St. Cloud State University’s planetarium, you will find a significant improvement to the planetarium this fall. Currently, the planetarium is closed for the summer for renovation and an upgrade in equipment.
The current star projector is 34 years old. It was designed with technology that was developed in the 50’s and [...]
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Naked Eye Objects currently
over Saint CloudCurrent Position Altitude Azimuth Jupiter 22.0° 182.6° M31 35.0° 64.1°
Current Lunar Phase ![[Current Moon]](/Media/lunar.jpg)
(Image Courtesy: US Naval Observatory)Waxing Crescent 2.8 days past New Moon
Upcoming Lunar Phases1st Quarter: Thu, Jul 10 Full Moon: Fri, Jul 18 3rd Quarter: Fri, Jul 25 New Moon: Fri, Aug 1
Current Solar Activity ![[Current Solar DIsk]](/Media/solar.gif)
Current Sunspot Number: 0SEC Solar Activity Forecast: Solar activity is expected to be very low. (as of 5:03 pm Saturday) Solar X-rays: 
Geomagnetic Field:
Current Central Minnesota
Aurora Probability:Low Evening Aurora Probabilities:
1% (Sat) 1% (Sun) 1% (Mon)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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