Archive for September, 2007
Planetarium Renovation at SCSU
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 at 03:26 PMThe SCSU Planetarium has undergone a renovation this summer. The old star projector was 35 years old and based on technology from the 50’s and 60’s. The new projector is a state-of-the-art projection system. It is capable of projecting 8,500 stars, more than double what the old projector could do. The [...]
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Naked Eye Objects currently
over Saint CloudCurrent Position Altitude Azimuth Jupiter 22.0° 181.8° M31 34.5° 63.7°
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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