New Planetarium Director for St. Cloud State University
Thursday, May 28th, 2009 at 12:17 PM by Dave
This May, St. Cloud State University has hired a new Planetarium Director to replace the retiring Dave Williams. Annette Lee, recently from Missouri, has been hired to filled this important position in St. Cloud State University’s Public Outreach Program.
Annette comes to St. Cloud with a variety of skills and experiences. We are very excited to have Annette on staff in the Physics, Astronomy, and Engineering Sciences Department in the College of Science and Engineering.
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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)Waning Crescent 24.5 days past New Moon
Upcoming Lunar PhasesNew Moon: Mon, Mar 15 1st Quarter: Mon, Mar 22 Full Moon: Tue, Mar 30 3rd Quarter: Tue, Apr 6
Current Solar Activity ![[Current Solar DIsk]](/Media/solar.gif)
Current Sunspot Number:SEC Solar Activity Forecast: Solar activity is expected to be very low for the next three days (10-12 March). (as of 4:01 pm Tuesday) Solar X-rays: 
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Current Central Minnesota
Aurora Probability:Low Evening Aurora Probabilities:
1% (Tue) 1% (Wed) 1% (Thu)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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