SPACE WEATHER

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SPACE WEATHER
Current conditions
Solar wind
speed: 542.7 km/sec
density: 6.3 protons/cm3
[url "http://spaceweather.com/glossary/solarwinddata.html"]explanation[/url] | [url "http://www.sec.noaa.gov/ace/MAG_SWEPAM_24h.html"]more data[/url]
Updated: Today at 1827 UT


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X-ray Solar Flares
6-hr max: A5 1320 UT Jun29
24-hr: B7 1005 UT Jun29
[url "http://spaceweather.com/glossary/flareclasses.html"]explanation[/url] | [url "http://www.sec.noaa.gov/rt_plots/xray_5m.html"]more data[/url]
Updated: Today at: 1825 UT
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[davetclown]

For sky watchers in the northern hemisphere, this weekend is the best time of the year to experience the mysterious and beautiful Moon Illusion.
FULL STORY at
[url "http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/27jun_moonillusion.htm?list17841"]http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/27jun_moonillusion.htm?list17841[/url]
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[davetclown]

NASA's Mars rover Opportunity is scheduled to begin a descent down a rock-paved slope into the Red Planet's massive Victoria Crater. This carries real risk for the long-lived robotic explorer, but NASA and the Mars Rover science team expect it to provide valuable science.
FULL STORY at
[url "http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/28jun_descent.htm?list17841"]http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/28jun_descent.htm?list17841[/url]
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