This is good for us... If the guys out west lose the 15 and 10 meters better
for us...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Jeswald" <w4nti@mindspring.com>
To: <secc@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 8:24 PM
Subject: [SECC] FW: Weekend auroras and early Leonids
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> Oh boy...here we go again.
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> Dan/W4NTI
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> > [Original Message]
> > From: SpaceWeather.com <swlist@spaceweather.com>
> > To: SpaceWeather.com <swlist@spaceweather.com>
> > Date: 11/5/04 6:22:36 PM
> > Subject: Weekend auroras and early Leonids
> >
> > Space Weather News for Nov. 5, 2004
> > http://spaceweather.com
> >
> > AURORA WATCH: A series of explosions from sunspot 696 on Nov. 3rd
through
> > 5th hurled some coronal mass ejections toward Earth, and they're due to
> > arrive this weekend. Sky watchers in, e.g., Canada, Alaska, and
> > northern-tier US states should be alert for auroras.
> >
> > EARLY LEONIDS? The annual Leonid meteor shower normally peaks around the
> > 19th of November. This year, however, there might be an extra, early
peak
> > on Nov. 8th when Earth passes close to a 1000-year-old stream of dust
from
> > Comet Tempel-Tuttle. The precise location of this old stream is
uncertain.
> > Forecasters estimate, tentatively, a meteor rate of 50 to 100 per
> > hour--much less than the great Leonid displays of recent years, but
still
> > pleasing. Sky watchers in parts of Europe, Africa and Asia are
> > best-positioned to see the Nov. 8th display--if it happens!
> >
> > Visit http://spaceweather.com for more information and updates.
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