May, 2003

Saturday, May 31st, 2003

Another Earthbound CME

On Saturday morning at 0225UT, Sunspot#365 launched another large, Earth-directed Coronal Mass Ejection CME. The powerful M8 Class explosion could initiate another round of northern lights when it arrives on Sunday or Monday.
Checkout Spaceweather.com for the latest info! 

Friday, May 30th, 2003

Aurora Watch Again Tonight

A series of powerful X-3 Class solar flares erupted recently from sunspot #365. Since this sunspot was nicely centered on the sun, the blasts sent several CME's our way. The first two arrived yesterday and aurora raged across the globe. The other arrived around 10:00am MDT today. Perhaps its our turn tonight? So... Keep your eyes glued to the northern horizon.
Checkout Spaceweather.com for the latest info! 

Annular Eclipse Saturday

Skywatchers located from Scotland to Greenland will be treated to an Annular Eclipse tomorrow. This classic shot was taken by Dennis Mammana of Skyscapes.com.
Checkout Spaceweather.com for the latest info! 

Thursday, May 22nd, 2003

First-Time-ever Snapshot Released of Mother Earth From Mars

Have you ever wondered what you would see if you were on Mars looking at the Earth through a small telescope? Now you can find out, thanks to a unique view of our world recently captured by NASA's Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft currently orbiting the Red Planet. 

Sunday, May 18th, 2003

Two Comets for 2004?

Recent observations indicate that Earth will be visited by at least two comets in the spring of 2004. The question is, will they reach naked eye visibility? Checkout Space.com for more info. 

Tuesday, May 13th, 2003

Totality

Wow! On Thursday evening, May 15th, skywatchers were treated to a spectacular, Total Lunar Eclipse. Checkout our Lunar Eclipse Gallery for more shots. 

Tuesday, May 13th, 2003

Total Lunar Eclipse

On Thursday evening, May 15th, skywatchers will be treated to a Total Lunar Eclipse. The event, will be visible to observers throughout Europe and The Americas. Follow the links for more information on lunar eclipses, or for viewing times in your area.  

Wednesday, May 7th, 2003

Mercury Transit

Early on the morning of Wednesday, May 7th, the innermost planet Mercury drifted across the face of the Sun in what is knows as a planetary transit. The event, was visible to observers in Asia, Europe and extreme northeastern North America. Click here for more information.  

Saturday, May 3rd, 2003

Earth entering debris trail of Halley's Comet

The eta Aquarid meteor shower is now underway. eta Aquarid meteors are the remnants of Halley's Comet which last passed our planet in 1985 on it's continuous 75 year orbit. Peak meteor activity is expected just before dawn on Tuesday May 6th. For more information on Halley's Comet, checkout Cometography.com. For more information on eta Aquarid meteors, checkout Science@NASA.   

Thursday, May 1st, 2003

British Astronomers Seeking WIMPS

Weakly Interacting Massive Particles that is. These are believed to be the key to understanding the strange Dark Matter believed to make up almost 95% of the matter in the universe. If successful, this study just may be the cosmological breakthrough of the century.
Interested? Find out more on CNN.com/Space

Sunday, May 4th, 2003

Mercury Transit

On Wednesday, May 7th, the planet Mercury will drift across the face of the Sun. The event, known as a transit will be visible to observers in Asia, Europe and extreme northeastern North America. Click here for more information.