[FPSPACE] FW: Triple Spaceship Flyby Alert

[LARRY KLAES]

>From: SpaceWeather.com <swlist at spaceweather.com>
>To: SpaceWeather.com <swlist at spaceweather.com>
>Subject: Triple Spaceship Flyby Alert
>Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:38:53 -0600
>
>Space Weather News for March 24, 2008
>http://spaceweather.com
>
>TRIPLE FLYBY ALERT: Space shuttle Endeavour has undocked from the 
>International Space Station and the two spaceships are now orbiting Earth 
>in tandem.  This sets the stage for a series of rare *triple* flybys, which 
>many sky watchers will be able to observe on Tuesday, March 25th.  It's a 
>triple because three spacecraft are involved.  First to appear is the 
>European Space Agency's Jules Verne cargo carrier flying 2000 kilometers 
>ahead of the ISS-Endeavour combo.  Jules Verne is about as bright as a 1st 
>magnitude star.  Four minutes later, and even brighter, the space shuttle 
>and space station follow Jules Verne across the starry sky--a spectacular 
>sight!
>
>US and Canadian readers can find out when to look using our new Simple 
>Satellite Flybys tool:  http://spaceweather.com/flybys.  (Note: We haven't 
>forgotten about the rest of the world.  Work is underway to expand our 
>simple flyby predictions beyond North America to all parts of the globe. 
>Stay tuned.)
>
>SOLAR ACTIVITY:  Who says the sun is quiet? Two new sunspots are growing 
>rapidly near the sun's equator. Just yesterday they were almost invisible; 
>now the active regions are several times larger than Earth and are putting 
>on a good show for anyone with a backyard solar telescope.  Visit 
>http://spaceweather.com for  movies, photos and updates.
>
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