[FPSPACE] FW: Spaceship Spotting Marathon

[LARRY KLAES]

>From: SpaceWeather.com <swlist at spaceweather.com>
>To: SpaceWeather.com <swlist at spaceweather.com>
>Subject: Spaceship Spotting Marathon
>Date: Thu, 01 May 2008 14:23:23 -0500
>
>Space Weather News for May 1, 2008

>http://spaceweather.com
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>FLYBY ALERT: This is a good month for spaceship spotting.  On May 1st, the 
>International Space Station (ISS) begins a 4-week series of bright flybys 
>over North America and Europe.  In early May, the ISS joins Jupiter and the 
>stars of the Summer Triangle in a glittering pre-dawn sky. Later in the 
>month, increasingly-frequent flybys shift to evening hours and the ISS will 
>be crossing paths with Saturn, the Moon and Mars. US and Canadian readers, 
>check our Simple Satellite Flybys tool to find out when to look: 
>http://spaceweather.com/flybys .  (European readers, an international 
>version of the flybys tool will be available in the near future. Stay 
>tuned.)
>
>EXPLORE THE IONOSPHERE: The ionosphere is our planet's "final frontier." A 
>realm of dancing auroras, radio-bending plasma bubbles and dangerous 
>ultraviolet rays, it is   the last wisp of Earth's atmosphere that 
>astronauts leave behind when they enter space. Now you can explore the 
>ionosphere from the safety of your own home.  Yesterday, NASA-supported 
>researchers unveiled a "4D" computer model for the general public. Download 
>a few files and presto--you're flying through the ionosphere. The model 
>shows the ionosphere as it is right now; it's a real-time display based on 
>current solar activity and atmospheric conditions.  Visit 
>http://spaceweather.com to get started.
>