[FPSPACE] FW: Fireball over the South Pacific

[LARRY KLAES]

>From: SpaceWeather.com <swlist at spaceweather.com>
>To: SpaceWeather.com <swlist at spaceweather.com>
>Subject: Fireball over the South Pacific
>Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:50:15 -0500
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>Space Weather News for Sept. 29, 2008
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>GOODBYE, JULES VERNE:  Earlier today, European mission controllers 
>commanded the robotic cargo carrier Jules Verne to re-enter Earth's 
>atmosphere over the south Pacific Ocean. The disintegrating spacecraft made 
>a spectacular fireball observed by at least one NASA aircraft and possibly 
>the International Space Station. First pictures are coming in now and may 
>be found at http://spaceweather.com
>
>GREAT PROMINENCE:  Sunspot counts remain very low, but solar activity is 
>not zero.  For the third day in a row, astronomers are monitoring one of 
>the best solar prominences in years. The plume of hot gas, twisted into 
>complex shapes by solar magnetic fields, is nearly 10 times taller than 
>Earth and an easy target for safely-filtered backyard telescopes.  Visit 
>http://spaceweather.com for photos and movies.
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