Space Weather News for Jan. 26, 2014
http://spaceweather.com
 
AURORA ROCKETS: A geomagnetic storm erupted during the early hours of Jan.
26th, sparking a surprise display of bright auroras around the Arctic
Circle. Scientists took the opportunity to launch four sounding rockets
from Alaska's Poker Flat Research Range to study the effect of solar storms
on the upper atmosphere.  Pictures of the colorful launch are available on
today's edition of http://spaceweather.com.
 
DON'T FORGET THE ASTEROID FLYBY:  A mountain-sized space rock is
approaching Earth for a harmless but eye-catching close encounter on Monday
night, Jan. 26-27. The incoming asteroid, named 2004 BL86, will be just
740,000 miles away (3.1 times farther from us than the Moon) and visible in
ordinary binoculars.   More information and observing tips are available on
http://spaceweather.com.
 
GEOMAGNETIC STORM ALERTS:  Did you miss last night's unexpected geomagnetic
storm? Subscribers to our Space Weather Alert Service were notified while
the event was underway.  If you would like to join the group of people who
never miss a geomagnetic storm, you may sign up for the alerts at
http://spaceweathertext.com (text) or http://spaceweatherphone.com (voice).
 
 
Regards,
 
Roger

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