>Space Weather News for Jan. 9, 2009 >http://spaceweather.com > >APPROACHING COMET: Comet Lulin (C/2007 N3), discovered in 2007 by a >collaborative team of Taiwanese and Chinese astronomers, is swinging >around the sun and approaching Earth. The photogenic comet has a >bright tail and an "anti-tail" visible in mid-sized backyard >telescopes. At closest approach in February, Comet Lulin is >expected to brighten to naked-eye visibility. Visit >http://Spaceweather.com for sky maps, pictures and more information. > >NEW SUNSPOTS: For the second time this week, a sunspot is >coalescing on the surface of the sun. The spot's high latitude and >magnetic polarity identify it as a member of new Solar Cycle 24; its >appearance continues a recent trend of gradually intensifying >new-cycle solar activity. The spot is growing rapidly and may soon >provide a nice target for backyard solar telescopes. > >FULL MOON ALERT! This weekend's full Moon is the biggest and >brightest of 2009. It's a "perigee Moon" as much as 50,000 >km closer to Earth than other full Moons we'll see later this >year. Perigee moonlight shining through icy winter air can produce >beautiful halos, coronas, moondogs and other atmospheric optics >phenomena. Sample photos are featured on today's edition of Spaceweather.com. > >You are subscribed to the Space Weather mailing list, a free service >of Spaceweather.com. > >New subscribers: To sign up for free space weather alerts, click >here: http://spaceweather.com/services/
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