Solar Storms

[kg4kww]

Solar Storms (http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mystery_monday_041206.html)

New Comet Now Visible to Naked Eye; Heading Towards Earth!!! (http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/comet_machholz_041207.html)

http://www.space.com/images/040917_c2004q2c_02.jpg

[AG3Y]

This directly from the site pointed to, above:
Quote[/b] ]Comet Machholz will be at its closest to Earth Jan. 5-6, 2005, when it will be 32 million miles (51 million kilometers) away.

"closest approach 32 million miles" My, I wouldn't sweat the small stuff ! http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[ai4ep]

Any chance we could send a space shuttle to the comet with some of our favorite people on it for a one - way trip ? ( purely for exploration )

[W5HTW]

Quote[/b] (ai4ep @ Dec. 07 2004,15:31)]Any chance we could send a space shuttle to the comet with some of our favorite people on it for a one - way trip ? ( purely for exploration )
Didn't a group of people try that a few years ago?

Oh, they were waiting for the UFO hidden behind the comet to pick them up.

Ed

[KC0NBW]

you guys have been so busy with this thread that you didn't notice that the world ended just after the cbs news this morning!
i just thought i would let you know so you won't waste any more time on the subject! http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[ai4ep]

that was a rerun

[kg4kww]

Dudes once again you missed the comet. This is a once in a life time chance for you to achive ECE (Earth Comet Earth). Now what would be more fun to do,
cozy up with the OL or achive ECE?

[kg4kww]

Dudes once again you missed the comet. This is a once in a life time chance for you to achive ECE (Earth Comet Earth). Now what would be more fun to do,
cozy up with the OL or achive ECE?

[KC0NBW]

Quote[/b] (kg4kww @ Dec. 07 2004,22:08)]Dudes once again you missed the comet. This is a once in a life time chance for you to achive ECE (Earth Comet Earth). Now what would be more fun to do,
cozy up with the OL or achive ECE?

this one must be an long delayed echo from the comet!

ece is possible! http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[kj3n]

I'm just wondering what sort of accuracy your AZ-EL rotator would need to hit a target 32 million miles away?

Half a degree? Quarter degree? http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[kg4kww]

n3jja -- Good question. This sounds like one for the
guys at NASA or JPL.

[AG3Y]

Actually, unless you are using a very large dish antenna, I doubt seriously that you would have to get within closer than 5-10 degrees in order to "hit" the comet. However, since even the core of most comets is nothing more than "compressed vacuum" I doubt that you would get much of an echo at all !

The earth has passed through the tails of several comets, ( most famously, Halley comes to mind ) without observing any evidence whatsoever.

The typical size of meteors making up these showers is usually between that of a pea down to a grain of sand. It's the ionized trail in the upper atmosphere that causes the reflections noted on 6 meters and above, not the particles that constitute the comet, itself!

73, Jim

[kg4kww]

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2004 Dec 09 1202 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center
#
# Geophysical Alert Message
#
Solar-terrestrial indices for 08 December follow.
Solar flux 81 and mid-latitude A-index 11.
The mid-latitude K-index at 1200 UTC on 09 December was 4 (43 nT).

No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.

No space weather storms are expected for the next 24 hours.

[kg4kww]

http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

[kg4kww]

Tonight 12/10/04 I heard some meteor pings on 144.200 while my beam was pointed to the NE.

It looks like another CME could be brewing.

[kg4kww]

ping ping ping goes the meteor!!!

[kg4kww]

ping ping ping goes the meteor!!!

[kg4kww]

<span style='color:red'>Don't forget about the Geminids meteor shower during the period Dec 06 - 19. which will be reaching maximum activity during Dec 13 - 14. The best time to look is Monday night, Dec. 13 around midnight.

Hope to hear you on 2 meter ssb scatter.</span>

:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt
:Issued: 2004 Dec 12 0302 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center
#
# Geophysical Alert Message
#
Solar-terrestrial indices for 11 December follow.
Solar flux 90 and mid-latitude A-index 17.
The mid-latitude K-index at 0300 UTC on 12 December was 5 (106 nT).

No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.

Space weather for the next 24 hours is expected to be minor.
Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level are expected.

[kg4kww]

<span style='color:red'>Don't forget about the Geminids meteor shower during the period Dec 06 - 19. which will be reaching maximum activity during Dec 13 - 14. The best time to look is Monday night, Dec. 13 around midnight.

Hope to hear you on 2 meter ssb scatter.</span>

[kg4kww]

b]<span style='color:red'>Don't forget about the Geminids meteor shower tonight Dec 13th, which will be reaching maximum activity. The best time to look is tonight, Dec. 13 around midnight.

Hope to hear you on 2 meter ssb scatter.</span>[/b]

From some of the post to this thread, it sounds like some of missed your chance to hitch a ride on Hale-Bop!!!

http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[kg4kww]

Metor Storm Update (http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/12/13/sky.watch/index.html)

[kg4kww]

Metor Update (http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/12/13/sky.watch/index.html)

[kg4kww]

More Meteor Info (http://www.spaceweather.com/)

[kg4kww]

ping ping ping

[kg4kww]

ping ping ping, goes the meteor, ping ping ping, goes the meteor. I don't hear youuuuuuuuuu