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Tuesday 30 December 2014

Geomagnetic Storm and Naked-eye Comet

Space Weather News for Dec. 29, 2014
http://spaceweather.com

GEOMAGNETIC STORM: The year is ending with an outbreak of auroras.
Sky watchers around the Arctic Circle are seeing bright Northern
Lights as Earth enters a stream of high-speed solar wind, causing
G1-class storm conditions on Dec. 29th. Visit http://spaceweather.com
for images and updates.

BRIGHTENING COMET: The "Christmas Comet" C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) has
continued to brighten, and now observers around the world are
reporting seeing it with the unaided eye from dark-sky sites. Comet
Lovejoy is a fine target for backyard telescopes, as shown on today's
edition of http://spaceweather.com

AURORA ALERTS are available from http://spaceweathertext.com (text)
and http://spaceweatherphone.com (voice).

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Good Clear Skies
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Astrocomet
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Colin James Watling
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Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and
also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
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Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/astrocomera
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Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and
Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland
Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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Lyra Main Website: http://www.lyra-astro.co.uk/
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Info: http://www.clubbz.com/club/2895/lowestoft/lowestoft_and_great_yarmouth_regional_astronomers_(lyra)

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