Small Asteroid Buzzes Earth on May 29th

Space Weather News for May 29, 2012
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ASTEROID FLYBY: A small asteroid is flying past Earth today inside the orbit of geosynchronous satellites and only 14,000 km above the surface of our planet. Named "2012 KT42," the 3- to 10-meter wide space rock ranks #6 on the top-20 list of known close-approachers to Earth, which makes it significant despite its small size.  More information and images may be found on http://spaceweather.com .
    

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Events for Kessingland Village....

Kessingland Celebrates the Queens Diamond Jubilee in Style

Don't forget the Laser Show and Lighting of the Beacon Bonfire at Kessingland Beach...

All Welcome


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Amateur Astronomers Photograph Dragon Chasing the ISS

Space Weather News for May 24, 2012
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DRAGON RENDEZVOUS: As SpaceX's Dragon capsule approaches the International Space Station for a historic docking on May 25th, amateur astronomers have been taking pictures of the two spaceships converging.   Their photos and more information about the Dragon-ISS rendezvous are highlighted on today's edition of http://spaceweather.com

Readers, are you ready to see the Dragon? Download Spaceweather's Satellite Tracker for a schedule of flybys over your location: http://simpleflybys.com


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[BAA-ebulletin 00671] Just Over Two Weeks to the Transit of Venus

Just over 2 Weeks to go...

 

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It is now just over Two weeks until the Transit of Venus on the 5th and
6th of June.

We have created a webpage with information about the Transit,
including circumstances and observing techniques at:
http://britastro.org/transit2012

We wish to list observing events on the page, so if you are aware of
any Transit events, please send details to webadmin@britastro.org

Pictures and videos of the transit will be welcome too - please email
these to picture@britastro.org

Let us just hope for good weather and a clear north-east horizon on the 6th.

Callum Potter
Website Manager
2012 May 15

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[BAA-ebulletin 00668] This June's Transit Of Venus

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Even though the transit of Venus on June 5/6 is best seen from the
middle of the Pacific Ocean those of us in the British Isles with a good
northeastern horizon will have a chance to see the very end of it if the
weather cooperates.

Venus moves off the solar disk at 05:55 BST on the morning of June 6.
 From London and Manchester sunrise is at around 04:40 BST meaning,
potentially, over an hour of the transit will be visible. The best view
will be had from northeastern Scotland where sunrise occurs at around
04:10 and the Sun will be around 9 degrees above the horizon at the end
of the transit.

An excellent paper by Peter Macdonald was published in the Journal last
June. This explains the transit circumstances for the British Isles and
it is available to members via the following link:

http://britastro.org/baa/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=937&Itemid=90

The Royal Astronomical Society is planning to set up a database of
events around the country where members of the public can come along to
observe the transit. This will consist of an online interactive map that
includes location, time and contact details so that people can find out
what's happening in their area. If you are involved in, or know of, any
public events associated with the transit please send details to
transit@britastro.org.

Nick James

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SpaceX launch likely delayed again / Atlas 5 rolls out for Thursday launch

   NEWSALERT: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 @ 1740 GMT
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     The latest news from Spaceflight Now


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While others are putting on a performance, we're just plain performing.

While other guys thrust themselves into the spotlight, Pratt & Whitney
Rocketdyne just powered the latest Mars rover launch. While they practice
their pitch, we deliver efficient cost-per-pound of payload versus their
skyrocketing development costs. See real performance at
FutureSpaceUSA.com.

www.FutureSpaceUSA.com/pwr_smoke_and_fire.html
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NEXT MONDAY'S SPACEX FALCON 9 LAUNCH IN DOUBT
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The long-awaited launch of a commercial cargo ship bound for the
International Space Station almost certainly will be delayed from May 7 to
at least May 10 and possibly longer, sources said late Tuesday, to give
company engineers additional time to complete pre-flight tests and
checkout.

http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/003/120501delay/


FALCON 9 ENGINES IGNITED ON PAD FOR PREFLIGHT CHECK
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Nine kerosene-fueled engines mounted on the bottom of SpaceX's Falcon 9
rocket fired at full power for two seconds Monday, completing a key test
on a Cape Canaveral launch pad before departing to the International Space
Station.

http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/003/120430hotfire/


ATLAS 5 ROCKET ROLLS OUT FOR THURSDAY'S MILITARY LAUNCH
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Ready to deploy the Air Force's AEHF 2 satellite for secure and dependable
war-time communications to the U.S. military, the Atlas 5 rocket was
rolled to its Cape Canaveral pad this morning in preparation for blastoff
Thursday afternoon.

http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av031/status.html

ROLLOUT PHOTO GALLERY:
http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av031/rollout/


RADIATION BELT STORM PROBES ARRIVE AT FLORIDA LAUNCH SITE
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Twin NASA satellites designed to probe and predict changes in Earth's
radiation belts arrived at the Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, ready to
begin several months of testing and assembly before lifting off on an
Atlas 5 rocket in August.

http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av032/120501rbsparrival/


INDIAN SPACE CHIEF UPDATES GSLV LAUNCH MANIFEST
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India has scheduled up to four space launches in the next year, including
two crucial tests of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, a
medium-class rocket envisioned as the cornerstone of Indian ambitions for
fully independent access to space.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1205/01gslv/


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Meteor Shower and Super Moon

Space Weather News for May 3, 2012
http://spaceweather.com

Earth is entering a stream of debris from Halley's Comet, source of the annual eta Aquarid meteor shower.  The shower peaks this weekend on May 5th and 6th.  Glare from a perigee full Moon--a "Super Moon"--will interfere with the display.  Nevertheless, observers especially in the southern hemisphere could still see dozens of meteors during the hours before local sunrise on May 6th.  More information about the shower and live audio from a meteor radar may be found on http://spaceweather.com

 

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Next week's SpaceX launch postponed / Atlas 5 launch moves up

  NEWSALERT: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 @ 1200 GMT
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   The latest news from Spaceflight Now


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While others are putting on a performance, we're just plain performing.

While other guys thrust themselves into the spotlight, Pratt & Whitney
Rocketdyne just powered the latest Mars rover launch. While they practice
their pitch, we deliver efficient cost-per-pound of payload versus their
skyrocketing development costs. See real performance at
FutureSpaceUSA.com.

www.FutureSpaceUSA.com/pwr_smoke_and_fire.html
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MORE SOFTWARE REVIEWS DELAY SPACEX DEMO FLIGHT
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Launch of SpaceX's commercial Dragon cargo freighter to the International
Space Station will be delayed until at least early May to give engineers
more time to wring out the craft's software, the company announced Monday.

http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/003/120423delay/


ATLAS 5 TOPPED WITH ANTI-JAM COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE
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A gleaming new spacecraft valued at over $1 billion to serve in the
top-notch mission of providing the president and military leaders a secure
and survivable communications link in wartime was mounted atop its Atlas 5
rocket at Cape Canaveral Monday.

http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av031/120423payload/


COMMERCIAL PROTON ROCKET DEPLOYS YAHSAT INTO ORBIT
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The Russian Proton rocket carrying a Middle Eastern spacecraft for
high-data-rate communications launched Monday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome
in Kazakhstan at 6:18 p.m. EDT (2218 GMT). It took 9 hours to put the
satellite into the proper orbit by the Breeze M upper stage.

http://spaceflightnow.com/proton/y1b/status.html


ENTERPRISE FERRYFLIGHT TARGETED FOR WEDNESDAY
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If the weather cooperates as forecasters expect, the space shuttle
Enterprise will take her piggyback ferryflight ride from Dulles
International Airport outside the nation's capital to the John F. Kennedy
International Airport in New York City on Wednesday morning.

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/ferry/status.html


SPACE STATION WELCOMES RUSSIAN CARGO SHIP ARRIVAL
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The International Space Station received a cargo freighter Sunday when the
Russian-made vessel loaded with three tons of supplies safely approached
and docked on autopilot.

http://spaceflightnow.com/station/exp30/120422prog47pdock/


ESA CONSULTS IMAGERY TO DIAGNOSE ENVISAT ANOMALY
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Engineers are analyzing satellite and ground imagery of the European Space
Agency's Envisat environmental spacecraft to determine if the $3.4 billion
mission can resume after controllers lost contact with the platform April
8.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1204/21envisat/


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A Meteoroid the Size of a Mini-van Explodes over California

Space Weather News for April 23, 2012
http://spaceweather.com

SIERRA FIREBALL DECODED: An explosion over California that rattled homes across at least two states on Sunday, April 22nd, has been analyzed by NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office:  It was a natural meteoroid the size of a mini-van. Analysts say the space rock exploded in the atmosphere with an energy equal to nearly 4 kilotons of TNT and might have sprayed the Sierra Nevada mountains with meteorites.  Visit http://spaceweather.com for more information.

AURORA WATCH:  At the time this alert is being written on April  23rd, a minor geomagnetic storm is underway. The storm is likely due to Earth's passage through the wake of a CME that swept past our planet earlier in the day.  Sign up for aurora alerts at http://spaceweathertext.com (text) or http://spaceweatherphone.com (voice).

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The Lyrid Meteor Shower

Space Weather News for April 21, 2012
http://spaceweather.com

LYRID METEOR SHOWER: The annual Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend on the night of April 21-22 when Earth passes through a stream of debris from ancient Comet Thatcher. Usually the shower is mild (10-20 meteors per hour) but unmapped filaments of dust in the comet's tail sometimes trigger outbursts ten times stronger. This year's peak coincides with a new Moon, so lunar interference will not be a problem.  The promise of a good display has prompted NASA to plan an unusual 3D meteor photography experiment combining observations from the ground, a research balloon, and the International Space Station.  More information, observing tips, and live audio from a meteor radar are available on today's edition of http://SpaceWeather.com

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