[NatureNS] lovely crescent Moon etc.; and solar storm + aurora borealis on news

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From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:35:12 -0400
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JAN. 27, 2012 - Yesterday evening at suppertime there was a very =20
pretty sight in the clear sky: a quite young waxing crescent Moon not =20=

far from a very bright planet I guessed had to be Jupiter in the west-=20=

southwest.  Directly south was another bright planet, Saturn?

Also last night on CBC's "The National" TV News, an item at the end =20
of the hour showed a spectacular show of a very active and colourful =20
"AURORA BOREALIS" filmed in Norway.  This show was apparently a =20
result of a huge SOLAR STORM which was written up in the Globe & Mail =20=

on Tues., Jan. 24/12.  Here is a link to that story from Google:

Strongest solar storm since 2005 hitting Earth
Jan 23, 2012 =96 The sun is bombarding Earth with radiation from the =20
biggest solar storm in more than six years with more to come from the =20=

fast-moving eruption.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/strongest-=20
solar-storm-since-2005-hitting-earth/article2312451/

Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.


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27, 2012 </b>- Yesterday evening at suppertime there was a very pretty =
sight in the clear sky: a quite young <b>waxing crescent Moon</b> not =
far from a very bright planet I guessed had to be <b>Jupiter</b> in the =
west-southwest.&nbsp; Directly south was another bright planet, =
<b>Saturn?</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">Also last night on CBC's "The National" TV News, an =
item at the end of the hour showed a spectacular show of a <b>very =
active and colourful "AURORA BOREALIS" filmed in Norway</b>.&nbsp; This =
show was apparently a <b>result of a huge SOLAR STORM</b> which was =
written up in the Globe &amp; Mail on Tues., Jan. 24/12.&nbsp; Here is a =
link to that story from Google:&nbsp;</font></div><div =
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0.0px; line-height: 19.0px"><font face=3D"Georgia" size=3D"5" =
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href=3D"http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/strongest-s=
olar-storm-since-2005-hitting-earth/article2312451/">Strongest solar =
storm since 2005 hitting Earth</a></font></p><div style=3D"margin-top: =
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line-height: 16px; "><font face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
11.0px Verdana">Jan 23, 2012 =96 The sun is bombarding Earth with =
radiation from the biggest solar storm in more than six years with more =
to come from the fast-moving eruption.</font></div><div =
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margin-left: 0px; line-height: 16px; "><font face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"3" =
color=3D"#bbbbbb" style=3D"font: 11.0px Verdana; color: #bbbbbb"><a =
href=3D"http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/strongest-s=
olar-storm-since-2005-hitting-earth/article2312451/">http://www.theglobean=
dmail.com/news/technology/science/strongest-solar-storm-since-2005-hitting=
-earth/article2312451/</a></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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16px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 16px; ">Cheers from =
Jim in Wolfville.</div><div><br></div>
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