View a comet in evening hours

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/128836743.html

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Terri, Events Coordinator
Email: Events@PASAz.org
Phoenix Astronomical Society

Satellite to re-enter Earth's Atmosphere

Space Weather News for Sept. 20, 2011
http://spaceweather.com

UARS, a NASA satellite the size of a small bus, will re-enter Earth's atmosphere later this week producing a brilliant fireball somewhere over our planet. Best estimates place the re-entry time during the late hours of Sept. 23rd over a still-unknown region of Earth. Observers of the rapidly-decaying satellite say it is tumbling and flashing, sometimes almost as brightly as Venus. Video images featured on today's edition of http://spaceweather.com show how the doomed satellite looks through a backyard telescope.

Readers who would like to catch a last glimpse of UARS streaking across the night sky should check SpaceWeather's Satellite Tracker for flyby times: http://spaceweather.com/flybys . You can also turn your smartphone into a UARS tracker by downloading our Simple Flybys app: http://simpleflybys.com

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Terri, Events Coordinator
Email: Events@PASAz.org
Phoenix Astronomical Society

Fireball Theory

Received this link from Matt:

http://www.space.com/12893-dead-nasa-satellite-falling-space-junk.html

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Terri, Events Coordinator
Email: Events@PASAz.org
Phoenix Astronomical Society

Sun Diving Comet

Space Weather News for Sept. 13, 2011
http://spaceweather.com

SUNDIVING COMET: A comet is diving into the sun today. Just discovered by comet hunters Michal Kusiak of Poland and Sergei Schmalz of Germany in data from SOHO, the icy visitor from the outer solar system is expected to brighten to first magnitude before it disintegrates on Sept. 14th. Visit http://spaceweather.com today and tomorrow to follow the comet's death plunge.

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Terri, Events Coordinator
Email: Events@PASAz.org
Phoenix Astronomical Society

Legos go to Jupiter

Received this link from William:
http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/08/04/1420201/NASA-Sends-Lego-Figures-to-Jupiter

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Terri, Events Coordinator
Email: Events@PASAz.org
Phoenix Astronomical Society

A bunch of cool links to enjoy!

Received this link from Matt:
Cosmic Anomaly: The Star That Shouldn't Exist
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2092027,00.html

Received this link from my friend Dewell:
How to see a super nova from your back yard this weekend
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/09/how-to-spot-a-supernova/

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Terri, Events Coordinator
Email: Events@PASAz.org
Phoenix Astronomical Society

Got these next three articles from my friend Matt:

Jaw-droppingly gorgeous video captures the Milky Way as Earth spins
http://nehttp://http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifwww.blogger.com/img/blank.gifws.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/jaw-droppingly-gorgeous-video-captures-milky-way-earth-2346192http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif11.html

NASA says we might all be aliens
http://www.tecca.com/news/2011/08/10/nasa-meteorite-dna-life/

NASA spots chilled-out stars cooler than the human body
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/nasa-spots-chilled-stars-cooler-human-body-004551421.html

STRONG SOLAR ACTIVITY

Space Weather News for Sept. 7, 2011
http://spaceweather.com

STRONG SOLAR ACTIVITY: On Sept. 6th, active sunspot 1283 produced two major eruptions including an impulsive X2-class solar flare. The blasts hurled a pair of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) toward Earth, which could spark geomagnetic activity when they arrive on Sept. 8-10. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras in the nights ahead. Check http://spaceweather.com for images and updates.

DON'T MISS THE STORM: Would you like a call when geomagnetic storms are in progress? Storm alerts are available from http://spaceweathertext.com (text) and http://spaceweatherphone.com (voice).

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Terri, Events Coordinator
Email: Events@PASAz.org
Phoenix Astronomical Society

Planet made of diamond

Received this link from a friend.
Enjoy!

http://news.yahoo.com/astronomers-discover-planet-made-diamond-180427124.html

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Terri, Events Coordinator
Email: Events@PASAz.org
Phoenix Astronomical Society

Beautiful Milky Way

Got this link from a good friend. Enjoy!

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/jaw-droppingly-gorgeous-video-captures-milky-way-earth-234619211.html

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Terri, Events Coordinator
Email: Events@PASAz.org
Phoenix Astronomical Society

Aliens may come to destroy us

http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-warn-aliens-may-come-destroy-us-160003672.html

Link received from my friend Matt.

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Terri, Events Coordinator
Email: Events@PASAz.org
Phoenix Astronomical Society