Transcript Huge Solar Eruption Sparks Strongest Radiation Storm in 7 Years

Space News Update
- January 23, 2012In the News
Story 1:
Huge Solar Eruption Sparks Strongest Radiation Storm in 7 Years
Story 2:
Cassini Sees the Two Faces of Titan's Dunes
Story 3:
Celestial Stunner: Venus to Cross Face of Sun This Year
Departments
The Night Sky
ISS Sighting Opportunities
NASA-TV Highlights
Space Calendar
Food for Thought
Space Image of the Week
Huge Solar Eruption Sparks Strongest
Radiation Storm in 7 Years
Cassini Sees the Two Faces of Titan's
Dunes
Celestial Stunner: Venus to Cross Face of
Sun This Year
The Night Sky
Monday, January 23
· By 9 p.m. the Big Dipper is already standing vertically on its
handle, well up in the northeast —
an early sign of the approach of
spring.
· Jupiter's Great Red Spot crosses the planet's central meridian
around 7:54 p.m. EST.
· How well do you know the telescopic sights of Orion's Belt and
Sword, really? Make new finds here with Sue French's Deep-Sky
Wonders article and chart in the January Sky & Telescope, page
54.
Tuesday, January 24
· In twilight, look far lower right of Venus for the thin crescent
Moon, as shown above.
Wednesday, January 25
· Venus and the waxing crescent Moon shine in the westsouthwest in twilight about 8° apart, as shown above.
Thursday, January 26
· The Moon shines over Venus in twilight, as shown above.
Friday, January 27
· Now the Moon is higher above Venus. Once the stars come out,
look a similar distance to the Moon's right for the bottom star of
the Great Square of Pegasus. The Great Square is balancing on
this corner.
ISS Sighting Opportunities
For Denver:
SATELLITE
LOCAL
DURATION
DATE/TIME
(MIN)
MAX
ELEV
(DEG)
APPROACH DEPARTURE
(DEG-DIR)
(DEG-DIR)
ISS
Tue Jan 24/06:34 AM 1
10
10 above N
10 above NNE
ISS
Wed Jan 25/05:38 AM < 1
10
10 above N
10 above N
ISS
Thu Jan 26/06:16 AM 2
11
10 above N
10 above NNE
Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting Information
NASA-TV Highlights
January 23, Monday
8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Zero Robotics ISS Finals
11 a.m. - ISS Update - JSC (Media Channels)
January 24, Tuesday
2:40 p.m. - ISS Expedition 30 In-Flight Event with Commander Dan Burbank and
the U.S. Coast Guard Academy - JSC (Public, HD and Media Channels)
January 25, Wednesday
9:25 a.m. - ISS Expedition 30 In-Flight Event for ESA with European Industry
representatives - JSC (Public, HD and Media Channels)
5:45 p.m. - ISS Progress 46 Launch Coverage (Launch scheduled at 6:06 p.m.
ET) - JSC(Public, HD and Media Channels)
January 26, Thursday
9:25 a.m. - ISS Expedition 30 Educational In-Flight Event with the Wise County,
VA Public Schools - JSC (Public, HD and Media Channels)
January 27, Friday
6:30 p.m. - ISS Progress 46 Docking Coverage (docking scheduled at 7:08 p.m.
ET) - JSC(Public, HD and Media Channels)
Watch NASA TV on the Net by going to NASA website.
Space Calendar
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Jan 23 - Chinese New Year
Jan 23 - Comet P/2011 W1 (PANSTARRS) Perihelion (3.310 AU)
Jan 23 - Asteroid 2012 BS1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.008 AU)
Jan 23 - Asteroid 2012 AC3 Near-Earth Flyby (0.073 AU)
Jan 23 - Asteroid 1193 Africa Closest Approach To Earth (1.808 AU)
Jan 24 - Asteroid 2012 BY1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.005 AU)
Jan 24 - Asteroid 757 Portlandia Closest Approach To Earth (1.255 AU)
Jan 24 - Asteroid 3354 McNair Closest Approach To Earth (1.558 AU)
Jan 24 - Asteroid 4151 Alanhale Closest Approach To Earth (1.739 AU)
Jan 24 - Asteroid 12413 Johnnyweir CLosest Approach To Earth (1.844 AU)
Jan 24 - Asteroid 16035 Sasandford Closest Approach To Earth (2.053 AU)
Jan 24 - Asteroid 8721 AMOS Closest Approach To Earth (2.969 AU)
Jan 24 - Harold Babcock's 130th Birthday (1882)
Jan 25 - Progress M-14M Soyuz U Launch (International Space Station 46P)
Jan 25 - Asteroid 7341 (1991 VK) Near-Earth Flyby (0.065 AU)
Jan 25 - Asteroid 25924 Douglasadams Closest Approach To Earth (1.712 AU)
Jan 26 - Comet 255P/Levy Closest Approach To Earth (0.236 AU)
Jan 26 - Asteroid 5641 McCleese Closest Approach To Earth (0.876 AU)
Jan 26 - Asteroid 3693 Barringer Closest Approach To Earth (2.458 AU)
Jan 26 - 50th Anniversary (1962), Ranger 3 Launch (Moon Impact Mission)
Jan 27 - Comet C/2011 Q2 (McNaught) Closest Approach To Earth (2.271 AU)
Jan 27 - Asteroid 36800 Katarinawitt Closest Approach To Earth (1.533 AU)
Jan 27 - 45th Anniversary (1967), Apollo 1 Fire (Gus Grissom, Edward White & Roger Chaffee)
JPL Space Calendar
Food for Thought
T-rays technology could help develop Star Trek-style
hand-held medical scanners
Space Image of the Week
3 Generations of NASA’s Mars Rovers