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Monday, June 4, 2012

New dynamic sunspot AR1492


Now that is turned facing the Earth, we must be alert to its explosion, by the time of class-C, which emit large amounts of plasma above the solar surface.So, the new sunspot AR1492 is very active. 


The Royal Observatory of Belgium plans to continue producing new C-class flares, and even supports the ability to register M-class explosions.
For now, Earth is under the influence of a solar wind of 400 kilometers per second, with a magnitude of the interplanetary magnetic field of about 3 nT

Beyond the Earth Asteroid


This asteroid, discovered recently, passed over our planet early on May 28, 2012, about 350,000 miles.
Yesterday, the asteroid 2012 KP24, flew past Earth at only a tenth of the distance of the Moon.
According to NASA, there was not any danger of collision with Earth, but it was an ideal time for many astronomers and amateurs, who missed the opportunity to photograph this large rock, estimated was about 26 meters.


Sunday, June 3, 2012

Half-done lunar eclipse on June 4, 2012

At morning on Monday, June 4, 2012, the moon move in the shadow of the Earth, known as the "umbra", producing a partial lunar eclipse. This time, the umbra will cover 37% of the lunar disc.
The eclipse will start at 04:00 hours in the morning during the full moon. From this phenomenon, you can see how the white circle will begin to lose its perfection, as if he were a part.
It will be visible across the Pacific from China to the United States.
One can see this beautiful event, simply by using binoculars with 7 increases by 50 mm aperture, and so on. And, of course, also with a telescope.