Space Weather News for June 17, 2016
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WEIRD CLOUDS OVER ANTARCTICA: This week in Antarctica, observers have been
amazed by the sudden appearance of vivid color in the darkening winter sky. It
is not, however, the aurora australis.  Instead, icy clouds are forming in the
normally-clear stratosphere above the frozen continent, producing an intense
iridescence seldom seen at lower latitudes. Visit http://spaceweather.com for
pictures of this phenomenon.
 
DOUBLE SPACE WEATHER BALLOON LAUNCH: On June 18th, Spaceweather.com and the
students of Earth to Sky Calculus will launch a pair of space weather
balloons, simultaneously, 600 miles apart. The purpose of the experiment is to
study the latitude dependence of cosmic rays penetrating Earth's atmosphere
and to check models of radiation inside commercial airplanes. Launch updates
will be posted at https://www.facebook.com/earthtoskycalculus
 
Remember, Spaceweather.com is now on Facebook!
 
Do you dream of seeing the Northern Lights? Aurora Holidays is offering a 10%
discount on bookings made before June 30th.  Promotion code: SPACE.
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Regards,
 
Roger

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