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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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=> 1. The Rarest Eclipse! Venus Transit
Mon/Tues,
June 7 (PCT), June 8 (ECT)
=> 2. The New Space Weather Center
Website
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1. THE RAREST ECLIPSE! VENUS TRANSIT MON/TUES
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On
a celestial
event of historical scientific importance will occur
when the
silhouette of the planet Venus once again crosses the
face of the
Sun, as seen from the Earth. This event, or Transit of
Venus, last
occurred in 1882, so no one alive today has ever
witnessed the
Transit of Venus.
Join us on
Live
Webcast by visiting the Sun-Earth Day website at
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/sunearthday/
Also on
Live
Webcast of the Transit of Venus from the National Observatory
of
rare
occurrence.
http://http.earthcache.net/www.exploratorium.edu/venusEC/index.html
WEBCAST
SCHEDULE
1st &
2nd CONTACT PROGRAM
3rd &
4th CONTACT PROGRAM
If you are
able to receive NASA TV, you can watch the webcast
live from
passage of Venus
onto the disk of the Sun, and between
From
but no
narrated program. (Please notice that NASA TV may pre-empt
scheduled
programming for live Agency events.)
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2. THE NEW SPACE WEATHER CENTER WEBSITE
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www.spaceweathercenter.org
(Note that this site uses Flash, and
may not
Like
mini-golf? Ever tried it with a proton
in the magnetosphere?
Or how
about trying to knock out an Earth orbiting satellite
with a Coronal
Mass Ejection (CME)?
The Space
Science Institute (www.spacescience.org
) launched
the
1,000
square foot, nationally touring science exhibit of the
same name
(developed in partnership with NASA/GSFC).
While the
exhibit has since retired, the new
website (intended
for general audiences) is one of the most
comprehensive and
accessible space weather information resources
available online
today.
The
redesigned site has a fresh new look, and a number of online
interactives that help communicate some of the
basic concepts
related to space
weather and Sun-Earth connections (like Space Golf
and the Wrath
of Ra). The overall structure of the site tells the
space weather
story, beginning with the plasma state of matter and a
thorough introduction
to the Sun – the place where space weather
begins. Other areas of the site continue the story,
focusing on
auroras and storms
in Earth’s magnetic field, space weather
forecasting and
research/modeling.
Visitors
can also access additional resources, such as a space
weather FAQ,
links, and a glossary and they can download the
Family
Guide to the Sun. Teachers can also download the latest
version of SSI’s middle school supplement, Solarscapes.
The Family
Guide to the Sun is an innovative collection of pictures,
puzzles, poetry,
and projects for use with adults, educators,
and parents
who
settings (e.g. at
home, in museums, planetariums, nature centers,
youth groups,
etc). Its major themes are: The Sun as a Star, The
Sun's
Connection
to Life on Earth, The Sun's "Motion" in
Earth's Sky, and
The
Sun's 11-Year Cycle of Activity.
Feedback is
welcomed. Our hope is that space weather researchers
will want to
contribute to the site: offering models, graphics,
and other
resources. We encourage you to link this site to yours.
Paul B. Dusenbery, Executive Director
Space
Science Institute
720-974-5822
(o)
720-974-5837
(fax)
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education and public
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