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ATLANTIS SET TO LAND:
Space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to land
at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, Nov. 27th,
at 9:44 am EST. Check NASA's Landing
Blog for updates.
THANKSGIVING SKY SHOW:
"What a great way to celebrate Thanksgiving!"
says Mark Marquette of Boones Creek, Tennessee. "Last
night after turkey dinner, my daughter Jesse and I went outside
and watched a bright double flyby of the space shuttle Atlantis
and the International Space Station. I photographed Jessie
enjoying the show through binoculars."
Mark and Jessie have reason to be thankful. Like thousands
of others around the USA, they witnessed one of the last double
flybys of the shuttle and space station. In 2010, NASA plans
to retire the space shuttle. With only five shuttle missions
left, this particular sky show is going to become increasingly
rare. Stay tuned to the Simple Satellite
Tracker for viewing times.
more images: from
Tom Warner of Rapid City, SD; from
Doug Zubenel of De Soto, KS; from
Dr. Wayne Wooten of Pensacola, Florida; from
Max Bittle of Suncook, NH; from
Pete Lardizabal of St Johns, Florida; from
Chris of Monroe, LA; from
Thomas Faber of Marietta, GA; from
Gary Weston of Cyprus; from
Rich Schottler of Loveland, CO; from
Sinan Cate of Ortaca, Muğla, Turkey; from
Chuck Yeager of Athens, AL;
NORTHERN LIGHTS:
This is a good week to be around the Arctic Circle. "Last
night (Nov. 25), the skies over the Pangnirtung Fjord were
once again filled with dancing lights," reports Claus
Vogel from Baffin Island in northern Canada. "We've had
dazzling auroras all week." He took this picture using
a Nikon
D700:
"The half moon provides ideal lighting
conditions for photographing Northern Lights. I'm keeping
my fingers crossed for more in the days ahead," he says.
He may get his wish. The solar wind stream that
fueled last night's display is still buffeting Earth's magnetic
field. Polar sky watchers should remain alert
for auroras.
UPDATED: November
Northern Lights Gallery
[previous Novembers: 2008,
2007, 2006,
2004, 2003,
2002, 2001]
2009
Leonid Meteor Gallery
[previous Leonids: 1998,
2001,
2002,
2006]
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