From: TerryMoselaol.com
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 14:43:41 EDT
Subject: Aurora, Lidl Binocs, Lecture

Hi all,

1. There's an aurora alert for tonight (Wed/Thur): A Coronal Mass Ejection 
(CME) which occurred at 14:25 BST on Tuesday is heading towards the Earth. It is 
expected to arrive after midnight but it's worth checking from dusk onwards 
just in case it arrives a bit early. The Moon (just past Full) rises about 
11:30pm so the skies will be darker before then. However, a bright aurora can 
still be seen in moonlight.  There's
a slight chance that the aurora will be visible tomorrow night (April 8/9) 
too.
   Details are at www.spaceweather.com and www.spacew.com 

2. Lots of you have bought the Lidl 10x50 binoculars at £13.99 (about 25 euro in 
ROI), and everyone reporting back so far is very pleased with the performance &
 value.

3. Advance notice of the next !AA lecture meeting, on Wed 14 April, at 7.30 
p.m., in Lecture Room 5, Stranmillis College, Belfast, when Prof Bill Napier 
(Armagh Observatory & Cardiff University) will give a talk entitled "Children of 
the Galaxy". Admission is free, including light refreshments, and all are 
welcome.

Clear Skies,

Terry Moseley

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