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Space Weather News for May 28, 2008
http://spaceweather.com

THE DESCENT OF PHOENIX: When NASA's Phoenix probe parachuted to Mars last Sunday, a pair of other spacecraft were orbiting high overhead, watching and listening. While NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped some jaw-dropping photos of Phoenix's plunge to the surface, Europe's Mars Express orbiter recorded Phoenix's radio transmissions. .

Been away - but here's a Cosmic Sand Mandala representing the universe! See Buddhanet for details

The Vajrasattva Sand Mandala made at Nottingham May 2008

... The eerie-sounding tones have just been beamed back to Earth and you can listen to them by following the links at today's edition of http://spaceweather.com

		From: Space Weather News for May 7, 2008 http://spaceweather.com NOCTILUCENT CLOUDS: On May 5th, experienced sky watchers in Northern Ireland were surprised by a sudden apparition of electric-blue noctilucent clouds (NLCs). This marks an unusually early beginning to the 2008 NLC season and may herald a spectacular summer of high-latitude "night shining" clouds. NLCs first appeared in the 19th century mainly around Earth's poles. Since then, for reasons unknown, they have increased in number and range, with sightings in recent years as far south as Utah and Colorado. Visit http://spaceweather.com to see the first photos of 2008 and to learn what to look for in case NLCs visit your part of the world in the nights ahead.
2 day moon - SE craters clear. Moon ~Az 283 Alt 14 further - lagging behind the sun	Sky bright and blue - Mercury (~290 Az 14 Alt) still out of sight near centre right tree	Seen the NLCs anyone?


Sky bright, setting 1 day 13 hr Moon, Az 255 Alt 13 Try Norbert's for a real close up: Link	Mercury nearby (Graphic from Starry Night s/ware)	No sign of Mercury, moon heading for trees where else :-) But thankfully Pete Lawrence could find it Link


Hope you managed to see the triangle of Regulus, Saturn and 8-day Moon	Some cloud drifting over earlier - but had the TAL-1 out for a look at Saturn and the Moon