Space Weather News for Feb. 27, 2009
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SATELLITE DEBRIS UPDATE:  US Strategic Command is still cataloguing debris from the Feb. 10th collision of Iridium 33 and Kosmos 2251 over northern Siberia.  Orbits have been measured for more than 350 fragments.  Check today's edition of http://spaceweather.com for maps showing how the debris has scattered in the space around Earth.


PRETTY SKY ALERT:    When the sun goes down tonight (Friday, Feb. 27th) step outside and look west.  Venus and the crescent Moon are having a beautiful close encounter in the sunset sky.  If you point a small telescope at the pair, you will see that Venus, like the Moon, is a crescent.  The phases of the two are almost the same, adding an extra dimension of beauty to an already lovely show.  Don't miss it!