[meteorite-list] ROSAT Nears Re-Entry

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:09:06 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <201110211809.p9LI96m1024090_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

Space Weather News for Oct. 21, 2011
http://spaceweather.com

WEEKEND METEOR SHOWER: Today Earth is entering a stream of debris from
Halley's comet, source of the annual Orionid meteor shower. Forecasters
expect the shower to peak on Saturday morning, Oct. 22nd, with more than
15 meteors per hour. Check http://spaceweather.com for links to a live
meteor radar, sky maps and observing tips.

MASSIVE SATELLITE NEARS RE-ENTRY: The massive ROSAT X-ray space telescope
is making its final spiralling orbits around Earth. Most experts agree that
re-entry will occur during the early hours of Oct. 23rd over a still-unknown
region of our planet. Sky watchers report that the descending satellite can
be as bright as a first magnitude star and it occasionally "flares" to even
greater intensity. For last-chance sightings of ROSAT in your area, please
check SpaceWeather's online satellite tracker (http://spaceweather.com/flybys)
or turn your smartphone into a ROSAT tracker: http://simpleflybys.com .
Received on Fri 21 Oct 2011 02:09:06 PM PDT