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Arcturus at evening. Comet ISON, Mars, Regulus before dawn

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The brightest object in the west after sunset is Venus, and the red star Antares is near Venus. They’ll be closest on October 16. But there’s another reddish star you might notice as well, and this one is likely to be flashing colors. Many people comment at this time of year on the star Arcturus, which you can read more about below. Plus here’s a cool configuration in the predawn sky now: Comet ISON is lining up with the planet Mars and star Regulus in the east. You’ll need a telescope to see the comet, but, even without one, it’s fun to imagine it up there with Mars and Regulus, getting brighter. Hopefully, it’ll become bright enough that we can see the comet after its closest approach to the sun on November 28, 2013.

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Living On Shaky Ground

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Plate Tectonics Map

Most earthquakes occur at or near plate boundaries. The motion of these plates stress faults through Northern California.

In the past 150 years, nearly 40 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or larger have affected Northern California. Most of these earthquakes were centered on faults nearby. But very large earthquakes located elsewhere in the Pacific basin, like the 1964 magnitude 9.2 Alaska earthquake can generate tsunamis that threaten our coast.

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Volcanoes Today, 14 Oct 2013: Popocatépetl (Video)

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Volcano Discovery Monday Oct 14, 2013 16:25 PM |

Popocatépetl (Central Mexico): The number of emissions (mainly steam puffs) has increased to about 3 per hour. A total of 8 small explosions, some of which ejected incandescent tephra outside the crater and produced small ash plumes were observed during the latest 24 hour report interval (CENAPRED).

Greece: Quake of 6.4 magnitude detected west of Crete

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Euronews, By: Reuters, 10/12/2013

An earthquake of 6.4 magnitude was detected in the Mediterranean Sea west of the island of Crete on Saturday, but there were no reports of casualties or damage, the Greek police and fire brigade said. The centre of the quake, which struck at at 1311 GMT, was 22.5 miles (40 km) below the seabed 43 miles (70 km) west of Chania on Crete, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Greece is often rocked by earthquakes. Most cause no serious damage but a 5.9 magnitude quake in 1999 killed 143 people.

 

For more information visit http://www.euronews.com/2013/10/12/greece-quake-of-6-4-magnitude-detected-west-of-crete/

Earthquake Report for 10/13/2013

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By: USGS

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23 earthquakes

 

    5.8 18km SW of Meulaboh, Indonesia 2013-10-13 13:32:45 UTC-04:00 51.0 km

    4.5 158km S of Yonakuni, Japan 2013-10-13 13:20:54 UTC-04:00 15.3 km

    4.4 13km W of Ashkasham, Afghanistan 2013-10-13 12:14:16 UTC-04:00 175.4 km

    2.6 4km SW of Volcano, Hawaii 2013-10-13 11:27:23 UTC-04:00 2.2 km

    2.8 94km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands 2013-10-13 10:57:42 UTC-04:00 44.0 km

    2.8 86km S of Avalon, California 2013-10-13 10:23:09 UTC-04:00 19.1 km

    2.6 116km SE of Coldfoot, Alaska 2013-10-13 08:52:33 UTC-04:00 18.2 km

    4.7 94km SSE of Marechal Thaumaturgo, Brazil 2013-10-13 06:50:00 UTC-04:00 17.1 km

    3.9 105km ENE of Eagle Village, Alaska 2013-10-13 04:26:18 UTC-04:00 9.4 km

~ Space Weather Update~ M-CLASS FLARE, EARTH-DIRECTED CME

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MORNING CONJUNCTION: Mars, the 1st-magnitude star Regulus, and Comet ISON have gathered together in the pre-dawn sky only a few degrees apart. Comet ISON is invisible to the naked eye, but Mars and Regulus are bright enough to see without optics. They form a pretty red-blue "double star" that can lead telescopic observers to the comet. Sky maps: Oct. 13, 14, 15.

M-CLASS FLARE, EARTH-DIRECTED CME: October 13th began with an explosion on the sun. At 00:43 UT, sunspot AR1865 erupted, producing an M1-class solar flare and an Earth-directed CME. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the explosion's flash of extreme UV radiation:

Massive Star Explosion Seeded the Early Solar System, Meteorite Study Suggests

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Space.com - 10/12/13, Charles Q. Choi

GFP Note: Comets and meteors  are celestial bodies which carry coded and seeded information.

Comet Ison is carrying New Earth CO- Creation Codes

The oldest documented supernova, called RCW 86, was witnessed by Chinese astronomers in 185 A.D.

The explosive death of a star seeded matter into the solar system soon after its birth, analysis of a meteorite now reveals.

Meteorites contain some of the oldest material in the solar system, dating back to its formation. As such, researchers often analyze these objects in order to discover what materials were present when the sun, Earth and other planets were born. This study sheds light on where these solar system bodies might have come from.

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