... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. November 19, 1998 . Bright Leonids . ... Explanation: Rich in bright and awesome fireballs , the Leonid Meteor Shower came early this year. In fact, judging from meteor watcher reports the peak came nearly 15 hours earlier than the best predictions . ... About APOD > . ...

... From the chain visibility point of view, it is very recommended to look at the Javascript movies , especially if the frame rate can be not regulated in your MPEG player. ... The non-CH-associated large-scale chains visible on the SOHO/EIT images at three wavelengths of 171, 195 and 284 as well as on the MLSO/HAO He I 10830 spectroheliogram of December 16, 1997. ... The SOHO/EIT movies at 171 and 195 show the chain dynamics on June 1-3, 1998. ... Javascript movie (230 KB), SOHO/EIT, 171 . ...

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... A detailed study of two consecutive bright points observed simultaneously with CDS, EIT and MDI is presented. The analysis of the evolution of the photospheric magnetic features and their coronal counterpart shows that there is a linear dependence between the EIT Fe XII 195? flux and the total magnetic flux of the photospheric bipolarity. ... In a follow-up study, we used wide slit (90arcsec240arcsec) movies of four EIT coronal bright points (BPs) obtained with CDS. ...

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... An ionospheric trough is a region of decreased F layer plasma density. ... It is quite typical to make a distinction between the sub-auroral troughs at mid-latitudes, and high-latitude troughs within the auroral region or polar cap . ... working for mid-latitude trough and some types of high-latitude troughs, like the polar hole . ... Collis, P. N., and I. HДggstrЖm, Plasma convection and auroral precipitation processes associated with the main ionospheric trough at high latitudes, J. atmos. terr. ...

Scientists Discover Surface Features on Titan . ... Scientists for the first time have made images of the surface of Saturn 's giant, haze-shrouded moon, Titan. ... Peter H. Smith of the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory and his team took the images with the Hubble Space Telescope during 14 observing runs between Oct. ... About three weeks before Cassini's first flyby of Titan, the spacecraft is to release the European Space Agency's Huygens Probe to parachute to Titan's surface. ...

There is often dust associated with ionized regions. Compact HII regions usually have associated dust from a molecular cloud in which the massive star is being "born". ... For such stars the dust is not produced by the star, and a variety of dust features are observed. The planetary nebulae also usually have associated dust from the previous stage of evolution where they were either carbon stars or M-type giants. ... The feature near 11.5 microns in the IC 418 spectrum may be due to SiC dust. ...

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... Sun images . Magnetic storms online . Sun flares . ... November : 2010 . ... X-ray emission of the Sun from 08.11.2010 to 09.11.2010 (GOES-15) . No solar flares of C, M and X-class were observed today . No solar flares of C, M and X-class were observed yesterday . Last updated: November 10, 2010 00:00 UT . ... 1953-2016 Laboratory of X-ray astronomy of the Sun, LPI RAS, Russia . ... 7(499)132-65-96, Fax: +7(499)132-65-97 . ...

... Meteor Milky Way . 26.11.1998 . ... A Leonid Bolide Over Kansas . ... The 1998 Leonid Meteor Shower featured many bright events. ... Observers there reported a peak rate for the 1998 Leonid Meteor Shower of about 600 meteors per hour. ... Goodness, Gracious, Green Balls Of Fire!", might have been an appropriate theme song title for the 1998 Leonid meteor shower. ... Rich in bright and awesome fireballs, the Leonid Meteor Shower came early this year. ... Close Up of the Bubble Nebula . ...