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Astronomy Picture of the Day 10-31-03
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| 10-31-03
| Robert Nemiroff and Jerry Bonnell
Posted on 10/31/2003 3:54:25 AM PST by petuniasevan
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2003 October 31
![See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download
the highest resolution version available.](http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0310/marsflashb_allthesky_c1.jpg)
A Dark and Stormy Night
Credit & Copyright: T. Credner & S. Kohle, AlltheSky.com
Explanation: It was a dark and stormy night. But on August 29th the red planet Mars, near it's closest approach to Earth in almost 60,000 years, shone brightly in the sky against a background of stars in the constellation Aquarius. In the foreground of this scary view, huge thunder clouds are lit by lightning strokes from within. Mars, of course, has nothing to do with storms on Earth, though both have the power to excite the imagination and wonder of Earthdwellers. And who knows what luminous sights you might see if you go out tonight? Have a safe and Happy Halloween!
Public Lecture: APOD Editor to speak in New York
TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: mars
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posted on
10/31/2003 3:55:23 AM PST
by
petuniasevan
(Forecast for Wisconsin during any geomagnetic storm: Cloudy. As usual.)
To: petuniasevan
BTTT
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posted on
10/31/2003 4:45:26 AM PST
by
GodBlessRonaldReagan
(where is Count Petofi when we need him most?)
To: petuniasevan
What a beautiful picture!! We saw the Aurora last night here in Central Massachusetts! We saw it first in the West; a reddish-purple glow in the sky. About a half an hour later, we saw a deeper red glow in the Northeast and within 15 minutes it had changed into streaks of light blue and deep blue against and above the red and it just filled the sky above us! It was so exciting!
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posted on
10/31/2003 5:13:04 AM PST
by
SuziQ
To: petuniasevan
Beautiful!!
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posted on
10/31/2003 6:08:54 AM PST
by
Soaring Feather
(~Poets' Rock the Boat~)
To: petuniasevan
The wonders of God's infinite creation ALERT!
To: petuniasevan
Very nice
thanks for the ping
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posted on
10/31/2003 9:22:39 AM PST
by
firewalk
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