[FOTZeiss] Fw: Watch for Solar Sail Flares

[Glenn A. Walsh]

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--- On Tue, 2/1/11, NASA Science News <snglist at snglist.msfc.nasa.gov> wrote:

From: NASA Science News <snglist at snglist.msfc.nasa.gov>
Subject: Watch Out for Solar Sail Flares
To: "NASA Science News" <snglist at snglist.msfc.nasa.gov>
Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2011, 2:19 PM


NASA Science News for Feb. 1, 2011
NASA's first Earth-orbiting solar sail, NanoSail-D, is circling our planet and attracting the attention of sky watchers.  Occasionally, sunlight glinting from the sail's reflective fabric produces a flash of light in the night sky.  These "solar sail flares" are expected to grow brighter as NanoSail-D descends in the weeks ahead.
FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/01feb_solarsailflares/
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