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January 14, 2006
Welcome Back, Stardust
For those of you nightowls located in the northwest US, I hope you get a chance to poke your heads outside around 1:50am Pacific time. That's when the NASA comet probe Stardust is expected to make its return entry through the atmosphere before landing in the Nevada desert. If all goes well, it'll be the brightest object in the sky, and should be visible for around 10 minutes. The only catch is that you'll need to be in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada or northern California to spot it. Given the crappy weather that's been plaguing the northwest as of late, it may take a fair share of luck for the cloud cover to clear; nevertheless, it's a great opportunity for astronomy geeks. Too bad that northeasterners are out of luck for this one.... -andy
Posted by acarvin at January 14, 2006 2:29 PM
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