Solar Eclipse To Awe Global Observers This August
The eclipse track spans from Canada to India, with totality only 75 miles wide and a plunge in temperature as birds roost. A Bailey beads diamond ring ends the event as Francisco Diego notes the corona’s mystery and solar activity may be forecasted by these studies.
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Canada
North Atlantic
Compas
England
Devon
France
Belgium
Luxembourg
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Romania
Turkey
Iran
Pakistan
India
Francisco Diego
University College London
Financial Times
Perseid meteor shower eyed in midsummer sky
A Hayden Planetarium note explains the Perseid meteor shower peak, with best pre dawn viewing around Aug 12 and the map correcting for 12 midnight by Aug 14. It cites the Swift-Tuttle debris origin, fireballs and bolides, plus map use guidance by Joe Ras.
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Earth
Swift Turtle
Solar System
Joe Ras
Hayden Planetarium
Lessons from the sky on spatial disorientation and flight safety
Henry J. Holcomb reviews a simulated Kennedy Jr style crash in a Philadelphia area simulator run by Environmental Tectonics Corp. pilot expert Dick Leland explains how low visibility and cockpit illusions mislead pilots, outlining key instruments and training aims to prevent accidents and stressing that most fatal private crashes stem from spatial disorientation.
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Pmingetonia
Cape Cod
Dick Leland
Environmental Tectonics Corp
Philadelphia
John F. Kennedy Jr
United States
Leland
U.S. Air Force
AeroMedical Training Institute
Farton
Kennedy
Air Force
Boyont
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