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Solar Activity Has Potential to Bring Northern Lights to Valley

Steve Fullerton — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:14:16 +0000

The Sun has been active the past few days, and if you were lucky (like Mike Daniels), you saw some Northern Lights early last week. More aurora over the Bitterroot Valley may be coming our way in the coming days or weeks

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Mars Rovers on a 'Sunny' Vacation – Call Back Later

Steve Fullerton — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:02:07 +0000

Since April 4th, the Mars rovers Curiosity and Opportunity have "hung up" their phones.

It's a planned disconnect, though. NASA reports that every two years the Earth and Mars end up on opposite sides of the Sun as they roll around the Solar System

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Wanna See Something Cool? Relative Sizes of Earth, Sun and More

Steve Fullerton — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:10:27 +0000

I run across these things every so often. The sun is huge, compared to our little planet.

But the Discovery Channel has a nice little(?) comparison that shows some real size. It's a little hard to wrap your mind around, but it deserves a look

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Here's Venus Passing in Front of Sun

Steve Fullerton — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 09:30:11 +0000

That's a planet on the edge of the Sun.

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Venus Transits Sun Tuesday Afternoon

Steve Fullerton — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 21:44:53 +0000

Don't look at the sun, look on-line!

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Staying Safe in the Sun

brooke — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:23:29 +0000

In Montana, we spend the majority of the year hiding beneath thick layers of clothing. But when the sun comes out, so should the suncreen.

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Auroras Expected from Solar Storm

Steve Fullerton — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 23:39:27 +0000

The sunspot that has been featured on most of the news program March 8th is still growing. It's that white ribbon-like feature on the sun photo and is now about 7 "Earths" wide....that should give you an idea of how big the sun is

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