Space Weather News for June 17, 2016   
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   WEIRD CLOUDS OVER ANTARCTICA: This week in Antarctica, observers have been   
   amazed by the sudden appearance of vivid color in the darkening winter sky. It   
   is not, however, the aurora australis.  Instead, icy clouds are forming in the   
   normally-clear stratosphere above the frozen continent, producing an intense   
   iridescence seldom seen at lower latitudes. Visit http://spaceweather.com for   
   pictures of this phenomenon.   
       
   DOUBLE SPACE WEATHER BALLOON LAUNCH: On June 18th, Spaceweather.com and the   
   students of Earth to Sky Calculus will launch a pair of space weather   
   balloons, simultaneously, 600 miles apart. The purpose of the experiment is to   
   study the latitude dependence of cosmic rays penetrating Earth's atmosphere   
   and to check models of radiation inside commercial airplanes. Launch updates   
   will be posted at https://www.facebook.com/earthtoskycalculus   
       
   Remember, Spaceweather.com is now on Facebook!   
       
   Do you dream of seeing the Northern Lights? Aurora Holidays is offering a 10%   
   discount on bookings made before June 30th.  Promotion code: SPACE.   
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   Roger   
      
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