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Archived News Items from 2001:

Here in New Zealand, the northerners may have the best view of the Leonids, with the best display predicted to be between about 3am and 5 am on November 19th. The shower is mainly Nov 18th (Sunday) and 19th so look on both those days.... read more on our webpage devoted to the Leonids here....

August, 2001- Jupiter/Venus/Saturn lineup in early morning skies

View map on where to find the three planets in New Zealand's early morning skies

June 17, 2001- Comet Linear, where are you?

•Comet Linear, Where Are You? The Royal Astronomical Society of NZ shows that Southern Hemisphere viewers are in the front seats right now!

•How to find the Comet in the Early morning sky. Photos also here. Plus the Stardome map shows that the Comet will be directly between Venus and Achernar at 6.30am on June 19th. You'll need your binoculars!
•More photos, these are from Aussie.
•Reported recent observations at Nasa/JPL page.

Note: Comet Linear C2001 A2 is NOT the same as Comet Linear C1999 S4. Linear comets are those discovered by the Linear team at the LINEAR (Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research) telescope in Socorro, New Mexico:

• Mars in our skies

2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter news:
After the failure of the last Mars landing, a Mars orbiter was launched in April. It will reach Mars in October, 2001.

•Info on 2001 Mars Odyssey

April 2001 - Hubble Space Telescope Shows New Finding to NASA Scientists!

•Mysterious form of Dark Energy discovered with an Ancient Supernova and the Hubble Telescope!
Just remember, though, it's a THEORY, so don't get hooked on it. Think laterally. For example, what different conditions might cause the Doppler Effect?

May 7, 2001- Dennis Tito, the millionaire in space, has landed!:

•CNN news and video coverage of Tito's landing

May 24, 2001- The Man in Mars!?

•That Face on Mars, what IS it!?

Solar Flares, Aurora Sightings:

•Aurora Sightings List at Royal Astro Soc
•Real-time Sun Images

•Aurorae Activity Map Southern Hemisphere, from Space Environment Centre, US
•NZ Aurora photos April 2001

Mir's Crashdown Movie!

•Mir's re-entry crashdown