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To: Peach who wrote (663)	6/8/2000 1:20:00 PM
From: KLP	Respond to of 753

Hi Everyone....Peach the Aurora Borealis is something that hopefully everyone can see at least once in their life...Like sheets of dancing faintly pastel colored whispy veils of light against the dark sky...first time I ever saw it, we were driving up in the Adirondaks on a snowy night, sky a deep cobalt blue, and in front of us were the dancing veils of light....Totally beautiful!!! And Puna and Carolyn....again, what an amazing time we live in...talking about centuries old Egyptian finds, and new sun solar flare technology in the same breath.... Best, KLP

To: Peach who wrote (663)	6/13/2000 4:54:00 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 753

news.bbc.co.uk Tuesday, 13 June, 2000, 12:20 GMT 13:20 UK Lights glow on Moon Light site: The mighty crater Langrenus, 136 km across By BBC News Online science editor Dr David Whitehouse New evidence shows that the Moon is not a totally dead world as was thought by many astronomers. It does still occasionally stir with activity. Even though they have been reported from time to time for hundreds of years claims of changes on the lunar surface have always been controversial. Many scientists have dismissed the occasional reported sightings of glows and mists hanging over certain lunar features. Now a French astronomer has obtained some of the most definite proof yet that occasionally something does disturb the lunar surface. It was seen in 1992 by veteran lunar observer Audouin Dollfus of the Observatoire de Paris using the one metre (39 inch) Meudon reflecting telescope. He has only just finished analysing the results, and has submitted them for publication. Fading light On 30 December, he noticed a series of glows on the floor of the large crater Langrenus. They were definitely not there the day before. Professor Dollfus observed them for several days before they faded. Each time he returned to the telescope he noticed that the shape of the glows had changed. He believes that the glows are due to escaping gas that lifts dust above the lunar surface into sunlight. Some lunar observers have expressed surprise that such a mist should have been seen above Langrenus which was not regarded as a prime candidate for lunar changes. Professor Dolfuss points out that Langrenus, when observed in detail, has an extensive series of fractures on its crater floor and the gas could be escaping from these. Man on the Moon So-called "Transient Lunar Phenonemon" (TLP) have been reported from time to time but definite evidence has been lacking. Responding to observations from the ground, Neil Armstrong was asked to look for glows on the Moon during the Moon landing in July 1969. He reported seeing a part of the Moon glow, but later could not be sure which region it was. In 1994, the Clementine lunar orbiting satellite observed the crater Aristarchus before and after a TLP was seen from the Earth. Clementine spectral data suggested that parts of the crater had changed colour slightly. Search BBC News Online Advanced search options BBC ONE TV NEWS WORLD NEWS SUMMARY PROGRAMMES GUIDE See also: 21 Oct 99 \| Sci/Tech Moon not quite dead 16 Feb 00 \| Sci/Tech Moon's orbit betrays its violent birth 22 Apr 99 \| Sci/Tech Prehistoric Moon map unearthed Internet links: Transient Lunar Phenonema Catalogue of Transient Lunar Phenonema Lunarscan project The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top Sci/Tech stories now: Net laws could cost business GM crops 'may contaminate others' Lights glow on Moon US warned on warming world Submarine sends underwater e-mail Napster closure threat Internet multimedia deal agreed Bluetooth products roll out Links to all Sci/Tech stories are at the foot of the page.