Space Weather News for August 25, 2006 http://spaceweather com

ANOTHER BACKWARD SUNSPOT: Evidence continues to mount that the next solar cycle is beginning When one solar cycle gives way to another, the magnetic poles of sunspots reverse polarity For the second time in less than a month, such a "backward sunspot" has appeared--and this time it's a big one Get the full story with images at http://spaceweather com

MORNING PLANETS: If you find yourself awake before dawn this weekend, either Saturday or Sunday, dash outside and look east Venus and Saturn are having a close encounter The two planets will be stationed just half-a-degree apart in the rosy glow of the rising sun Suggestion: Take your binoculars out with you Venus is intense, but Saturn is easily lost in the brightening dawn Binoculars help, and both planets can be seen at once through typical optics Visit http://spaceweather com for sky maps

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