Space Weather News for August 2, 2013 http://spaceweather com

PERSEID METEOR SHOWER: Earth is entering a broad stream of debris from comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, source of the annual Perseid meteor shower Although the shower won't peak until August 12-13, when Earth hits the densest part of the stream, the first Perseids are already arriving Check http://spaceweather com for images and updates

QUIET SUN: Many readers are asking about a recent media report, which stated that a Carrington-class solar storm narrowly missed Earth two weeks ago That report is inaccurate Solar activity was low throughout July and remains low as August begins Details at http://spaceweather com

SOLAR FLARE ALERTS: Would you like a call when solar flares are underway? X-flare alerts are available from http://spaceweathertext com (text) and http://spaceweatherphone com (voice)

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