Weather News - 31th October

Planet hunters announce three new finds

Retreating glaciers reveal ancient tree stumps in Western Canada

Experts link earthquakes to volcanic activity in Java and Sumatra

Powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake hits South Pacific islands, no tsunami warning

5.6 Magnitude Earthquake Hits California, 10 Aftershocks Reported

Sky-gazers are shouting over a comet once dimmer than Pluto

Comet Holmes brightens in retreat in 'once in a lifetime' event

Solar Wing Ripped on Space Station

Large Ancient Settlement Unearthed in Puerto Rico could be the most significant of its kind in the Caribbean

Mysterious Ancient Script Investigated In Iceland

Bird Flu Silently Spreads Across Europe

>5.0 Quakes - October 2007

2007-10-31 22:06:40.5__32.98S__178.27W___10__5.3__SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS
2007-10-31 21:23:46.9___2.05N___96.64E____40__5.1__SIMEULUE, INDONESIA
2007-10-31 21:15:53.5___3.54N___48.11W___10__5.2__NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
2007-10-31 15:54:44.5___2.84S__101.39E____72__5.5__SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2007-10-31 13:44:21.9__51.42N__178.31W___60__5.9__ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS.
2007-10-31 11:19:22.8__13.97N__120.94E___100__5.2__MINDORO, PHILIPPINES
2007-10-31 09:06:24.3__49.81N___91.60E____40__5.0__WESTERN MONGOLIA
2007-10-31 03:30:17.3__18.89N__145.35E___231__7.1__PAGAN REG., N. MARIANA ISLANDS
2007-10-31 03:04:54.8__37.36N__121.90W___10__5.6__SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIF.

2007-10-30 08:32:44.8__22.08S__170.99E____40__5.0__SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS

2007-10-29 20:08:38.9___2.67N___95.67E____20__5.0__SIMEULUE, INDONESIA
2007-10-29 09:23:16.2__36.96N___29.29E____20__5.1__WESTERN TURKEY

2007-10-27 20:48:06.5___6.58N___95.06E___225__5.0__NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2007-10-27 20:38:31.6___0.49S___77.47W___70__5.0__ECUADOR
2007-10-27 18:36:35.6__20.94S__178.93W__600__5.2__FIJI REGION
2007-10-27 05:29:39.4__37.73N___21.26E____20__5.1__SOUTHERN GREECE
2007-10-27 01:16:51.2__31.59S___68.81W__100__5.1__SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA

2007-10-26 16:34:47.2___3.27S__143.74E____40__5.4__NEAR N COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PNG.
2007-10-26 15:23:29.6__54.58N__161.62W___54__5.4__ALASKA PENINSULA
2007-10-26 09:17:06.0___2.77S__139.59E____23__5.6__NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
2007-10-26 09:10:43.4___2.85S__139.68E____40__5.3__NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
2007-10-26 08:42:36.1___5.84S__130.23E___175__5.1__BANDA SEA
2007-10-26 06:50:05.7__35.41N___76.76E____10__5.4__NORTHWESTERN KASHMIR

2007-10-25 13:50:00.9__46.02N__154.29E____10__6.1__EAST OF KURIL ISLANDS
2007-10-25 12:39:11.0__21.33S__168.63E____33__5.0__LOYALTY ISLANDS
2007-10-25 08:35:16.5__20.57S___68.69W__101__5.6__TARAPACA, CHILE
2007-10-25 05:25:34.4___3.38S__100.86E____40__5.6__KEP. MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
2007-10-25 03:44:40.4___6.25S__154.77E____54__5.5__BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.

2007-10-24 21:34:05.5___4.39S__100.99E____10__5.1__SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2007-10-24 21:02:48.5___3.76S__101.02E____10__6.8__SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2007-10-24 16:45:52.2__12.01S___75.20W__127__5.0__CENTRAL PERU
2007-10-24 09:34:54.2___2.71S__139.85E____30__5.0__NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA

2007-10-23 20:34:30.8___5.83N__119.44E____10__5.2__SULU ARCHIPELAGO, PHILIPPINES
2007-10-23 19:56:48.4___1.95S___99.91E____51__6.0__KEP. MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
2007-10-23 06:41:47.8___6.27S__154.76E____70__5.4__BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.

2007-10-22 14:47:23.7___4.74S__152.80E____40__5.0__NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
2007-10-22 12:14:40.3___2.92S__141.50E____40__5.0__NEAR N COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PNG.
2007-10-22 08:17:14.0___2.89S__141.43E____33__5.0__NEAR N COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PNG.
2007-10-22 06:14:38.6___2.87S__141.38E____60__5.1__NEAR N COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PNG.
2007-10-22 06:11:13.8___2.97S__141.35E____80__5.7__NEAR N COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PNG.
2007-10-22 04:28:11.9__21.50S__168.55E____30__5.2__LOYALTY ISLANDS

2007-10-21 21:15:08.0___7.15S__129.74E____10__5.0__KEPULAUAN BABAR, INDONESIA
2007-10-21 16:25:31.6___3.58S__100.79E____10__5.4__KEP. MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
2007-10-21 14:24:20.5___3.46S__100.86E____47__5.5__KEP. MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
2007-10-21 12:40:03.7___3.17S__100.39E____10__5.4__KEP. MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
2007-10-21 12:34:00.6___3.26S__100.39E____48__5.1__KEP. MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
2007-10-21 10:24:51.8___6.28S__154.78E____47__6.1__BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.

2007-10-20 20:30:17.9___1.47S___99.34E____15__5.0__KEP. MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
2007-10-20 19:56:19.6__36.41S___72.98W___40__5.2__OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
2007-10-20 19:25:33.3___5.40N__126.41E____60__5.1__MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
2007-10-20 10:05:53.7__40.26N__142.41E____74__5.1__NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
2007-10-20 05:21:52.0___4.55N__140.96E____33__5.0__PALAU REGION
2007-10-20 01:50:45.5__54.29N__168.92E____40__5.3__KOMANDORSKIYE OSTROVA REGION

2007-10-19 07:19:54.5__28.66N___66.27E____40__5.4__PAKISTAN

2007-10-18 16:13:12.5__30.17N___42.66W___10__5.7__NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
2007-10-18 10:01:10.2___3.27S__101.83E____40__5.2__SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2007-10-18 00:53:18.6__15.53S___74.27W___98__5.0__NEAR COAST OF SOUTHERN PERU

2007-10-17 14:40:00.2__23.60N__121.73E____60__5.1__TAIWAN
2007-10-17 10:58:42.2__26.78N__128.61E____30__5.3__RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
2007-10-17 01:05:47.6___6.38S__107.32W___10__5.5__CENTRAL EAST PACIFIC RISE

2007-10-16 21:05:39.3__25.49S__179.54E___462__6.5__SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS
2007-10-16 16:38:50.1__44.56S__167.34E____20__5.0__SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
2007-10-16 13:37:50.6__45.96S___76.34W____2__5.2__OFF COAST OF AISEN, CHILE
2007-10-16 12:04:38.1__19.27N__122.03E___100__5.2__BABUYAN ISL REGION, PHILIPPINES
2007-10-16 10:18:00.2__56.24N__162.02W__179__5.0__BRISTOL BAY
2007-10-16 08:41:38.8__32.94S__178.53W____2__5.1__SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS
2007-10-16 06:04:48.7__27.04N__142.90E____40__5.1__BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION

2007-10-15 21:39:08.6__46.35S___74.92W___33__5.1__AISEN, CHILE
2007-10-15 21:28:21.8__44.76S__167.54E____10__6.0__SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
2007-10-15 18:16:54.3__17.91S__178.11W__520__5.0__FIJI REGION
2007-10-15 15:51:11.4___7.57S__129.78E____95__5.3__KEPULAUAN BABAR, INDONESIA
2007-10-15 12:29:32.9__44.73S__167.62E____10__6.8__SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND

2007-10-14 11:02:58.5___0.80N___98.62E____80__5.0__NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
2007-10-14 07:28:35.5__21.39S__169.36E____33__5.1__SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS
2007-10-14 04:58:25.7__21.23S__169.25E____33__5.0__SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS
2007-10-14 03:48:39.8__21.31S__169.25E____80__5.3__SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS
2007-10-14 01:14:03.9___9.74S__158.73E____10__5.0__SOLOMON ISLANDS

2007-10-13 17:45:54.4__21.08S__169.17E____54__6.1__SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS
2007-10-13 03:58:21.4___4.95N___82.61W___10__5.5__SOUTH OF PANAMA
2007-10-13 02:22:42.8__54.40S__158.84E____26__5.5__MACQUARIE ISLAND REGION

2007-10-12 14:43:06.2__33.06S__178.34W___10__5.1__SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS
2007-10-12 00:31:30.4___3.22S__100.51E___30__5.8__KEP. MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA

2007-10-11 22:42:09.8__17.72N___46.52W___10__5.1__NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
2007-10-11 22:32:35.4___5.58N__127.16E____56__5.0__PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
2007-10-11 20:38:29.0___3.89S__100.91E_____2__5.6__KEP. MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
2007-10-11 16:25:05.0__49.16S__163.99E____10__5.5__AUCKLAND ISLANDS, N.Z. REGION
2007-10-11 05:31:55.8__18.41S__168.99E___225__5.4__VANUATU

2007-10-10 23:11:49.7__21.32S__170.15E____80__5.2__SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS
2007-10-10 22:54:52.1___9.07S__111.42E____10__5.2__SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
2007-10-10 21:06:44.8___0.63N__120.42E____50__5.2__MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA
2007-10-10 12:25:36.7___9.81N___91.87E____40__5.1__NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
2007-10-10 11:21:26.1__25.97S__179.61E___500__5.0__SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS
2007-10-10 07:36:51.0___5.80N__126.77E____80__5.1__MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
2007-10-10 04:11:52.8__13.47N__145.31E____33__5.3__GUAM REGION
2007-10-10 01:51:00.5__15.12S__173.33W___33__5.2__TONGA
2007-10-10 00:19:17.0___1.59S___99.61E____30__5.8__KEP. MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA

2007-10-09 20:40:00.0__10.45N__146.05E____2__5.0__SOUTH OF MARIANA ISLANDS
2007-10-09 15:03:34.6___4.69S__152.87E____2__5.9__NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
2007-10-09 09:42:28.2___1.89S__100.08E___77__5.0__SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2007-10-09 08:57:31.0__10.86S__162.25E___71__5.3__SOLOMON ISLANDS
2007-10-09 07:25:14.6__19.04N__121.12E___30__5.4__BABUYAN ISL REGION, PHILIPPINES
2007-10-09 03:22:34.9___6.54S___71.55E____2__5.2__CHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO REGION
2007-10-09 01:52:22.9__13.59S___76.21W___51_5.0__NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL PERU

2007-10-08 18:37:53.5__20.47S__177.48W__336__5.8__FIJI REGION
2007-10-08 17:10:35.7__43.48N__146.78E____60__5.7__KURIL ISLANDS
2007-10-08 16:30:14.7__32.70S___71.79W___10__5.0__OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
2007-10-08 08:18:41.2__41.75S___16.47W___10__5.0__SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
2007-10-08 07:41:12.3__26.62S__107.16W___10__5.1__EASTER ISLAND REGION

2007-10-07 18:30:41.9__12.24N__125.74E__100__5.0__SAMAR, PHILIPPINES
2007-10-07 13:36:04.1__35.66N__140.55E___48__5.0__NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
2007-10-07 11:49:40.6___9.76S__107.71E___34__5.2__SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
2007-10-07 08:34:08.2___0.37S___91.31W___5__5.4__GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, ECUADOR

2007-10-06 19:44:25.2__57.37S___26.02W__ 110__5.0__SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
2007-10-06 12:38:48.4__18.77N__147.14E____23__6.1__MARIANA ISLANDS REGION
2007-10-06 03:03:38.6__23.23S__177.25W__170__5.2__SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS
2007-10-06 02:37:09.8__11.99S__165.96E____10__5.3__SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS

2007-10-05 23:05:45.1__13.60S___77.01W___30__5.0__OFF COAST OF CENTRAL PERU
2007-10-05 20:29:00.6__13.50S___77.17W___10__5.0__OFF COAST OF CENTRAL PERU
2007-10-05 09:40:41.1__11.54S__118.19E____50__5.1__SOUTH OF SUMBAWA, INDONESIA
2007-10-05 09:38:55.2__19.30N__108.33W___10__5.1__REVILLA GIGEDO ISLANDS REGION
2007-10-05 09:22:35.0___4.39S__101.24E____40__5.2__SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2007-10-05 07:17:51.0__25.04S__179.44E___486__6.3__SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS

2007-10-04 14:28:37.7___8.27S__116.86E___30__5.7__LOMBOK REGION, INDONESIA
2007-10-04 12:40:24.6___2.57N___92.94E____2__6.2__OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
2007-10-04 06:17:42.1__37.93S__175.81E__279__5.0__NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND

2007-10-03 23:36:11.8__21.24S__167.81E____2__5.3__LOYALTY ISLANDS
2007-10-03 19:35:16.7__49.42N__155.76E___76__5.0__KURIL ISLANDS
2007-10-03 19:15:09.6__42.10S__172.80E___50__5.4__SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
2007-10-03 14:06:12.1__58.49N__151.81W__45__5.1__KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA

2007-10-02 20:57:35.8__54.58N__161.46W___60__5.1__ALASKA PENINSULA
2007-10-02 18:46:29.4__10.62N__145.90E____10__5.3__SOUTH OF MARIANA ISLANDS
2007-10-02 18:03:53.3__54.31N__161.74W___53__5.8__ALASKA PENINSULA
2007-10-02 18:00:08.0__54.55N__161.70W___54__6.2__ALASKA PENINSULA
2007-10-02 17:14:44.5__10.42N__145.79E____10__5.3__SOUTH OF MARIANA ISLANDS
2007-10-02 16:34:45.2__57.58N___33.04W___10__5.0__REYKJANES RIDGE
2007-10-02 15:38:25.3__25.81S___70.58W___30__5.4__ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
2007-10-02 15:33:00.5__25.84S___70.58W___30__5.1__ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
2007-10-02 14:39:58.2___1.73S___99.75E____40__5.2__KEP. MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
2007-10-02 12:25:08.9__40.75N___72.80E____20__5.0__EASTERN UZBEKISTAN
2007-10-02 03:43:37.2___4.22S__100.98E____10__6.0__SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA

2007-10-01 23:16:45.4__10.45N__145.59E____40__5.1__SOUTH OF MARIANA ISLANDS
2007-10-01 14:41:53.4__17.58N___94.17W__171__5.1__VERACRUZ, MEXICO
2007-10-01 14:03:31.4___4.09N___96.58E____30__5.1__NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
2007-10-01 13:50:24.5___3.18S__148.21E____10__5.5__BISMARCK SEA
2007-10-01 13:49:10.5___3.21S__148.33E____40__5.2__BISMARCK SEA
2007-10-01 13:35:26.3__49.32S__163.50E____10__5.1__AUCKLAND ISLANDS, N.Z. REGION
2007-10-01 10:06:16.6__22.90N__142.47E___161__5.1__VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION

Comet 17P/Holmes

This comet is really a unique phenomena, and resembles no other. 17PHolmes is now showing both CO gas (green external disk) and dust (yellow internal disk).

















The 17th magnitude comet has brightened by a factor of five hundred thousand or more during the past 24 hours becoming a naked-eye object in the evening sky. Look for a golden 2.5th magnitude fuzzball in the constellation Perseus after sunset.

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