Monday, January 15, 2007

Comet McNaught Visible in Daylight

Comet McNaught has reportedly been spotted during daylight by several watchers according to Robert Roy Britt, senior science writer for Space.com. In Amazing Comet Visible in Broad Daylight Britt reports that the comet has achieved a magnitude of minus 5, brighter than Venus. Several reports of daylight sightings are reported.

Unfortunately, here in Indiana, it's been cloudy for days, so...maybe as McNaught swings around the sun, we'll get some clear skies and another chance to see the brightest comet in 40 years.

Martin Luther King Day Activities

If you need a last minute activity for today, check the FREE site's Martin Luther King Day Teaching Resources. For text and a video to the "I Have a Dream" speech, see http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm.