Space and Quakes (Asteriods today and tomorrow)

September 16, 2016          8:15am (EDT)

Asteroids: Today asteroid (2016 RU33) size 14 meters, will pass Earth at the distance of 5.99 (LD). Tomorrow asteroid (2016 QL44) size 42 meters, will pass Earth at the distance of 3.60 (LD). There are two more for September, asteroid (2016 RM20) size 25 meters, on the 20th at the distance of 6.18 (LD) and (2009 UG) size 101 meters, on the 30th at the distance of 4.81 (LD). October has no asteroids under 10 (LD) at this time but one (2003 TL4) just over at 10.06 (LD) for now.

(LD) lunar distance — all lunar distances are minimums.

Solar Winds: A stream of solar wind could brush Earth today and tomorrow, this may spark some auroras.

Sunspots: There is only one sunspot AR2592 at this time. It is small and poses no threat for strong solar flares for now.

Planets: This year’s Harvest Moon will rise tonight and some parts of Australia, Asia and Africa will see a Lunar Eclipse.

Earthquakes: There has been 11 quakes of 4+ and 3 quakes of 5+ magnitude in the last 12 hours.

Storms: Tropical Storm Malakas (Typhoon 2) is forecast to go just north of Taiwan. Tropical Storm Julia is meandering off the souteast coast of the U.S.. Tropical Storm Ian is racing northeastward over the North Atlantic and is expected to become post-tropical later today. Tropical Storm Karl is moving westward over the eastern Tropical Atlantic.