The Day-Date-Moon Ticker
M03/MC,XC(2), T04/GS31,MC(3),XC, W05/MC(2), Th06/6.6M, F07, Sa08FM, Su09/6.6M, M10Ag/GS30, T11/MC,GS51,6.1M(3), W12/6.4M, Th13

Explanatory Notes
The Ticker above is chronological, with symbols for day, date, moon phase and/or distance. After the / are earthquakes(7.0M), volcanoes(V8), geomagnetic storms(GS31), and solar flares(XC and MC). These correspond to the data below.

Earth and Sun Digest for November 13, 2003

...at a Glance (with time ticking)
(Source data can change without notice or correction.)

BOON'S FIVE RULE: FIVE EARTHQUAKES OF FIVE.X MAGNITUDE IN FIVE DAYS CAN CAUSE A VOLCANO TO ERUPT ASH AND/OR GAS UP FIVE MILES.

Earthquakes of 5.0 to 5.9M thru Wednesday--9 (Jap-1, SoPac-1);
six quakes of 6M or greater: 11/12 6.4M NEAR S. COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN, 11/11 6.1M VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION, 11/11 6.1M KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION, 11/11 6.1M KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION, 11/09 6.6M CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE, 11/06 6.6M VANUATU ISLANDS
California and Nevada earthquakes in past week--232; none of 4M or greater
Volcanic ash near Jet Stream (at 5 mi/8 km)--none
Sunspot No. high and low--47 on 9 and 10 November from 11 on 7 November
Largest and smallest daily total area of sunspots--280 on 11 November from 50 on 8 November
X-Class Solar Flares: none; last M-Class flares (5+/day) 5 on 27 October (see ticker for fewer MC)
Planetary Geomagnetic Indices: high of 51 on 11 November; last set of five or more Kp's of 4 or more per 24 hours: 9 to 13 November

Moon for November per Astronomy Magazine
1 first quarter, 8 full, 10 apogee, 16 last quarter, 23 both new and perigee
The moon is at perigee (221,712 miles near) on 23 November.

A special note thanks to Karl on www.aantares.com for this site:
The double Leonid Meteor Shower needs this useful calculator for the best time to see the meteors at various locations:
http://aio.arc.nasa.gov/~leonid/estimator.html
There is more also from NASA at
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/10oct_doubleleonids.htm
The showers peak on 13 and 19 November.

Recent Volcanic Eruptions

Weekly GVN/USGS report not available. Daily VAAC showed only Colima and Tungurahua active, neither with ash to 8 km.

Only the first part is presented this time because of continuing problems with the tables.
The monthly tabulation of 6M and greater quakes will be given if there is interest.

Donald