<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Stellar Alignment: Rare Boost for Alien Planet-Hunting</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.space.com/18090-alpha-centauri-nearest-star-system.html">Proxima Centauri</a>,
which lies just 4.24 light-years from Earth, will pass in front of
background stars in both October 2014 and February 2016. Astronomers
should scrutinize Proxima during these two periods, looking for subtle
light shifts that could reveal the presence of close-orbiting planets, a
new study reports.</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><a href="http://spacewatchtower.blogspot.com/2013/06/stellar-alignment-rare-boost-for-alien.html">http://spacewatchtower.blogspot.com/2013/06/stellar-alignment-rare-boost-for-alien.html</a></div><div> </div><div>gaw<br><br></div><div>Glenn A. Walsh, Project Director,<br>Friends of the Zeiss < http://friendsofthezeiss.org ><br>Electronic Mail - < siderostat1989@yahoo.com ><br>SpaceWatchtower Blog: < http://spacewatchtower.blogspot.com/ ><br></div></div></body></html>