SKYNET!!!! June 18, 2016 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT
Saturday’s Topic: “Cincinnati Observatory” and “Tour of the Constellation Centaurus”
Net Control: Kelley K5KTX
Afterglow Movie at 10:30: “Mars Attacks!”
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Discussion topic of the evening.
Tonight’s topic is The Cincinnati Observatory, the oldest observatory in the U.S. – Maybe!
Cincinnati Observatory:
· http://www.cincinnatiobservatory.org/
· https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/butowsky5/astro4l.htm
· Google location map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Cincinnati+Observatory+Centre/@39.1135727,-84.5819537,11z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xda4c62b0038cc1c4!8m2!3d39.1390743!4d-84.422609
· Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel, founder: http://www.cincinnatiobservatory.org/pages/gallery/image/1-122.jpg
· 2nd director, Cleveland Abbe: http://i0.wp.com/libapps.libraries.uc.edu/liblog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/cleveland-abbe_3.jpg
· Paul Herget with telescope: http://i0.wp.com/libapps.libraries.uc.edu/liblog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/herget-with-telescope_2.jpg
· Original observatory building on Mt. Adams: http://www.cincinnatiobservatory.org/pages/gallery/image/1845%20Mt-%20Adams%20Observatory-126.jpg
· 1843 Merz und Mahler Refractor: http://www.cincinnatiobservatory.org/pages/gallery/image/080813_observatory-31-6.jpg
· 1904 Alvan Clark & Sons Refractor: http://www.cincinnatiobservatory.org/pages/gallery/image/Alvan01-121.jpg
· Building today: http://www.cincinnatiobservatory.org/pages/gallery/image/Cincinnati%20Observatory%20Center-75.jpg
· Observatory image gallery: http://www.cincinnatiobservatory.org/gallery/
In the sky this evening:
Moon, Saturn, Mars, & Antares
http://en.es-static.us/upl/2016/06/2016-june-planets-stars.jpg
A featured constellation or object(s) or topic.
Constellation Centaurus
Photo #1 Centaurus A (NGC 5128)
Photo #2 Omega Centauri (NGC 5139)
Photo #3 Spiral Galaxy (NGC 4945)
Photo #4 Spiral Galaxy (NGC 4650 & NGC 4650A)
Photo #5 Blue Planetary Nebula (NGC 3918)
Photo #6 Backward Galaxy (NGC 4622)
Photo #7 Merging Galaxies (NGC 5090 & NGC 5091)
Recent Astronomical discoveries
The Most Distant Oxygen Ever Observed
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160616151306.htm
Did Gravitational Wave Detector Find Dark Matter?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160615134951.htm
Space Exploration and Space History
Small asteroid – Earth’s constant companion
Space history, including NASA’s 1963 contract with the David Clark company for spacesuits; and the launch of the first woman in space
Asteroid: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/asteroid/20160615/asteroid20160615.jpg
YouTube animation of asteroid orbit: https://youtu.be/SbbAnVU4rmY
Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.
ISS
June 18th
OTV4
June 24th (4:03AM)
June 24th (5:37AM)
Tiangong 1
June 25th (3:58AM)
June 25th (5:35AM)
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