SKYNET!!!!  9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “Soviet Space”  and “Tour of the Constellation Serpens Caput” 

Net Control: Billye KF5PDS

Tonight’s Afterglow Movie: “Cat-women on the Moon”

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Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.

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Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT.

Include Links relating (or not relating to Saturday topics)

Discussion topic of the evening.

Soviet Space (Part 3)

What you can see in the sky this evening…

South, June 2016 Evenings

http://en.es-static.us/upl/2016/06/2016-june-ophiuchus-scorpius-saturn-mars-antares.jpg

A featured constellation or object(s) or topic. 

Skymap Serpens Cauda

https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/13482992_1436097683083077_3020914158507896704_o.jpg

Skymap Caput

https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/13522746_1436097669749745_1254478567621468904_o.jpg

Photo #1 Globular Cluster (M5/NGC 5904)

https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13533093_1436097533083092_2690025225409542812_n.jpg?oh=b28eae25ba0845916f18782613bdfff4&oe=580755F6

Photo #2 Eagle Nebula (M16)

https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13510986_1436097509749761_3787443260602911233_n.jpg?oh=97209b5e10d2d8cf5b09061b1c21523c&oe=57FB919A

Photo #3 Pillars of Creation

https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13512071_1436097573083088_122174540168591482_n.jpg?oh=b6679359c6d22cb26aff5f06c1af3d9c&oe=57C1EADF

Photo #4 Seyferts-Sextet

https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/13483155_1436097646416414_3821021597672923038_o.jpg

Photo #5 Red Square Nebula

https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13439087_1436097623083083_4466384972023362438_n.jpg?oh=f198cdc9601cf2f97e91f778270bebf0&oe=57F3726F

Photo #6 Hoags Object

https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/13522829_1436097526416426_3122622577470887201_o.jpg

Photo #7 Blinking Galaxy (NGC 6118)

https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/13475238_1436097519749760_2607001582447383371_o.jpg

R SER A

https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/13503007_1436097593083086_9044557583840318193_o.jpg

R SER B

https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/13482897_1436097616416417_5187253301421736544_o.jpg

Astronomical Discoveries

The universe: Learning about the future from the distant past

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160622145411.htm

Space Exploration

Curiosity finds unusual mineral

Kepler finds youngest exoplanet

Space history, including first crewed private spaceflight (SpaceShipOne) and landing of first Skylab crew

 

Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.

All times are “local” (Dallas) time.

OTV 4

http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=40651&lat=32.9265&lng=-96.8961&loc=Farmers+Branch&alt=141&tz=CST

June 26th

http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=32.9265&lng=-96.8961&loc=Farmers+Branch&alt=141&tz=CST&satid=40651&mjd=57565.4135222498&type=V

June 29th

http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=32.9265&lng=-96.8961&loc=Farmers+Branch&alt=141&tz=CST&satid=40651&mjd=57569.1498905511&type=V

June 30th

http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=32.9265&lng=-96.8961&loc=Farmers+Branch&alt=141&tz=CST&satid=40651&mjd=57570.1014007849&type=V