SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT
Saturday’s Topic: “The Story of Space X” and “Tour of the Constellation Scutum”
Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL
Afterglow Movie at 10:30: Queen of Outer Space
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Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT.
Links to tonight’s Sky Net:
Discussion topic of the evening.
The Story of SpaceX
SpaceX Hanger at LC-39A
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX…
Elon Musk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elon_Musk_2015.jpg
Falcon 9 Carrying ORBCOMM OG2-MI
https://en.wikipedia.org/…/File:Launch_of_Falcon_9_carrying…
CRS-8 on Remote Sea Platform
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CRS-8_(26239020092).jpg
COTS2 Berthed at ISS
https://en.wikipedia.org/w…/File:COTS2_Dragon_is_berthed.jpg
Inside Dragon Capsule at ISS
https://en.wikipedia.org/…/File:Inside_the_Dragon_(capsule)…
Falcon 9 Heavy Artist Concept at LC-39A
https://en.wikipedia.org/…/File:Falcon_Heavy_Pad_39A_(21048…
Article on SpaceX Test Firing of Returned Falcon 9 Booster at McGregor Test Center
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/…/spacex-returned-falcon-9…/
Dragon Capsule Entering Mars Atmosophere (Artist Concept)
http://spaceflightnow.com/…/2016/07/20802115234_3bbae76b6e_…
What can you see in the sky over the next couple of weeks?
Venus, Mercury, and Regulas
http://en.es-static.us/…/Venus-from-plane-Gemini-Brett-7-28…
South, Nightfall, Summer 2016
http://en.es-static.us/upl/2016/07/2016-july-scorpius.jpg
A featured constellation or object(s) or topic.
Tonight’s Constellation Scutum
Skymap Scutum
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/…/13692937_14785726388…
Photo #1 Wild Duck Cluster (M11/NGC 6705)
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/…/13906777_14785726355…
Photo #2 Open Cluster (M26/NGC 6694)
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/…/13891930_14785725855…
Photo #3 Planetary Nebula (IC-1295)
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/…/13892268_14785725921…
Photo #4 Supergiant Cluster 1 ( RSGC1)
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/…/13686741_14785726221…
Variable Star R Sct
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/…/13892037_14785725821…
Satellite Passes This Week
All times are “local” (Dallas) time.
OTV 4
http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx…
July 31
http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx…
Aug 3
http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx…
Aug 5
http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx…
Tiangong1
http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx…
Aug 3
http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx…
Aug 4
http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx…
Hubble Space Telescope
http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx…
Aug 4
http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx…
Aug 5
http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx…
Aug 6
http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx…