Skynet! Soviet Space Part 6 & Tour of Constellation Triangulum 9PM CT 10-22-16

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “Soviet Space Part 6” and “Tour of the Constellation of Triangulum”

Net Control: Billye KF5PDS
ANCS: Carolyn KC5OZT

Afterglow Movie at 10:30: The Thing

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Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.

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Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT.

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Discussion topic of the evening.

Billye KF5PDS

Soviet Space Part 6.

What can you see in the sky over the next couple of weeks?
http://www.earthsky.org/tonight

A featured constellation or object(s) or topic.

Carolyn KC5OZT

Skymap – Constellation Triangulum
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/14713551_15845262349…

Photo #1 Barred Spiral Galaxy (NGC 784)
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/14721597_15845262482…

Photo #2 Triangulum Galaxy – HII Region (NGC 604)
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/14666157_15845261849…

Photo #3 Spiral Galaxy (NGC 634)
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/14657346_15845261782…

Photo #4 (NGC 672 & IC-1727)
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/14718664_15845261815…

Photo #5 Barred Spiral Galaxy (NGC 784)
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/14720477_15845262449…

Recent Astronomical discoveries

Oldest Known Planet-Forming Disk Discovered
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releas…/2016/…/161021115843.htm

Unexplainable Activity in Distant Stars: New Class of Explosive Events?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releas…/2016/…/161020092505.htm

Space Exploration and Space History

Kelley K5KTX

Changing colors of Saturn’s north pole
Uranus’ possible new moons
New crew arrives at ISS

Space history, including: comet Ikeya-Seki; Mariner 5 flyby of Venus; launch of Space Shuttle Columbia STS-73