SKYNET!!!! March 25, 2017 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT
Saturday’s Topic: “Soviet Space History” and “Tour of the Constellation Sextans”
Net Control: Billye KF5PDS
Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: Space Probe Taurus
2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –
Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.
Video Stream: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/skynet2
& Facebook “DARC Skynet Astronomy Net”
Audio Stream: http://pokeys.doomdns.com:8000
Yahoo Groups: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/skynet
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/
Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT.
Discussion topic of the evening.
The Soviet Space Program – Continued
What can you see in the sky over the next couple of weeks?
Northeast, Evening
http://en.es-static.us/upl/2014/03/10mar13_430.jpg
Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)
http://en.es-static.us/…/whirlpool-M51-NGC5194-NGC5195-rt-e…
Globular Cluster (M3)
http://en.es-static.us/…/Messier_3_-_Adam_Block_-_Mount_Lem…
Constellation Canes Venatici
http://en.es-static.us/upl/2013/03/canes_venatici_600.jpg
Northeast, March Evenings
http://en.es-static.us/…/2015-march-12-text-arcturus-big-di…
A featured constellation or object(s) or topic.
Tonight’s Constellation Sextans
Constellation Sextans
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/17523703_18279798472…
Photo #1 Spindle Galaxy (NGC 3115)
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/17499113_18279798938…
Photo #2 (NGC 3169 & NGC 3166)
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/17553873_18279798072…
Photo #3 Sextans-A
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/17522954_18279798038…
Photo #4 Sextans-B
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/17553428_18279798105…
Space Exploration and Space History
Phobos and Deimos: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/…/ima…/largesize/PIA17089_hires.jpg
Jupiter: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/…/ima…/largesize/PIA21386_hires.jpg
Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.
ISS
http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx…
March 28
http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx…
OTV 4
http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx…
March 27
http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx…
Tiangong 2
http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx…