SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT
Saturday’s Topic: “Solar Eclipse Part 10: Shadow Bands” and “Tour of the Constellation Coma Berenices”
Net Control: Kelley K5KTX
Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:
The Fifth Element (1997)
2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –
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Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT.
Discussion topic of the evening.
Total Solar Eclipse (Part 10): Shadow Bands
Shadow Band Timing (Video)
Shadow Bands from Videographers
http://www.strickling.net/2k1_fls1.jpg
Shadow bands showing on the wing of a DC3 plane: http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/…/Shadow%20Bands_fi…/image002.jpg
iPhone video of shadow bands, November 2012, Australia: https://youtu.be/f_XMnU7Ad40
What can you see in the sky over the next couple of weeks?
Denver’s Crammer Park Sundial
http://en.es-static.us/…/sundial-cranmer-denver-CO-sq-e1460…
South, Predawn/Dawn Sky
http://en.es-static.us/…/2017-april-15-16-17-moon-saturn-an…
A featured constellation or object(s) or topic.
Tonight’s Constellation Coma Berenices
Constellation Coma Berenices
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/…/17903797_18579601608…
Photo #1 Black Eye Galaxy (M64)
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/…/17904446_18579601442…
Photo #2 Needle Galaxy (NGC 4565)
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/…/17952460_18579603008…
Photo #3 Coma Cluster of Galaxies (NGC 4911)
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/…/17951642_18579601475…
Photo #4 Globular Cluster (M53/NGC 5024)
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/…/17951998_18579601942…
Photo #5 Intermediate Spiral Galaxy (M100/NGC 4321)
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/…/17523315_18579602775…
Photo #6 Lenticular Galaxy and Barred Spiral (M85 & NGC 4394)
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/…/17862400_18579601742…
Photo #7 Unbarred Spiral Galaxy (M99/NGC 4254)
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/…/17903413_18579602408…
Photo #8 Intermediate Spiral Galaxy (M98)
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/…/17952939_18579602275…
Photo # 9 Spiral Galaxy (M88/NGC 4501)
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/…/17799174_18579602142…
Recent Astronomical discoveries
Scientist Measures Brightness of Universe with NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releas…/2017/…/170411135842.htm
‘Cold’ Great Spot Discovered on Jupiter
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releas…/2017/…/170411090157.htm
Space Exploration & Space History
Narrated video about ocean worlds: https://youtu.be/gw_bX0ZQOy0
Illustration of Cassini flying through plumes on Enceladus: https://www.nasa.gov/…/thumbnai…/image/17-042_main_image.jpg
Enceladus infographic: https://www.nasa.gov/…/thumbnails/image/17-042_cassini_1.jpg
Hubble image of Europa in UV: https://www.nasa.gov/…/files/thum…/image/17-042_hubble_1.jpg
Gallileo image of Europa that shows area of plumes and associated warm region: https://www.nasa.gov/…/…/thumbnails/image/17-042_hubble2.jpg
