SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT
Saturday’s Topic: “The Van Allen Radiation Belt” and “Tour of the Constellation Corvus the Crow”
Net Control: Carolyn KC5OZT
Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:
Destination Moon! (1950)
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 Van Allen Radiation Belts
Van Allen Radiation Belts (3D Rendering)
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/18300879_18954069338…
Van Allen Radiation Belts (Inner and Outer)
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/18301177_18954069371…
What can you see in the sky over the next couple of weeks?
Southeast, Dusk/Nightfall
http://en.es-static.us/…/2017-may-6-7-8-moon-spica-jupiter.…
A featured constellation or object(s) or topic.
Corvus the Crow (Southern Hemisphere)
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/18301523_18953938304…
Photo #1 Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038 & NGC 4039)
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/18268112_18953938338…
Photo #2 Barred Spiral Galaxy (NGC 4027)
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/18222284_18953938371…
Photo #3 Planetary Nebula (NGC 4361)
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/18275098_18953938638…
Recent Astronomical discoveries
Scientists Find Giant Wave Rolling Through the Perseus Galaxy Cluster
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releas…/2017/…/170502142400.htm
Origin of Milky Way’s Hypothetical Dark Matter Signal May Not be so Dark
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releas…/2017/…/170502121245.htm
Space Exploration and Space History
Audio of Cassini crossing between Saturn and rings on April 26: https://youtu.be/XITah0sxFFQ
Compare to this one from Dec 18, 2016: https://youtu.be/MXmAuaomZQQ
Image sequence on Cassini’s first dive: https://youtu.be/9LBLCgCYy0I…
Cassini raw image gallery: https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/galleries/raw-images/
Deep Space Network Now: http://eyes.nasa.gov/dsn/dsn.html
Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.
ISS
http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx…
May 7th
http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx…
OTV 4
http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx…
May 15th
http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx…
Tiangong 1
http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx…
May 14th
http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx…
Tiangong 2
http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx…
May 7th
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