SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT
Saturday’s Topic: “The Mysterious X-37B Space Plane” and “Tour of the Constellation Hercules”
Net Control: Tom KE5ICX
Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:
“Blade Runner”
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”
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Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT.
Discussion topic of the evening.
The Mysterious X-37B Space Plane
X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV)
http://www.space.com/…/4…/i02/X37b-spaceplane-100416-02.jpg…
X-37 First Launch
http://airforcelive.dodlive.mil/fil…/2010/…/AV012OTV-002.jpg
Return From Space
http://www.flightjournal.com/…/uploa…/2012/07/X-37B-web9.jpg
Shuttle/X-37B Comparison
https://d.ibtimes.co.uk/…/x-37b-secret-mystery-space-plane-…
X-37 DARPA
http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/hHcAAOSwv0tVTphP/s-l300.jpg
White Knight Drop Test
http://media4.s-nbcnews.com/…/06…/x37-060406-07.grid-6×2.jpg
Payload Shroud
https://upload.wikimedia.org/…/Boeing_X-37B_inside_payload_…
OPF
http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/…/OPF-3-C3PF-Boeing-Kenne…
X-37B White Room
https://aerospaceblog.files.wordpress.com/…/sef10-03278-001…
On Orbit
https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/…/09/us-space-x-37b.j…
What can you see in the sky over the next couple of weeks?
East, 50 Minutes Before Sunrise
http://en.es-static.us/…/2017-may-21-22-23-moon-venus-mercu…
A featured constellation or object(s) or topic.
Constellation Hercules
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/18528052_19186426448…
Photo #1 Hercules Globular Cluster (M13)
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/18557453_19186426614…
Photo #2 Globular Cluster (M92)
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/18486340_19186427248…
Photo #3 Planetary Nebula (Abell-39)
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/18619993_19186426114…
Photo #4 Pair of Interacting Galaxies (Arp-272)
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/18619921_19186426081…
Photo #5 Hercules-A
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/18555916_19186426148…
Photo #6 Planetary Nebula (NGC 6210)
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/18527858_19186427448…
SN 2017eaw
Constellation Cepheus
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/18527241_19186989081…
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/18556149_19186988981…
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1918698928156281&set=oa.1537931602915823&type=3&theater
Recent Astronomical discoveries
How Hard Did it Rain on Mars?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releas…/2017/…/170516104818.htm
Icy Ring Surrounds Young Planetary System
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releas…/2017/…/170518140229.htm
Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.
ISS
http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx…
May 23
http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx…
May 25
http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx…
May 26
http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx…
Tiangong 2
http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx…
May 23
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