SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT
Saturday’s Topic: “Soviet Space History: The Soyuz Program” and “Tour of the Constellation Draco the Dragon”
Net Control: Billye KF5PDS
Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:
“The Wizard of Mars” (1966)
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.
Soviet Space: The Soyuz Program
What can you see in the sky over the next couple of weeks?
Southeast, May 2017 Evenings
http://en.es-static.us/…/2017/05/2017-may-saturn-antares.jpg
Saturn’s Rings Comparison 2012, 2013, and 2014
http://en.es-static.us/…/saturn-rings-tilt-comparison-Abhij…
A featured constellation or object(s) or topic.
Constellation Draco the Dragon
Skymap – Draco the Dragon
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/18671090_19274017072…
Photo #1 Cat’s Eye Nebula (NGC 6543)
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/18700104_19274017239…
Photo # 2 Spindle Galaxy (NGC 5866)
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/18739669_19274018239…
Photo #3 Cluster of Galaxies (Abell-2218)
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/18699984_19274017306…
Photo #4 Tadpole Galaxy
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/18698161_19274018506…
Photo #5 Spiral Galaxy (NGC 5879)
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/18698439_19274017872…
Photo #6 Barred Spiral Galaxy (NGC 4319 & Markarian 205)
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/18698318_19274017639…
Photo #7 Dwarf Spiral Galaxy (NGC 6503)
https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/…/18671273_19274018006…
Recent Astronomical discoveries
Extreme Jupiter Weather and Magnetic Fields
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releas…/2017/…/170525145844.htm
The Big Star That Couldn’t Become a Supernova
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releas…/2017/…/170525141532.htm
Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.
Tiangong 1
http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx…
June 5th
http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx…
Tiangong 2
http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx…
June 3rd
http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx…
June 5th
http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx…
Hubble Space Telescope
May 31st
http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx…
June 1st
http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx…
June 2nd
http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx…
June 3rd
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