SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “Total Solar Eclipse Part 14: Eclipse Timeline” and “Tour of the Constellation Cepheus”

Net Control: Kelley K5KTX

Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:
“Space Station 76”

2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –
Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.
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Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT.

Discussion topic of the evening.

Eclipse phases composite: http://wwwcdn.skyandtelescope.com/wp-content/uploads/solar-eclipse-stages-01-600px.jpg

Just after first contact: http://wwwcdn.skyandtelescope.com/wp-content/uploads/first-contact-02-600px.jpg

Diamond ring and Baily’s beads: http://wwwcdn.skyandtelescope.com/wp-content/uploads/DiamondRing-BailysBeads.jpg

Corona prediction image: http://www.predsci.com/corona/aug2017eclipse/_images/pb_Wavelet_ec1701aR_008_terrestrial.jpg

What can you see in the sky over the next couple of weeks?

Northeast on August Evenings
http://en.es-static.us/upl/2017/08/cass-august-evenigs.jpg
Double Cluster Photograph
http://en.es-static.us/upl/2013/11/double-cluster-Perseus-Fred-Espenak-e1476208211927.jpg
A featured constellation or object(s) or topic.

Tonight’s Constellation is Cepheus!

Skymap Constellation Cepheus
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/20770468_2038246549534851_7982990131035549323_n.jpg?oh=aea65160ef382b665b28d4b16955f589&oe=5A20F28D

Photo #1 Firework’s Galaxy (NGC 6946)
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/20708479_2038240762868763_8893502123211884631_n.jpg?oh=7bec23524c3e7a443b57942f21c322c6&oe=5A1EEC45

Photo #2 The Wizard Nebula (NGC 7380)
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/19884037_2038240809535425_8682177286922935222_n.jpg?oh=a0f694096121ec5f5334e2da01c6799b&oe=5A30D053

Photo #3 The Iris Nebula (NGC 7023)
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/20729173_2038240769535429_2705714815770685974_n.jpg?oh=d6223eaa6a2a45c6efaa0fc930dddc27&oe=5A21AFC7

Photo #4 Reflection Nebula (NGC 7129)
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/20729686_2038240766202096_6440601798701315045_n.jpg?oh=30bdc945647ea1c29c02f2b9a290d0b1&oe=5A22B809

Recent Astronomical discoveries

Galactic Winds Push Researchers to Probe Galaxies at Un-precedented Scale
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170810173341.htm

New Mission Going to the Space Station to Explore Mysteries of “Cosmic Rain”
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170811134934.htm