SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT
Saturday’s Topic: “The Apoceclipse” and “Tour of the Constellation Aquila”
Net Control: Tom KE5ICX
Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:
“The Giant Claw”
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
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Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT.
Discussion topic of the evening.
“There’s Still Time to Prepare Yourself for the Apoceclipse”
What can you see in the sky over the next couple of weeks?
From EarthSky.org:
http://www.earthsky.org/tonight
Cassiopeia
http://en.es-static.us/upl/2012/08/12aug18_4301.jpg
A featured constellation or object(s) or topic.
Constellation Aquila
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/20882702_2047448675281305_9199662777531931505_n.jpg?oh=8a2829df8cbfe393a6ea21c66986d0d3&oe=5A1AC97C
Photo #1 Phantom Streak Nebula (NGC 6741)
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/20882514_2047448651947974_1368582427312259079_n.jpg?oh=a7d6fc37a7bbb476f39e4a43c66c7718&oe=5A32A985
Photo #2 Open Cluster (NGC 6709)
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/20952916_2047448648614641_7328318878774634295_n.jpg?oh=f79ec1e59a020be21077b504bbff3b05&oe=5A394BAF
Photo #3 Open Cluster (NGC 6755)
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/20914706_2047448598614646_3854382692659965287_n.jpg?oh=d30f59b0e3e88eedab02f507f1ee6c9e&oe=5A294ECC
Photo #4 Triple Cave (B143)
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/20953465_2047448605281312_5717291758745873628_n.jpg?oh=26290716c6ba564dee690f60d956a05b&oe=5A388AB4
Photo #5 Planetary Nebula (NGC 6781)
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/20881922_2047448608614645_1437268032727632315_n.jpg?oh=76b7badf57726dae1e15abc3c494fb98&oe=5A27082B
Photo #6 Glowing Eye (NGC 6751)
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/20915094_2047448628614643_3882823522188742243_n.jpg?oh=3c8b104ed187c2b5821921b0fd94deb1&oe=5A38BEDC
Recent Astronomical discoveries
Four Earth-sized Planets Detected Orbiting the Nearest Sun-Like Star
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170817095549.htm
Supermassive Black Holes Feed on Cosmic Jellyfish
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170816134643.htm
Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.
Tiangong 1
Hubble Space Telescope
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