SKYNET!!!!  9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “Your Eclipse Experiences”  and “Tour of the Constellation Sagitta”

Net Control: Tom KE5ICX

Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:

“Does SFX in SF Films Help or Hinder Story Telling?”

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.

Eclipse Experiences!  Tell us yours!

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

South, August Sagittarius

http://en.es-static.us/upl/2011/08/09aug20_430.jpg

A featured constellation or object(s) or topic.

Constellation Sagitta

https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21034681_2057061067653399_1204563497913542397_n.jpg?oh=1177c650a8b760787909d0a7b1120d84&oe=5A27BFC4

Photo #1 Globular Cluster (M71/NGC 6838)

https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21105471_2057059440986895_5850870708721720536_n.jpg?oh=07059003975b33ea66febc2bc89727c2&oe=5A29FE5B

Photo #2 Necklace Nebula

https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21150065_2057059430986896_8349315529288795783_n.jpg?oh=68f172878df7846313a6fe82832463ee&oe=5A127CAF

Photo #3 M1-67

https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21034352_2057059517653554_5612429159043347185_n.jpg?oh=ec8fac6995abcc2114de1af37bf7a886&oe=5A1F0300

Photo #4 IC-4997

https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21077267_2057059427653563_5759703986689859105_n.jpg?oh=39b08499d1d45eedecac71ddf361079d&oe=5A249BFA

Photo #5 Planetary Nebula (NGC 6886)

https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21192085_2057059464320226_1259438368118914345_n.jpg?oh=d57968a8d782b500f727362077c8c3ff&oe=5A5EE13A

Recent Astronomical discoveries

Black Holes:  Scientists “Excited” by Observations Suggesting Formation Scenarios

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170823131244.htm

First X-rays Detected From Mystery Supernovas

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170823131231.htm