SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT
Saturday’s Topic: “NASA Centers: JPL – The Explorer Missions” and “Tour of the Constellation Triangulum”
Net Control: Kelley K5KTX
Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:
“Fahrenheit 451” (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.
NASA’s Research Centers: JPL – The Explorer Missions
A model of Explorer 1, held by JPL’s Director William Pickering, scientist James Van Allen and rocket pioneer Wernher von Braun (from left to right): https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/web/explorer_history.jpg
Exploded view of Explorer 1: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/images/599053main_0200146_full.jpg
Explorer 1 spacecraft: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/web/explorer1.jpg
Prepping Explorer 1: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/206603main_explorer-stand_0.jpg
Explorer 1 launch: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/images/209738main_launch.jpg
Explorer 1 main characteristics: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/
Explorer_I_Characteristics.jpg
What can you see in the sky over the next couple of weeks?
East, Before Dawn
http://en.es-static.us/upl/2017/10/2017-oct-14-15-16-moon-regulus-leo.jpg
Occultation Map
http://en.es-static.us/upl/2017/10/1015zc1487.jpg
A featured constellation or object(s) or topic.
Constellation Triangulum
Skymap Constellation Triangulum
Photo #1 Triangulum Galaxy (M33)
Photo #2 H II Region Galaxy (NGC 604)
Photo #3 Spiral Galaxy (NGC 634)
Photo #4 Galaxy Group (NGC 672 & IC 1727)
Photo #5 Barred Spiral Galaxy (NGC 784)
Concorde and Moon
Recent Astronomical discoveries
Star Dust Helps Explain Mysterious Dimming Star
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171013091951.htm
The Moon Once Had an Atmosphere
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171009091908.htm
Space Exploration and Space History
Reconstructing Cassini’s plunge into Saturn
Cassini signal animation: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/cassinisignal_animation.gif
Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.
ISS
Oct. 16th
Tiangong 1
Oct. 17th
Tiangong 2
Oct. 19th
Oct. 20th
North Korean Satellite
Oct. 15th
Oct. 19th
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