Saturday’s Topic: “Soviet Space: Mir Space Station” and “Tour of the Constellation Perseus”
Net Control: Billye KF5PDS
Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:
“Blade Runner 2047” (2017)

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: Mir Space Station
ANY ADDITIONAL CHECK-INS
What can you see in the sky over the next couple of weeks?
Laser Reflector
https://upload.wikimedia.org/…/1200px-Apollo_11_Lunar_Laser…
A featured constellation or object(s) or topic.
Constellation Perseus
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/…/22549980_21401399826…
Photo #1 Open Cluster (M34/NGC 1039)
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/…/22852926_21401400093…
Photo #2 Little Dumbbell Nebula (M76/NGC 650/651)
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/…/22788952_21401400126…
Photo #3 Double Cluster
22851905_2140139969345508_5600799531599313937_n.jpg
Photo #4 Reflection Nebula (NGC 1333)
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/…/22815453_21401400593…
Photo #5 California Nebula (NGC 1499)
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/…/22852928_21401399726…
Photo #6 Perseus Cluster
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/…/22815159_21401400693…
Recent Astronomical discoveries
Scientists Detect Comets Outside Our Solar System
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releas…/2017/…/171026135316.htm
Astronomers Discover Sunscreen Snow Falling Falling on Hot Exoplanet
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releas…/2017/…/171026135325.htm
Space Exploration and Space History
Ceres animation: https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/archive/PIA22083.gif
Access Mars: http://g.co/accessmars
The Police, Walking on the Moon video: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1z75y
Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.
ISS
http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx…
October 29
http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx…
Tiangong 2
October 30
http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx…
North Korean Satellite
http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx…
October 31
http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx…
November 4
http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx…
OTV 5 (Mystery) USA 277
http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx…
November 6
http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx…