SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT
Saturday’s Topic: “Space Recycling SpaceX Style” and “Tour of the Constellation Sculptor”
Net Control: Tom KE5ICX
Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:
“Gog” (1954)
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.
Space Recycling SpaceX Style
Falcon 9 Launch
http://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Falcon-9-DSCOVR-Launch-879×485.jpg
Pre/Post Flight Comparison
http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/HBz5VPs.jpg
Flown Engine Cluster
https://qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-43d86bafaf256d6fbf7f26b7cb8fa5a0-c
Launch Profile
Falcon Family
Falcon 9 Heavy
Fairing Recovery
https://postimg.org/image/9rtkjcm49/
Second Stage Reuse
Mars Mission Booster Reuse
https://s.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/ac29d9f0e287e642f09ae1c94c5ce180/204382617/system.jpg
Elon Musk
What can you see in the sky over the next couple of weeks?
Northwest, Evening
http://en.es-static.us/upl/2009/10/09dec10_430.jpg
Animation of Eclipsing Binary Star
http://en.es-static.us/upl/2016/12/Eclipsing_binary_star_animation_3.gif
Artist’s Concept of Star Sheliak (Beta Lyrae)
http://en.es-static.us/upl/2012/12/beta_lyrae_Sheliak_variable_star_eclipsing_binary.jpeg featured constellation or object(s) or topic.
Constellation Sculptor
Skymap
Photo #1 R-Sculptoris
Photo #2 Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253)
Photo #3 Cartwheel Galaxy
Photo #4 The Whale Barred Spiral Galaxy (NGC 55)
Photo #5 Spiral Galaxy (NGC 300)
Recent Astronomical discoveries
Giant Storms Cause Palpitations in Saturn’s Atmospheric Heartbeat
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171213120050.htm
Electrical and Chemical Coupling Between Saturn and Its Rings
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171212141748.htm
Space Exploration and Space History
Crew Resupply Launch
Soyuz Launch Picture
https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ibZYupaAMIaEc9hDBc74LTSe-nU=/0x0:2048×1365/920×613/filters:focal(861×520:1187×846):format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/53460397/8116903920_e822cfdc91_k.0.0.jpg
Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.
Tiangong 1
Dec. 19th
Dec. 20th
Tiangong 2
Dec. 21st
North Korean Satellite
Dec. 18th
Dec. 22nd
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