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

https://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2014_51/812491/141217-launchprofile_f4fcb1ed474952c078a75c07a96cae6f.nbcnews-ux-2880-1000.jpg

Falcon Family

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Falcon_rocket_family4.svg/400px-Falcon_rocket_family4.svg.png

Falcon 9 Heavy

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Pad_39_A_Falcon_Heavy_Artist_Cropped.jpg/1200px-Pad_39_A_Falcon_Heavy_Artist_Cropped.jpg

Fairing Recovery

https://postimg.org/image/9rtkjcm49/

Second Stage Reuse

https://imgur.com/ex8vxF6

Mars Mission Booster Reuse

https://s.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/ac29d9f0e287e642f09ae1c94c5ce180/204382617/system.jpg

Elon Musk

http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/57ea82c9077dcc3d018b85f6-2400/elon-musk-mars-colonization-spacex-nasa-getty-shutterstock-business-insider-illustration-2×1.jpg

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

https://scontent-dft4-3.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/25488104_2212605902098914_8060795836944442185_o.jpg?oh=cb4089fdcf5229dd3770446d1488ceeb&oe=5AC62E45

Photo #1 R-Sculptoris

https://scontent-dft4-3.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/25395875_2212605848765586_5982518753843044832_n.jpg?oh=165060c35ad76a8abba09d8569af571d&oe=5AD35A12

Photo #2 Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253)

https://scontent-dft4-3.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/25446445_2212605885432249_144466290899261773_n.jpg?oh=f3941f1c3fae2697d69e4a295b690d55&oe=5AC32B50

Photo #3 Cartwheel Galaxy

https://scontent-dft4-3.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/25353828_2212605788765592_6966327867205132889_n.jpg?oh=c6a374c625daa88ee72412aa5eb76b0c&oe=5ABAEC66

Photo #4 The Whale Barred Spiral Galaxy (NGC 55)

https://scontent-dft4-3.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/25399065_2212605785432259_4311397064056197165_n.jpg?oh=845d62e7692ecad5938316dc7ed01d9f&oe=5AD29972

Photo #5 Spiral Galaxy (NGC 300)

https://scontent-dft4-3.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/25443187_2212605795432258_5953261131999407521_n.jpg?oh=ae5098b580609a50d597a56eb94ead3c&oe=5AB69135

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

https://img.purch.com/w/640/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5zcGFjZS5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2kvMDAwLzA3Mi82MzUvaTAyL3NwYWNleC1uYXNhLWNyczEzLWxhdW5jaC1iZWF1dHkuanBnPzE1MTMzNzMxMjI=

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

http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=32.78333&lng=-96.8&loc=Dallas&alt=137&tz=CST&cul=en-GB&satid=37820&mjd=58106.5071946255&type=V

Dec. 20th

http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=32.78333&lng=-96.8&loc=Dallas&alt=137&tz=CST&cul=en-GB&satid=37820&mjd=58107.5097743926&type=V

Tiangong 2

http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=41765&lat=32.78333&lng=-96.8&loc=Dallas&alt=137&tz=CST&cul=en-GB

Dec. 21st

http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=32.78333&lng=-96.8&loc=Dallas&alt=137&tz=CST&cul=en-GB&satid=41765&mjd=58109.0225283781&type=V

North Korean Satellite

http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=39026&lat=32.78333&lng=-96.8&loc=Dallas&alt=137&tz=CST&cul=en-GB

Dec. 18th

http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=32.78333&lng=-96.8&loc=Dallas&alt=137&tz=CST&cul=en-GB&satid=39026&mjd=58106.0220768963&type=V

Dec. 22nd

http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=32.78333&lng=-96.8&loc=Dallas&alt=137&tz=CST&cul=en-GB&satid=39026&mjd=58110.0215194609&type=V