SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT
Saturday’s Topic: “Soviet Space History” and “Tour of the Constellation Fornax”
Net Control: Billye KF5PDS
Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:
“Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” (1989)
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 Continued
What can you see in the sky over the next couple of weeks?
West, Evening
http://en.es-static.us/upl/2010/12/10dec25_430.jpg
A featured constellation or object(s) or topic.
Constellation Fornax
Photo #1 Fornax Cluster
Photo #2 Large Elliptical Galaxy (NGC 1399)
Photo #3 UDFy
Photo #4 Barred Spiral Galaxy (NGC 1097)
Photo #5 Great Barred Spiral Galaxy (NGC 1365)
Photo #6 Isolated Barred Spiral Galaxy (NGC 1398)
Photo #7 Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal
Photo #8 Globular Cluster (NGC 1049)
Photo #9 Fornax-A (NGC 1316)
Photo #10 Spiral Galaxy (NGC 1350)
Recent Astronomical discoveries
Star in Constellation Pisces is “Eating” Planets
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171221160737.htm
The Missing Link Between Exploding Stars, Clouds, and Climate on Earth
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171219091320.htm
Space Exploration and Space History
Falcon 9 Launch Friday
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RT6XwlHO574/maxresdefault.jpg
Apollo 8 Crew
https://www.honeysucklecreek.net/images/images_Apollo_8/ap8-68-HC-731HR_pt.jpg
Earth Rise Apollo 8
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/images/297755main_GPN-2001-000009_full.jpg
Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.
International Space Station
Dec. 27th
Dec. 28th
Tiangong 1
Dec. 31st
North Korean Satellite
Dec. 26th
Dec. 30th
OTV 5 (USA 277)
Dec. 30th
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