SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “United States National Radio Quiet Zone” and “Supernova’s First Light”

Net Control: Billye KF5PDS

Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:

“The 4D Man” 1958

2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –

Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.

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Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT.

Discussion topic of the evening.

United States National Radio Quiet Zone

NRQZ Map

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/National_Radio_Quiet_Zone.svg

Warning Sign

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Warning_signs_at_NRAO_zone_1_entrance.jpg/800px-Warning_signs_at_NRAO_zone_1_entrance.jpg

Radio Telescope

https://swling.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Creager_large.jpg

What can you see in the sky over the next couple of weeks?

South to Overhead, Evening

http://en.es-static.us/upl/2018/02/2018-feb-24-winter-circle.jpg

Winter Circle

http://en.es-static.us/upl/2013/02/Winter_circle.jpg

A featured constellation or object(s) or topic.

Supernova’s First Light

(SN) 2016gkg in Galaxy NGC 613

http://en.es-static.us/upl/2018/02/SN-2016gkg.jpg

Photo Analysis

http://en.es-static.us/upl/2018/02/SN-2016gkg-Victor-Buso.png

Recent Astronomical discoveries

On second thought, the Moon’s water may be widespread and immobile

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180223122335.htm

Space Exploration and Space History
Seven Ways Mars InSight is Different

Artist concept of InSight annotated: https://mars.nasa.gov/imgs/2015/12/InSight-instruments-artist-concept-PIA17358-annotated-full.jpg

InSight’s landing site: https://mars.nasa.gov/imgs/2018/01/PIA22232-full.jpg

InSight in testing room: https://mars.nasa.gov/images/Mars-InSight-Solar-Panels-Open-pia196641-full.jpg

Interior structure of Earth, Mars, Moon: https://mars.nasa.gov/system/resources/detail_files/21411_insight-pie-charts.jpg

Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.

ISS

http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=25544&lat=32.78333&lng=-96.8&loc=Dallas&alt=137&tz=CST&cul=en-GB

Feb. 25th

http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=32.78333&lng=-96.8&loc=Dallas&alt=137&tz=CST&cul=en-GB&satid=25544&mjd=58174.5170830525&type=V

Feb. 28th

http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=32.78333&lng=-96.8&loc=Dallas&alt=137&tz=CST&cul=en-GB&satid=25544&mjd=58177.4753651337&type=V

Tiangong 1

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

Feb. 28th

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=58178.0664604436&type=V

Envisat

http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=27386&lat=32.78333&lng=-96.8&loc=Dallas&alt=137&tz=CST&cul=en-GB

Feb. 28th

http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=32.78333&lng=-96.8&loc=Dallas&alt=137&tz=CST&cul=en-GB&satid=27386&mjd=58178.0952725414&type=V

Mar. 3rd

http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=32.78333&lng=-96.8&loc=Dallas&alt=137&tz=CST&cul=en-GB&satid=27386&mjd=58181.0875418161&type=V