SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “The NASA Analog Missions: Antarctica” and “Tour of the Constellation Camelopardalis”

Net Control: Billye KF5PDS
Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:
“UFO: Identified”
2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –
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Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT.

Discussion topic of the evening.

“The NASA Analog Missions: Antarctic Stations”

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

From EarthSky.org:
http://www.earthsky.org/tonight
West, Late Autumn Evenings
http://en.es-static.us/upl/2010/11/09nov28_430.jpg
A featured constellation or object(s) or topic.

Constellation Camelopardalis
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/46668679_2855394241153407_7128388651741872128_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=d687bfc4e49c8244523c14150cc9439f&oe=5C7DA057

Photo #1 Kembles Cascade
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/46519105_2855379571154874_446225786131709952_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=88b7e76b60b2632f3767daeea5d33275&oe=5CA73BE8

Photo #2 Intermediate Spiral Galaxy (NGC 2403)
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/46792285_2855379697821528_8111443126050095104_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=053110135076f260c59f4c4176623bc9&oe=5C7B700C
Photo #3 Magellanic Barred Irregular Dwarf Galaxy (NGC 2366)
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/46526010_2855379834488181_6227465131933040640_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=028e553a02eab24abe741d688215263c&oe=5C6F826E

Photo #4 Irregular Galaxy (NGC 1569)
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/46715772_2855380041154827_2236669988226203648_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=6759c9c875bd223168f962eb0606fcf5&oe=5C6ED7C6

Photo #5 Intermediate Spiral Galaxy (IC 342)
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/46523718_2855380227821475_8093629787844640768_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=d25bf9c81353f7fc6f297e8b0ab763b8&oe=5C69C278

Recent Astronomical discoveries

Exoplanet Stepping Stones
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181120155932.htm?fbclid=IwAR01uHc3L950H8iJgTG95_9vyHq1OXey8ZKHGxRkadDXU0MIEvNrCcQLRaU

Scientists Discover New “Pinwheel” Star System
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181120073641.htm?fbclid=IwAR3P38Yc0QO-GCeaEBsCV6YVZ52mCV0BIHpL2ty99PUPbQSp7zK-mF404XI

Space Exploration and Space History

Space News

Insight to Land on Mars the Monday!
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dss7WNxU0AAv9Al.png

Crew Dragon Scheduled for Juanuary 7th, 2019
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/SpaceX_Crew_Dragon_%28More_cropped%29.jpg
Space Related Birthdays
Nov. 18, 1923
Al Shepard
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Apollo14_crew_high_resolution.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Apollo_14_Shepard.jpg
Nov. 19, 1956
Eileen Collins
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Commander_Eileen_Collins_-_GPN-2000-001177.jpg
Space History
Nov. 18, 2013
Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutionN Orbiter
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/MAVEN_spacecraft_model.png
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/MAVEN_Launch2-full.jpg
Nov. 19, 1961
RL-10 Rating Complete
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/RL-10_rocket_engine_%2830432256313%29.jpg
Nov. 19, 1964
Robert S. McNamara Retires Atlas E, F, and Titan I Weapon Systems
Explorers 24, 25, 30, and 55 Launched This Week
Explorer 24 and 25
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Explorer_24.jpg
Explorer 30 (Solrad-8)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/SOLRAD_8.jpg
Explorer 55 (Similar to Explorer 51)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Explorer-51_AE-C.jpg
Nov. 20, 2004
SWIFT Gamma Ray Observatory (Explorer 84)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/NASA_Swift_Gamma-Ray_Burst_Mission_%28transparent%29.png
Nov. 21, 1960
Mercury-Redstone 1 “Four Inch Flight”
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0w_xyePC_0
Nov. 22, 1969
Skynet 1A Military Communications Satellite
https://space.skyrocket.de/img_sat/skynet-1a__1.jpg
Nov. 23, 1974
Skylab 2B Military Communications Satellite
https://space.skyrocket.de/img_sat/skynet-2a__1.jpg
Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.
Hubble Space Telescope
https://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=20580&lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT

Nov. 24
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT&satid=20580&mjd=58446.2114745524&type=V

Nov. 25
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT&satid=20580&mjd=58447.2042349886&type=V

Envisat
https://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=27386&lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT

Nov. 25
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT&satid=27386&mjd=58447.8009377965&type=V

Nov. 27
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT&satid=27386&mjd=58449.8186311316&type=V

Nov. 30
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT&satid=27386&mjd=58452.8108811012&type=V