SKYNET!!!!  9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “The InSight Mission”  and “M77 Supernova!”

Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL

Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:

“The Adventures of Buckeroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension” (1984)

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Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT.

Discussion topic of the evening.

The Mars InSight Mission

Landing Phases

http://www.chicagonow.com/cosmic-chicago/files/2018/11/InSight_EDL_Timeline_v3c.jpg

Artist’s InSight on Mars

https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2018/11/26/USAT/7694dbc5-3f7c-4d60-8e22-b3cb73374bd3-EPA_USA_MARS_NASA_INSIGHT_LANDER.jpg

Simulated Landing

https://youtu.be/cncCnJQTc6I

Drilling

https://www.teslarati.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/InsightDrillMars.jpg

Drilling Deploy

https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/insight-879×485.jpg

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

From EarthSky.org:

http://www.earthsky.org/tonight

East, Before Dawn

http://en.es-static.us/upl/2018/12/2018-dec-2-3-4-moon-venus-spica-arcturus.jpg

East, One Hour Before Sunrise

http://en.es-static.us/upl/2018/12/2018-dec-2-3-4-5-moon-venus-mercury.jpg

Conjunction Mechanics

http://en.es-static.us/upl/2013/12/venus-diagram.jpg

A featured constellation or object(s) or topic.

A Supernova in M77!

Koichi Itagaki Photo of 2018IVC with Crosshair Location

https://s22380.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/M77-supernova-Koichi-Itagaki-Nov-24_2018.jpg

Map to Locate Delta Ceti

https://s22380.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/M77-supernova-wide-finder.jpg

2018 IVC’s Location (Hubble Space Telescope Photo)

https://s22380.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/M77-HST.jpg

Artist Concept Type II Supernova

https://s22380.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/Supernova-Type-II-NASA_CXC_M.Weiss_ST.jpg

Recent Astronomical discoveries

Newly Discovered Supernova Complicates Origin Story Theories

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181130090154.htm?fbclid=IwAR1drfqo21toHFXLuMkEWykkOtjYNqmgcsDdPv16f1h7rlotXvc7K9ul4P0

Black Hole “Donuts” Are Actually “Fountains”

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181130094315.htm?fbclid=IwAR3qMnfFFH6yLG6JgwMR3-RdHGvV3OQskT34QKJZyfHmtLhiS8ONqnDansg

Space Exploration and Space History

Tony NT5TM

Space News

InSight Lands on Mars

InSight’s First Picture

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/PIA22575_IDC_Camera_First_Image.jpg

More Probes on the Way

Mars Rover 2020

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Computer-Design_Drawing_for_NASA%27s_2020_Mars_Rover.jpg

2020 ESA ExoMars Rover

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/ExoMars_prototype_rover_6_%28cropped%29.jpg

Birthdays

Barbara Radding “Barby” Morgan

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Barbara_morgan.jpg

Space History

1963 November 27

Explorer 18 Mission

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Explorer-18_IMP-A.jpg

1964 November 28

Mariner 4 Mars Mission

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/Mariner_3_and_4.jpg

1961 November 29

John Glenn Selected for First Mercury Manned Orbital Flight

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/JohnGlenn.jpg

1961 November 29

Mercury-Atlas 9 Launch 

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Mercury-Atlas_5_Enos_with_handler.jpg

1965 November 29 

Alouette 2 Launch

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Alouette_1.jpg

1967 November 29

WRESAT 1 Launch

http://www.iafastro.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/WRESAT-015_smaller-398×500.jpg

1960 December 1 

Karobl-Spunik 3

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Vostok_spacecraft.jpg

2013 December 1

Chang 27E Lunar Lander

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e9/Chang%27E-3_lunar_lander.jpg

Yutu Rover

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e0/Yutu_rover_on_the_Moon.jpg

Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.

Tiangong 2

https://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=41765&lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT

Dec. 10

https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT&satid=41765&mjd=58462.7984700455&type=V

Envisat

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

Dec. 3

https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT&satid=27386&mjd=58455.8031275859&type=V

Dec. 5

https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT&satid=27386&mjd=58457.8208190814&type=V

Dec. 6

https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT&satid=27386&mjd=58458.7953759154&type=V

Dec. 8

https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT&satid=27386&mjd=58460.8130669006&type=V