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Saturday’s Topic: “How the Oumuamua Mystery Shook Up Search” & “Constellation Orion (Part 2)”
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Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT.
Discussion topic of the evening.
“How the Oumuamua Mystery Shook Up the Search for Space Aliens (By Corey S. Powell, From nbcnews.com)
Theoretical Physicist Avi Loeb
https://media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2018_51/2691221/181220-avi-loeb-cs-229p_f021e4f272a5acdbf1cc271da77bf3fb.fit-760w.jpg
Artist’s Concept of Oumuamua
https://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2018_43/2481096/180628-oumuamua-al-1710_c0c91e676b30aa3ac86fb835128588c4.fit-1000w.jpg
Oumuamua Size Comparison
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DPQZqUFXUAM93L2.jpg
Oumuamua Movement
https://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2018_51/2692306/181221-oumuamua-size-nasa-cs-847a_fe8e7d41ecac919bf29b48ce4dce31ce.fit-760w.jpg
What can you see in the sky over the next couple of weeks?
From EarthSky.org:
http://www.earthsky.org/tonight
South, Predawn/Dawn Sky
http://en.es-static.us/upl/2018/12/2018-dec-29-30-spica-night-sky.jpg
East, One Hour Before Sunrise
http://en.es-static.us/upl/2018/09/2018-dec-30-moon-morning-planets-venus-jupiter.jpg
Quadrature Geometry
http://en.es-static.us/upl/2016/07/moon-at-dichotomy.jpg
A featured constellation or object(s) or topic.
Photo #1 Constellation Orion – Wide Field Photo View
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/48952926_2932276070131890_6643675294303518720_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=05153ea8e0f22902b6be00ad026fc616&oe=5C9652EB
Photo #2 Rigel & Witch Head Nebula
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/48969761_2932276156798548_9053074010882965504_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=4e83c853beecacf2b5af4184eeb415d0&oe=5C978520
Photo #3 V380 & NGC 1999
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/49213410_2932276540131843_1725857364365541376_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=8334df68bfa010b85c895f801959b5ed&oe=5C8DD877
Photo #4 Orion Nebula (M42)
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/48944833_2932276703465160_8130421461249687552_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=12272c0ead94904ab19eb6bd736696ca&oe=5CD4A0EC
Photo #5 Trapezium Cluster
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/48988589_2932276800131817_4919310040231313408_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=9cf76411f5398b7b1caec781954c3fc4&oe=5CCFF0C6
Photo #6 DeMairans Nebula (M43)
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/49058239_2932276886798475_1412801158119948288_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=9a8c7de93dae5f30e60504849e0a9956&oe=5CD4A482
Photo #7 Barnard’s Loop
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/49178114_2932276983465132_2306687369719316480_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=29d410fc53c9e6a72efb146d8eb43800&oe=5C947BDF
Recent Astronomical discoveries
Getting a Glimpse Inside the Moon
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181219093919.htm
Planetary Astronomers Identify Cycle of Spectacular Disturbances at Jupiter’s Equator
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181219115530.htm
Space Exploration and Space History
Space Exploration and Space History
Space Exploration News
New Horizons Flyby
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/New_Horizons_Transparent.png
On-line Resources
http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/News-Center/Where-to-Watch.php
https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive
https://www.space.com/42859-new-horizons-ultima-thule-flyby-webcast-guide.html
Dr. Nancy Grace Roman, “Mother of Hubble”, died Dec. 25th at the age of 93
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Dr._Nancy_Roman_-_GPN-2002-000212.jpg
Space Related Birthdays
1910 December 24
Birth of William H. Pickering
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Pickering_NASA_photo.gif
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Van_Allen_Explorer_1.jpg
1571 December 27
Birth of Johannes Kepler
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Johannes_Kepler_1610.jpg
This Week in Space History
2004 December 25
Huygens separates from the Cassini orbiter and heads toward Titan
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Huygens_probe_dsc03686.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Huygens_surface_color_sr.jpg
1968 December 27
Apollo 8 Wins Race to be First Around the Moon and Back
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Ap8-S68-56310.jpg
2006 December 27
CoRoT is Launched
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/COROT_integration.jpg
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