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Saturday’s Topic: “What’s Up with China and the Moon Missions?” and “Tour of the Constellation Lepus the Hare”

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Discussion topic of the evening.

What’s Up with China and the Moon Missions? (From a BBC Article)

Image of Chinese Rover Rolling off the Lander
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46760729

Lunar Surface Crater
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/834/cpsprodpb/8902/production/_105047053_2e79b87d-d986-42be-973c-959f7572d013.jpg

Moon Landing Locations, Now with Far Side Chang’e-4 on Far Side
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/834/cpsprodpb/9605/production/_105050483_moon_landings_640-nc.png

Mock-up on CHang’e-4 Lander and Rover
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/834/cpsprodpb/5C77/production/_105017632_91c91182-2d6b-4e8b-80ff-8fb1b40ed02c.jpg

Queqiao Relay Satellite
http://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/images/charts-diagrams/2018/20180518_image1.png

Chinese Astronauts on the Moon
https://previews.123rf.com/images/3dsculptor/3dsculptor1810/3dsculptor181000015/110631477-astronauts-set-an-chinese-flag-on-the-moon.jpg

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

From EarthSky.org:
http://www.earthsky.org/tonight
Jan. 6th Solar Eclipse Path (GSFC)
http://en.es-static.us/upl/2019/01/SE2019Jan06P.gif
A featured constellation or object(s) or topic.

Constellation Lepus the Hare
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/49726526_2948720265154137_904939516094054400_o.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=972dcf210565f24eecfce3c87f057aa8&oe=5CBD42B8

Variable R Lep a
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/49701083_2948721098487387_5883167398000852992_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=50aa69d1e9b3ebcd28debcbd65c55150&oe=5CD8871F

Variable R Lep b
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/49461834_2948721065154057_4528720414343430144_o.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=9d82b407528b49445c22153c5bfe5ee6&oe=5C8C0559

Variable Lep R ab
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/49204640_2948721078487389_9184301350723256320_o.jpg?_nc_cat=106&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=8b2e112cbad18e410b66cea5da00f9da&oe=5CD7DE51

Recent Astronomical discoveries

Dark Matter on the Move
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190103110639.htm

Juno Mission Capture Images of Volcanic Plums on Io
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190102112852.htm

Space Exploration and Space History

Space Exploration News

Chinese Rover on Far Side of the Moon
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Change4_landing_site.png

Ultima Thule Flyby
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/UltimaThule-Approach-3D-20190101.jpg

This Week in Space History

1801 January 1

First Asteroid Discovered

Haulani Crater
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Ceres_-_RC3_-_Haulani_Crater_%2822381131691%29.jpg

Ernutet Crater
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/PIA21419_-_Ernutet_Crater_-_Enhanced_Color.jpg

1961 January 1

NASA Women Astronaut Trainees (Picture from 1995)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Seven_Members_of_the_First_Lady_Astronaut_Trainees_in_1995_-_GPN-2002-000196.jpg

Jerry Cobb and Mercury Capsule
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/JerrieCobb_MercuryCapsule.jpg

1920 January 2
Birth of Isaac Asimov
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Isaac.Asimov01.jpg

1959 January 2
Luna 1 Flyby of Moon
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/RIAN_archive_510848_Interplanetary_station_Luna_1_-_blacked.jpg

1999 January 3
Launch of Mars Polar Lander
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Mars_Polar_Lander_-_artist_depiction.png

2004 January 3
Spirit Rover Land on Mars
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/KSC-03PD-0786.jpg

1969 January  5
Launch of Venera 5
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/The_Soviet_Union_1969_CPA_3820_stamp_%28USSR_Emblems_Dropped_on_Venus%2C_Radiotelescope_and_Orbits%29.jpg

Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.
ISS
https://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=25544&lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT

Jan. 13
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT&satid=25544&mjd=58496.8188866333&type=V

Tiangong 2
https://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=41765&lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT

Jan. 6
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT&satid=41765&mjd=58489.779791702&type=V

Hubble Space Telescope
https://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=20580&lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT

Jan. 9
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT&satid=20580&mjd=58492.2390096167&type=V