SKYNET!!!!  9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “The Story of Quantum Mechanics: The Nature of Light (Part 1)”  and “Tour of the Constellation Gemini the Twin”

Net Control: Tom KE5ICX

Presenter: Mike KG5P

Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:

“Star Trek Continues: Fairest of Them All” (2008)

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Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT.

Discussion topic of the evening.

The Story of Quantum Mechanics: The Nature of Light (Part 1)

Greek Philosophers

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Newton’s Particle Theory of Light

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Interference

https://www.facebook.com/mikey.jahrig/videos/pcb.2433803269995314/10205811089273156/?type=3&theater&ifg=1

Interference Patterns

https://www.facebook.com/mikey.jahrig/videos/pcb.2433803269995314/10205811090113177/?type=3&theater&ifg=1

Maxwell’s Electromagnetic Waves

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Maxwell’s Field Equations

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Maxwell’s Speed of Light

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

Southwest, Nightfall

http://en.es-static.us/upl/2019/01/2019-jan-11-12-13-moon-and-mars.jpg

Size Comparison Between Earth and Mars

http://en.es-static.us/upl/2019/01/800px-Mars_Earth_size_comparison.jpg

A featured constellation or object(s) or topic.

Constellation Gemini the Twin

Constellation Gemini Skymap

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Photo #1 Open Clusters (M35 and NGC 2158)

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Photo #2 Eskimo Nebula (NGC 2392)

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Photo #3 Jellyfish Nebula & Sharpless 248

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Photo #4 Medusa Nebula

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Photo #5 Dual Lobed Planetary Nebula (NGC 2371 & 2372)

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Recent Astronomical discoveries

Cosmic Telescope Zooms in on the Beginning of Time

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190110082707.htm

X-Ray Puulse Detected Near Event Horizon as Black Hole Devours Star

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190109184731.htm

Space Exploration and Space History

Space Exploration News

Hubble’s WFC3 is still in trouble

http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hvi/uploads/image_file/image_attachment/31198/STScI-H-p1908a-f3072x2040.jpg

This Week in Space History

1607 January 07

Galileo Discovers Jupiter’s Four Largest Moons

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Jupiter_and_the_Galilean_Satellites.jpg

1968 January 7

Surveyor 7 Launched

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Surveyor_7_Fig_7-41e2.jpg

1998 January 7

Lunar Prospector Launched

Lunar Thorium Concentrations

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Lunar_Thorium_concentrations.jpg

Lunar Prospector in Clean Room

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Lunar_Prospector_in_Clean_Room_-_GPN-2000-001543.jpg

1973 January 8

Luna 21 Mission to land on Moon and Deploy Second Soviet Lunar Rover

Rover Mockup

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Lunokhod-2_model.jpg

Rover Artist’s Concept

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Lunokhod-mission.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_21 

2001 January 9

Shenzhou 2 Launched

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhou_(spacecraft)#/media/File:Post_S-7_Shenzhou_spacecraft.png

1969 January 10

Venera 6 Launched to Venus

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/The_Soviet_Union_1969_CPA_3821_stamp_%28Space_Probe%2C_Space_Capsule_and_Orbits%29.jpg

1787 January 11

Oberon Discovered

Moon Titania

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Titania_%28moon%29_color%2C_edited.jpg

Moon Oberon

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Voyager_2_picture_of_Oberon.jpg

1820 January 12

Royal Astronomical Society Founded

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/3225164098/982a5bd100c3b10b6fc818fd9091b4dd_400x400.png

2005 January 12

Deep Impact Launched

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Deep_Impact.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. 16

https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT&satid=25544&mjd=58499.7784142632&type=V

Jan. 20

https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT&satid=25544&mjd=58503.2192117647&type=V

Envisat

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

Jan. 15

https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT&satid=27386&mjd=58498.8062660979&type=V

Jan. 18

https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT&satid=27386&mjd=58501.7985082046&type=V