SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “Russia’s Passive-Aggressive Reaction to SpaceX” and “Tour of the Constellation Leo the Lion”

Net Control: Tom KE5ICX

Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:
“Moontrap: Target Earth” (2017)

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Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT.

Discussion topic of the evening.

Article from Ars Technica by Eric Berger

Russia’s Passive-Aggressive Reaction to SpaceX May Mask a Deeper Truth

Dragon DEMO-1 Docking This Week
https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/47301465141_22f3838a58_k-800×534.jpg

Waz Up?

Chaz covers:
Moon Phases
Occultations
Constellation and Navigation Tips and Factoids
Sunrise and Sunset Features
Q and A

A featured constellation or object(s) or topic.

Skymap – Leo the Lion
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Photo #1 Messier 95
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Photo #2 Messier 96
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Photo #3a Messier 105
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Photo #3b Messier 105 (Hubble Image)
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Photo #4 Leo 1 Group
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Photo #5 NGC 8834
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Photo #6 NGC 2903
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Recent Astronomical discoveries

Two articles from Science Daily
What Does the Milky Way Weigh?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190307131412.htm?fbclid=IwAR38NRTtsJTYtlUri81d1M7tTXC7xRR3KpOilNGZ8bHzLAJc_QuNUXU2BDg

New Surprises from Jupiter and Saturn
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190306152409.htm?fbclid=IwAR3eTYeUivZ-UPorY6UyOX_cvJTq4iijskW8jvF89JFNO54DN5rqUO4RiUU

Space Exploration and Space History

Space Exploration News

Crew Dragon DM-1 Returns Successfully!
(and that plush Earth is really cute, but sold out)
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Mars “mole” seems to be stuck
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/InSight%27s_HP3_instrument_Image-36-full.jpg

Space-Related Birthdays

March 5th 1921: Birth of Geraldyne “Jerrie” Cobb
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/JerrieCobb_MercuryCapsule.jpg

March 6th, 1937: Valentina Tereshkova
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Valentina_Tereshkova_%282017-03-06%29.jpg

March 6th, 1927: Gordon Cooper
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1Ak7USXgAAgWbE.jpg:large

March 9th, 1934: Yuri Gagarin
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Yuri-Gagarin-1961-Helsinki-crop.jpg

This Week in Space History

March 2nd, 1972: Launch of Pioneer 10
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/An_artist%27s_impression_of_a_Pioneer_spacecraft_on_its_way_to_interstellar_space.jpg

March 3rd, 1969: Launch of Apollo 9
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D0_nIQBWkAInasg.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Gumdrop_Meets_Spider_-_GPN-2000-001100.jpg

March 3rd, 1959: Launch of Pioneer 4
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Juno_II_ignition_with_Pioneer_4.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Pioneer-3-4.gif

March 5th, 1979: Voyager 1 makes its closest approach to Jupiter

March 8th, 2004: Spirit photographs Earth
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/PIA05547-Spirit_Rover-Earth_seen_from_Mars.png

March 9th, 2011: Final Mission of Discovery ends
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1Oqt-kWwAY02XK.jpg:large
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/521430main_iss026e030308_hires.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

March 15
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT&satid=25544&mjd=58557.8165036025&type=V

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

March 16
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT&satid=20580&mjd=58558.831415464&type=V

March 17
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT&satid=20580&mjd=58559.8248968703&type=V

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

March 10
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT&satid=27386&mjd=58552.8036989549&type=V

March 13
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT&satid=27386&mjd=58555.7959381113&type=V

March 18
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT&satid=27386&mjd=58560.8058505738&type=V