Skynet 5-4-19 Understanding Space Disasters 9PM CT

apollo-1-disassembly

SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “Understanding Space Disasters: Apollo 1” & “Different Galactic Structures” 9PM CT

Net Control: Tony NT5TM

Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:
2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –
Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.

Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet”
Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet”
Twitch.tv Search “KE5ICX”

Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag

Yahoo Groups: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/skynet
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/
Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT.

“Understanding Space Disasters: Apollo 1” & “Different Galactic Structures” 9PM CT

Discussion topic of the evening.

Apollo 1 Crew
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Apollo1-Crew_01.jpg

Apollo 1 Command Module
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Apollo_1%27s_Command_Module_-_GPN-2003-00057.jpg

Apollo 1 Fire
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Apollo_1_fire.jpg

Senate Hearing on AS204 Fire
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/
NASA_Administration_Before_the_Senate_Regarding_Apollo_1_-_GPN-2002-000084.jpg

Apollo 1 Simulator
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Apollo1_Crew_im_Simulator.jpg

Apollo 1 Investigative Report

Click to access summary.pdf

https://history.nasa.gov/Apollo204/content.html

Waz Up?

From EarthSky.org:
http://www.earthsky.org/tonight
Chaz covers:
Moon Phases
Occultations
Constellation and Navigation Tips and Factoids
Sunrise and Sunset Features
Q and A

Eta Aquariids Before Dawn May 4th, 5th, and 6th

East, May Before Dawn (To Find the Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower
https://en.es-static.us/upl/2010/02/10may04_430.jpg

A featured constellation or object(s) or topic.

Different Galaxy Types

Tuning Fork Diagram
http://hosting.astro.cornell.edu/academics/courses/astro201/galaxies/images/tuningf.gif

Elliptical Galaxies (M87)
http://hosting.astro.cornell.edu/academics/courses/astro201/galaxies/images/m87_ell.gif

Spiral Galaxies

Spiral Galaxy (M100)
http://hosting.astro.cornell.edu/academics/courses/astro201/galaxies/images/m100_spi.gif

Irregular Galaxies

Large Magellanic Cloud
http://hosting.astro.cornell.edu/academics/courses/astro201/galaxies/images/lmc.gif

Recent Astronomical discoveries

Milky Way Star with Strange Chemistry is from Dwarf Galaxy
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190430121739.htm?fbclid=IwAR30nYclAOwQsCIJ7vMkghwiLj6hhMHgN0nzCuYXn8l2Z21MaAXLMK6ZKv4

Pinpointing Gaia to Map the Milky Way
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190502104837.htm?fbclid=IwAR2LxnSRsPq6QcY92W5krqXM3qfjL83jdUwXVKHeFNK6RVJnk4DvboWzgwE

Space Exploration and Space History

Space Exploration News

A launches from SpaceX (ISS Cargo) and Electron (USAF, tomorrow)
https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/f9_crs17quick1.jpg

SpaceX launches space station resupply mission, lands rocket on drone ship

NASA discovers that two satellite launches failed because of a 20-year fraud by an aluminum supplier!
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Taurus_rocket.jpg
https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2019/05/company-sold-nasa-faulty-rocket-parts-for-almost-20-years/

This week in Space History:

May 1st, 1925: Birth of M. Scott Carpenter
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/MalcolmScottCarpenter.jpg

May 3rd, 2007: Death of Wally Schirra
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Walter_M._Schirra_%28Apollo_7%29.jpg

May 4th 1989: Launch of Magellan by Atlantis
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Magellan_deploy.jpg

Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.
OTV 5 (USA 277)
https://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=42932&lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST

May 12
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=42932&mjd=58616.1258563649&type=V