SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT
Saturday’s Topic: “Miss Carolyn KC5OZT Remembered and the AAVSO”
Net Control: Tom KE5ICX
Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:
“Science Fiction: Double Feature” “Rakka” (2017) and “Prelude to Axanar” (2014)
2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –
Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.
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Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT.
Discussion topic of the evening
Saying “Goodbye to Miss Carolyn (KC5OZT) and a discussion of her favorite astronomy group “American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)”
Miss Carolyn KC5OZT
https://w5fc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/kc5ozt-e1546835398991.jpg
Tonight’s topic will be about one of her favorite organizations, the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO).
Variable Star Index, VSX.
Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS)
Journal of the AAVSO.
The AAVSO Data Mining Section — researchers who mine existing data sources to obtain new variable stars and variable star data
Campaigns & Observation Reports — our online Forum for topics related to new or interesting observations
Waz Up?
Chaz KF5JHA
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
Southwest, Nightfall
https://en.es-static.us/upl/2019/05/2019-may11-12-13-moon-and-regulus.jpg
A featured constellation or object(s) or topic.
Mike – KG5P
Texas Star Party’s Most Interesting Objects!
Recent Astronomical discoveries
New Clues About How Ancient Galaxies Lit Up the Universe
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190509092716.htm?fbclid=IwAR0wpAoo4nkpWafpjA4hsW9NDfi2vB01ytvskfHbXn3a_XyVZHddsb_RrBQ
Star Formation Burst in the Milky Way 2-3 Billion Years Ago
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190508134517.htm?fbclid=IwAR1O0iWyDtL2KO_ffpiC8fUx9uDrtVr2czIVUB_qYgvyDrqKE-ecxmMHG2I
Space Exploration and Space History
Space Exploration News
SpaceX parachute test: not so great
https://amp.businessinsider.com/images/5c77569a2628983367032823-1136-852.jpg
https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-boeing-nasa-parachute-emergency-test-problems-2019-5
But rocket lab is doing just fine with their smaller launchers: three satellites launched for the USAF last Sunday
https://www.rocketlabusa.com/assets/Uploads/Thats-a-Funny-Looking-Cactus-STP-Patch-release2.jpg
And a new Japanese company, Interstellar Technologies, also launched a sounding rocket last week. The company hopes to reach orbit in 2020.
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Rkar6xtwHvMKQfwUxurkuS-650-80.jpg
This Week in Space History
May 5th, 1961: MR-3 (Freedom 7)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Mercury-Redstone_3_Launch_MSFC-6100884.jpg
May 5th, 2018: Insight launched
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/PIA19664-MarsInSightLander-Assembly-20150430.jpg
May 6th, 1968: Neil Armstrong ejects
May 6th, 1973: Death of Randy Claggett
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/01/SpaceNovel.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/01/SpaceNovel.jpg
May 8th, 1994: Last launch of a Scout
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/Scout_launch_vehicle.jpg
May 9th, 2003: Hayabusa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayabusa
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Hayabusa_hover.jpg\
May 11th, 1949: Cape Canaveral selected for rocket launches
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Bumper8_launch-GPN-2000-000613.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station.jpg
Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.
ISS
https://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=25544&lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=LewisvilleTX&alt=110&tz=UCT
OTV 5 (USA 277)
https://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=42932&lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=LewisvilleTX&alt=110&tz=UCT
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