Skynet 5-25-18 Desert Research and Studies Analog Mission (Desert RATS) 9PM CT

Lunar Electric Rover (LER) Desert Testing in Flagstaff, ArizonaSKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

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Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:
“Nightfall” (1988)

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Discussion Topic of the evening
Desert Research and Studies Analog Mission (Desert RATS)

https://www.nasa.gov/analogs/desert-rats

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Research_and_Technology_Studies
Waz Up?

Slide 1 – Meet Chaz!
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Slide 2 – DARC Blurb
https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/60894103_3288698111156349_2758636680809283584_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_eui2=AeF5sqaaVFS5ntIchd21_sr6E_5zM99bZc0kKe3hIBtpqIeC87JBwZIv81UQC39Q6gmMdFCgOfv8JFyo1M5yZA_6-loMkZLsg0cguV0SkXX_LA&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&oh=bdf82a193a0ef314ed730a8e99a8b217&oe=5D9F7A68

Slide 3 – Arcturus
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Slide 4 – Auriga
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Slide 5 – Gemini and Auriga
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Slide 6 – Open and Globular Clusters
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Slide 7 – Procyon
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Slide 8 – Stars and Stripes
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Slide 9 – M44
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Slide 10 – Leo
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Slide 11 – Chertan
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Slide 12 – Ursa Major
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Slide 13 – Pointer to Polaris
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Slide 14 – Ursa Major
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Slide 15 – Ursa Minor
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Slide 16 – Planetary Positions 5-25/5-26
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Slide 17 – Questions
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Slide 18 – That’s All Folks!
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Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week!

Ursa Minor Sky Map
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Ursa Minor Region Map with Polaris and Izn
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Barred Spiral Galaxy (NGC 6217)
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Recent Astronomical discoveries

Massive Martian Ice Discovery Opens a Window on Red Planet’s History
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190522141747.htm?fbclid=IwAR1yYYEW2V-CYzvZao1paE7AaBW2_k0JZ-394yi0mg6CERDsEWPTsCAmVnA

Neptune’s Moon Triton Fosters Rare Icy Union
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190522141752.htm?fbclid=IwAR1VmnCcXFADgYk7-ylKSTWsJhhmfUbhArjoXDUxm5gIp4kVWcZgSxrbhAc

Space Exploration and Space History

Space Exploration News

You can send your name to Mars! https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Computer-Design_Drawing_for_NASA%27s_2020_Mars_Rover.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Asteroid-Bennu-OSIRIS-RExArrival-GifAnimation-20181203.gif

Help OSIRIS-REX collect samples from asteroid 101955 Bennu: https://cosmoquest.org/x/blog/2019/05/background-on-bennu-mappers-rocks-all-the-way-down/

This Week in Space History

May 20th, 1978: Pioneer 12 (Pioneer Venus Orbiter)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Pioneer_Venus_orbiter.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Venus_map_with_labels.jpg

May 22nd, 1969: You can hear the astronauts swearing!
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Apollo_10_Lunar_Module.jpg

May 24th, 1962: Scott Carpenter flies Aurora 7 in the MA-7 Mission
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Aurora_7_launch.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Scott_Carpenter_thumbnail.jpg

May 25th, 1973: Skylab 2 is launched
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/40_Years_Ago%2C_Skylab_Paved_Way_for_International_Space_Station.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Skylab1-Patch.png

Damaged Skylab:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Skylab_Station_Viewed_by_Skylab_2_Command_Module_-_GPN-2000-001709.jpg