SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT
Saturday’s Topic: “Fast Radio Bursts from Space” & Constellation Corona Borealis
Net Control: Bill N5BB
Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:
“The Island of Dr. Moreau” (1996)
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Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT.
Discussion topic of the Evening.
Fast Radio Bursts from Space
An article from Seth Shostak (SETI Project):
Fast Radio Bursts from Space Have Baffled Scientists for Years. But an Explanation May Come Soon
https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/fast-radio-bursts-space-have-baffled-scientists-years-explanation-may-ncna1049216?fbclid=IwAR2sGqRN5pKPU3dDHy5MoZlcHCwby4wxO9S70v77JsQZLRR3SS5SVTjCzRY
Space Exploration and Space History
Space Exploration News
Chndrayaan-2’s Vikram lander has been lost on the way to the moon, but the orbiter is doing fine…and it has an exciting radar designed to measure ice in the lunar soil.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrayaan-2
https://www.sciencemag.org/sites/default/files/styles/inline__699w__no_aspect/public/ISRO_fail_1280p.jpg?itok=mBUftq29
Space-Related Birthdays
September 7th, 1914: James A Van Allen
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/James_van_Allen.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Van_Allen
This Week in Space History
September 1st, 1979: Pioneer 11 flies by Saturn
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_feature/public/images/739508main_739460main_AC79-9107.3-full_full.jpg
September 3rd, 1976: Viking 2 lands on Mars
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Mars_Viking_22a002.png
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Viking_lander_model.jpg/1024px-Viking_lander_model.jpg
September 5th, 1977: Voyager 1 is launched
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Titan_3E_with_Voyager_1.jpg/800px-Titan_3E_with_Voyager_1.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Voyager_1_skypath_1977-2030.png
September 5th, 2001: JWST contract let to TRW for $824 million, launch in 2010
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/James_Webb_Space_Telescope_2009_top.jpg
Sept 7, 2013: Lunar Atmosphere Dust and Environment Explorer (LADEE) launched
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/LADEE_w_flare_-_cropped.jpg
Apollo 17 Twilight Ray Sketch
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Apollo_17_twilight_ray_sketch.jpg
September 6th, 1969: Neil on Parade
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EDzH55qWsAAKonI?format=jpg&name=large
Waz Up?
Chaz KF5JHA
Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week
Corona Borealis
Photo #1 Corona Borealis: Featuring NGC 6131, Abell 2065, and Alphecca
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/70278839_3587907164568774_2334093251092414464_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&_nc_oc=AQn2Kz-H326vypqu6GTodUygp9FyaphcdNm_gPkJ1hoj0sRX5IOTGVAyoH3ytZb7YRA&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=4a1373c534a4cd72eea4e101846dada2&oe=5E0784F6
Photo #2 NGC 6131 and NGC 6131B
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/70505415_3587906807902143_6163395756158877696_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&_nc_oc=AQlHnvkCORl6lAfYJGTrNlgM2iflKmL_IL45B-7r4TTEwVaj8D86IWVjSxbRxLjUk1Y&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=2ff479e5645622f42dacb69060e6212c&oe=5DF684EC
Space Launches For This Week
Sept. 10 H-2B HTV 8
Launch: 4:33PM CDT
Launch Site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
A Japanese H-2B rocket will launch the eighth H-2 Transfer Vehicle. The HTV serves as an automated cargo vehicle to deliver equipment and supplies to the International Space Station. Delayed from July. [July 29]
Recent Astronomical Discoveries
One Quasar, Two Quasar, Red Quasar, Blue Quasar: A Seuss-Like Space Color Mystery Explained
https://www.space.com/red-quasar-blue-quasar-science-behind-quasar-colors.html?fbclid=IwAR3D5RQhC6SX989BsoLXcWMzRS3vpEHCnnvob9mrUQMo8nT4llY2EQfraXQ
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
Hubble Space Telescope
https://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=20580&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