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Saturday’s Topic: “Rube Goldberg in Space: The Lunar Orbiter Program” & “October Skies”

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Discussion Topic of the Evening.

Rube Goldberg in Space: The Lunar Orbiter Program

Lunar Orbiter Spacecraft
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/system/content_pages/main_images/1274_lunar_orbiter_moon_jf.jpg
https://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/book/introduction.shtml

Original “Vidicon” Imaging System
https://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/book/images/fig02.png

Film Imaging System Schematic
https://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/book/images/fig05.png

Lunar Orbiter Images (Comparison: Original and Digitally Processed)

https://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunarorbiter/images/preview/1068_med.jpg

LOIRP, Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Earthise.old.new.med.jpg

AMPEX FR-900 Tapes

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Ampex_FR-900_at_LOIRP.jpg

Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project (LOIRP) – “McMoon’s”

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/McMoon_-_48%2C000_lbs_of_70mm_tape.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Pirate_McDonalds_-_Ampex_FR-900.jpg

First View of Earth from the Moon
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/First_View_of_Earth_from_Moon_-_reprocessed.png

Space Exploration and Space History
Space Exploration News

October 5th, 2019: International Observe the Moon Night
https://moon.nasa.gov/observe-the-moon/viewing-guide/what-can-i-see-on-the-moon/

October 4th-10th, 2019: World Space Week

World Space Week

Space-Related Birthdays

October 3rd, 1935: Charlie Duke
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Official_NASA_portrait_Charles_Moss_Duke_Jr.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Duke

October 5th, 1882: Robert Goddard
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Goddard_and_Rocket.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_H._Goddard

This Week in Space History

September 29th, 1977: Salyut 6 launched
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/49/Salyut_6.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salyut_6

September 29th, 1988: STS-26 marks return to flight after Challenger
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Return_to_Flight_Launch_of_Discovery_-_GPN-2000-001871.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-26

September 30th, 1995: Daily communication with Pioneer 11 ends
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/An_artist%27s_impression_of_a_Pioneer_spacecraft_on_its_way_to_interstellar_space.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_11

October 1st, 1897: 40-inch refractor dedicated at Yerkes Observatory

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerkes_Observatory

October 1st, 1958: NASA Founded
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Kennedy_Receives_Mariner_2_Model.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Glenn62.jpg
https://www.nasa.gov/

October 3rd, 1962: Sigma 7 Launched
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Sigma7-1.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury-Atlas_8

October 4th, 1957: Sputnik Launched

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Sputnik_1_Exploded_View_3F9A6199_%2836924864550%29_modified.png
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_1
Waz Up?
South to Southwest, October 2019, Evening
https://en.es-static.us/upl/2019/10/2019-October-05-Jupiter-Antares-Saturn-night-sky.jpg

Occultation of Saturn Projection Map
https://en.es-static.us/upl/2019/06/occultation-saturn-october-5-2019.png
Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Month/Topic of the Week

October Skies

Click to access tesmn1910.pdf

Space Launches For This Week

Space Coast Launches

Upcoming Rocket Launch List

Space Flight Now Launch Schedule

Launch Schedule

Recent Astronomical Discoveries

The Violent History of the Big Galaxy Next Door
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191002131947.htm?fbclid=IwAR36RL2-3bvqIC6qBrNghA7YqgakUoagR3bcLcsLg1sFT2TJY3XOXK2bK30

Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.
All times are “local” (Dallas) time.

ISS
https://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=25544&lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST

Oct 8
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=25544&mjd=58765.0672610811&type=V

Oct 11
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=25544&mjd=58768.0333528462&type=V

Envisat
https://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=27386&lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST

Oct 6
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=27386&mjd=58763.0232942104&type=V

Oct 8
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=27386&mjd=58765.0409767897&type=V

Oct 11
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=27386&mjd=58768.033162164&type=V

Oct 14
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=27386&mjd=58771.0253537042&type=V