Skynet 11-2-19 “Pioneers of Radio Astronomy” & “The Transit of Mercury” 9PM CT

verylargearraySKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “Pioneers of Radio Astronomy” & “The Transit of Mercury”

Net Control: Tony NT5TM

Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: November’s Crappy TV Pilots Month: “The Solarnauts” (1967)

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Discussion Topic of the Evening.

Pioneers of Radio Astronomy

Very Large Array Telescope
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/USA.NM.VeryLargeArray.02.jpg

Karl Jansky
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Karl_Jansky.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Janksy_Karl_radio_telescope.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Guthe_Jansky

Janksy Radio Telescope
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Janksy_Karl_radio_telescope.jpg

Wiki on Grote Reber
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grote_Reber

Green Banks Radio Telescope
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Green_Banks_-_Grote_Reber_Radio_Telescope.jpg

Grote Antenna Array
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Grote_Antenna_Wheaton.gif

Grote Reber
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Grote_Reber.gif

John Kraus, W8JK
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/John_D._Kraus_QSL_card%2C_1933._Arlington_Boulevard%2C_Ann_Arbor%2C_Michigan..jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._Kraus

Ohio State “Big Ear”
http://www.bigear.org/hotspots.htm

Large Horn Antenna
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Horn_Antenna-in_Holmdel%2C_New_Jersey.jpeg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmdel_Horn_Antenna

Martin Ryle
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/54/Martin_Ryle.jpg

Antony Hewish
https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/images/antony-hewish-1.jpg

VLBA Radio Astronomy
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/M87_VLA_VLBA_radio_astronomy.jpg
Space Exploration and Space History
Insight Continues Digging on Mars
InSight: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/insight20191027-1041.gif
Live Coverage of CST-100 Starliner Pad Abort Test (Monday, Nov. 4th 8 AM CST)
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/dsc_0868.jp
Space/NASA History:
In space history this week…
October 29, 1998:
Space Shuttle STS-95 Launches with John Glenn on Board
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/174537main_glenn_john_hr_1.jpg
October 30, 1964:
Joseph Albert Walker Flies LLRV
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Joseph_Albert_Walker.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Lunar_Landing_Research_Vehicle_No._2_in_1967_%28ECN-1606%29.jpg/1280px-Lunar_Landing_Research_Vehicle_No._2_in_1967_%28ECN-1606%29.jpg
October 31:
1936: JPL Conducts First Liquid Fueled Rocket Test
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Site_du_JPL_en_Californie.jpg/1280px-Site_du_JPL_en_Californie.jpg
https://www.nasa.gov/images/content/123469main_1724-lg.jpg
November 2, 2000:
Expedition 1 Crew Docks with ISS
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/ISS-Expedition_1-crew.jpg/1280px-ISS-Expedition_1-crew.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/S97e5009.jpg/1920px-S97e5009.jpg
Waz Up?
East, November Mid-Evening
https://en.es-static.us/upl/2013/11/2013-november-south-taurid-meteor-night-sky-chart.jpg

Southwest, Nov. 2, 2019
https://en.es-static.us/upl/2019/11/2019-Nov-02-Saturn-Jupiter-night-sky-1.jpg

Eliot Herman Taurid Photo 2016
https://en.es-static.us/upl/2016/11/meteor-Taurid-10-28-2016-Eliot-Herman-e1477768038135.jpg
Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Month/Topic of the Week

The Transit of Mercury! Don’t miss this one. Next will occur Nov 13 2032.

Here is a link to a method for determining the distance from the Earth to the Sun using data obtained from the transit of Mercury.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6luwsm7tgmxz7e7/ToM%20and%20the%20AU%20%28public%20vesion%29.pdf?dl=0
Space Launches For This Week
Space Coast Launches

Upcoming Rocket Launch List

Space Flight Now Launch Schedule

Launch Schedule

NovemberKuaizhou 1A • KL-Alpha
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Jiuquan, China
A Chinese Kuaizhou 1A rocket will launch two small satellites known only by the name KL-Alpha. The purpose of the satellites has not been disclosed. [Oct. 29]
Nov. 11Falcon 9 • Starlink 1
Launch time: Approx. 1500 GMT (10 a.m. EST)
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to launch the second batch of approximately 60 satellites for

Recent Astronomical Discoveries

Scientists May Have Discovered a Whole New Class of Black Holes
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191031154923.htm?fbclid=IwAR347S6ZyNh4On0-vk6ipil1vJeUdl2HVf_k7rvKmlFaA2X4rIqn9-xIOAk

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

North Korean Satellite
https://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=39026&lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST

Nov. 5th
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=39026&mjd=58792.5103942915&type=V

Nov. 9th
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=39026&mjd=58797.0076353019&type=V

Hubble Space Telescope
https://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=20580&lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST

Nov. 3rd
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=20580&mjd=58790.494899769&type=V

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

Nov. 4th
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=27386&mjd=58792.0393470261&type=V

Nov. 5th
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=27386&mjd=58793.0138648565&type=V

Nov. 7th
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=27386&mjd=58795.0315229438&type=V

Nov. 10th
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=27386&mjd=58798.0237076298&type=V