Skynet 2-1-20 “Finding Life in the Universe” & “Constellation Taurus the Bull” 9PM CT

1350_drank-equation1280SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “Finding Life in the Universe” & “Constellation Taurus the Bull”

Net Control: Tom KE5ICX

Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:
“Curse of the Mayans” (2017)

2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –
Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.

Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet”
Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet”
Twitch.tv Search “KE5ICX”

Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag

IO Group: https://groups.io/g/DARCskynet/topics
Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/
Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT.

Discussion Topic of the Evening.

Discussion Topic of the Evening.

Ellen Stofan
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Ellen_Stofan_%2810409828915%29.jpg

Opportunity on Mars
https://mars.nasa.gov/system/news_items/main_images/8423_21472_pia22207_1280.jpg

Milky Way Galaxy Kepler Search
https://cdn.zmescience.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/284361main_kepler-target-region-galaxy_946-710.jpg

Next Mars Rover
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/m2020-rover-cad.jpg

Europa
https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/10835177/europa02_photoa_plumes1042x1042_160919.jpg

James Webb Space Telescope
https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/1fb5d78/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280×960+0+0/resize/1280×960!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.newatlas.com%2Farchive%2Fjames-webb-space-telescope-0.jpg

Exoplanet Direct Imaging
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z46BBNcucYTJDg74YWekQP-1024-80.jpg

Claire Webb
https://titleix.mit.edu/sites/default/files/images/Photo%20on%202-27-18%20at%202.48%20PM%20%232_0.jpg
Space Exploration and Space History

Monday 27

1829: Isaac Roberts born, pioneer astrophotographer
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Isaac_Roberts.png

1951: Beatrice Tinsley born (Astronomer and Cosmologist)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4c/Beatrice_Tinsley.jpg

1967: Apollo 1 astronauts Grissom, White, and Chaffee die in cockpit fire on launch pad during test
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Apollo1-Crew_01.jpg

Tuesday, 28th

1611: Johannes Hevelius born
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Johannes_Hevelius%28close-up%29.jpg

1986: Space Shuttle Challenger explodes, 7 astronauts die
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Challenger_flight_51-l_crew.jpg

Wednesday 29th

1964: SA-5 launched, first Saturn I Block 2 rocket
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Seamans%2C_von_Braun_and_President_Kennedy_at_Cape_Canaveral_-_GPN-2000-001843.jpg

1989: Phobos 2 enters orbit around Mars
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Phobos_Marte.jpg

Thursday 30th

1964: Ranger 6 launched
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Ranger_6_lift_off_KSC-64PC-0002.jpg

Friday, 31st

1958: Explorer 1 launched
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Explorer1.jpg

1961: Mercury Redstone 2 suborbital flight with chimpanzee Ham
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Ham_Launch_-_GPN-2000-001007.jpg

1966: Luna 9 launched
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Luna_9_Musee_du_Bourget_P1010505.JPG

1971: Apollo 14 launched
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Apollo_14_Shepard.jpg

1985: ESA approves the Columbus program
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Columbus_module_-_cropped.jpg

1956: Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) established
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Army_Ballistic_Missile_Agency_Logo.png

1960: First Titan I launch
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiXkIGAvbHnAhVDRa0KHcEuCUIQjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FHGM-25A_Titan_I&psig=AOvVaw3jd46UOkwxEhb-F-712AxY&ust=1580685083280561

2003: Space shuttle Columbia destroyed during reentry; 7 astronauts die
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Crew_of_STS-107%2C_official_photo.jpg

Waz Up?

Chaz – then and now!
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/84875569_4080341285325357_8710522456034508800_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_ohc=s9iTSlG9564AX-NmNE5&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=6eca6d6ed33a7f6a9718fa7e32ad9d4c&oe=5E927534

Skynet – In 4D
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/83204256_4080341295325356_1658764271485452288_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&_nc_ohc=bC5ufA4RuVAAX-LOeZc&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=dd2146cff42096ce0bb83e187f5be2d3&oe=5ECEBEE2

Skynet is 8 Years Old!
https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/83161014_4080341361992016_611084167303659520_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&_nc_ohc=cHz8uq1RVQAAX-XMM5C&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&oh=e2a7bb64db692cd3c2e81b1101a21a08&oe=5ED8D179

KF5JHA’s License
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/84205135_4080341345325351_6753921306585989120_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_ohc=1F4yioMtp9UAX-S2Qov&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=df59fd7783e82b7cccd5335fc77aa87d&oe=5EC82E65

First Skynet Script
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/84383481_4080341385325347_8153472069690982400_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_ohc=OGcNqzOAiGEAX9SIQbj&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=b6ba4234660ed8a52133153646afac67&oe=5EC02A32
First Skynet Recording!
https://archive.org/details/DarcSkynet1-14-12

Skynet Double Meaning
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/83860189_4080341441992008_5631520234721509376_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_ohc=PJq7ah1iBzkAX8AwLCd&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=832411f47aa64feeeaaae66def33d33e&oe=5EBF3F7C

Sunset #1
https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/84984309_4080341478658671_5811818499336568832_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&_nc_ohc=n1Nb-_MWcaIAX_YOmwr&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&oh=eddc148fb9a75d5971f848757ac75816&oe=5ED47CF0

Sunset #2
https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/83475371_4080341508658668_7597067143917600768_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&_nc_ohc=Sx_h_gqmInMAX_lF8QU&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&oh=555dab6eaa47e2f386e3447b06255399&oe=5EBEE111

Sunset #3
https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/83203350_4080341528658666_8250001399539040256_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&_nc_ohc=lzgBlynj03gAX9DtEck&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&oh=fa1e1bf1bf25a5b72b662b38371ec338&oe=5ED182E4

Cross Corners, Vernal equinox
https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/84182053_4080341545325331_2820280868940021760_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_ohc=n1LG76TuPfUAX-ApYHX&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&oh=37a7b0d7c6348661cd9d22936b224ddb&oe=5EBEF3AB

Moon Phases – Ephemeris Table
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/83588252_4080341601991992_7253236942945386496_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_ohc=oEUEJDiGTrwAX_FIyXr&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=dcd58d2f1f0a0212a5e06a8963cca38b&oe=5EC245BF

Taurus the Bull – Moons Location
https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/83247040_4080341631991989_618294004349403136_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_ohc=6ESWtTYv3cIAX9XGanQ&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&oh=e6e0babb9f389eff70d82be654b317b8&oe=5ED3DBC3

Where to find Canopus
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/83179204_4080341651991987_4346986037218639872_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_ohc=-VicJT9NMWUAX82p1Yx&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=30832019144c9e166c73ee6b5ccba9a9&oe=5EC59CD8

Where is Venus and Mercury this Week?
https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/83302668_4080341701991982_7748758877641900032_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_ohc=wbXCsPyQRpQAX_DEvfn&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&oh=0bb647eda982cc6fe48abb6ee18e1901&oe=5EC26408

TAS Saturday Observing Sessions
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/83546613_4080341735325312_3883504193478066176_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&_nc_ohc=FWjCm2_dHD0AX_6tAeZ&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=d56a0587cc131ef2ee51be2d14c66b5c&oe=5EC14764

Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Month

Taurus the Bull

Constellation Map
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Taurus_IAU.svg

Pleiades (M45)
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/j8grRwxWGHkXShsob5u9Ac-1024-80.jpg

Crab Nebula (M1)
http://www.astronomy.com/-/media/import/images/8/d/0/crabnebula4852.jpg?mw=1000&mh=800

Space Launches For This Week
Space Coast Launches

Upcoming Rocket Launch List

Space Flight Now Launch Schedule

Launch Schedule

Feb. 6
Soyuz • OneWeb 2
Launch time: 2142 GMT (4:42 p.m. EST)
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch 34 satellites into orbit for OneWeb, which is developing a constellation of hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit for low-latency broadband communications. The Soyuz-2.1b rocket will use a Fregat upper stage. Delayed from Nov. 20, Dec. 19, Jan. 23 and Jan. 30. [Jan. 26]

NET Feb. 9
Soyuz • Meridian M
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
A Russian government Soyuz rocket with a Fregat upper stage will launch a Meridian M communications satellite for the Russian Ministry of Defense. The Soyuz rocket will fly in the Soyuz-2.1a configuration. Delayed from Jan. 24. [Jan. 26]

Feb. 9
Antares • NG-13
Launch time: 2239 GMT (5:39 p.m. EST)
Launch site: Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Virginia
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket will launch the 14th Cygnus cargo freighter on the 13th operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The mission is known as NG-13. The rocket will fly in the Antares 230 configuration, with two RD-181 first stage engines and a Castor 30XL second stage. Moved forward from April 20. Delayed from Feb. 7. [Jan. 10]

Feb. 9/10
Atlas 5 • Solar Orbiter
Launch time: 0403-0603 GMT on 10th (11:03 p.m.-1:03 a.m. EST on 9th/10th)
Launch site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, designated AV-087, will launch the Solar Orbiter spacecraft for NASA and the European Space Agency. Built by Airbus Defense and Space, Solar Orbiter, or SolO, will travel inside the orbit of Mercury to study how the sun creates and controls the heliosphere, the vast bubble of charged particles blown by the solar wind into the interstellar medium. The rocket will fly in the 411 vehicle configuration with a four-meter fairing, one solid rocket booster and a single-engine Centaur upper stage. Delayed from Feb. 5 and Feb. 7. [Jan. 31]

Mid-February
Falcon 9 • Starlink 4
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to launch the fifth batch of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink 4. Delayed from January. [Jan. 21]

Recent Astronomical Discoveries
Space Super-Storm Likelihood Estimated from Longest Period of Magnetic Field Observations
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200129104745.htm?fbclid=IwAR3vEGqKvi-VIdOMVT3uDxlw9j0SclAerEvKRvaIePAJcx_Pk3s-obafI8E

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

Feb. 7
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=25544&mjd=58887.0619002617&type=V

Feb. 8
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=25544&mjd=58888.0288163876&type=V

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

Feb. 4
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=39026&mjd=58883.5234009503&type=V

Feb. 5
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=39026&mjd=58884.5057217785&type=V

Feb. 8
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=39026&mjd=58887.5173851351&type=V

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

Feb. 4
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=27386&mjd=58884.0283224619&type=V

Feb. 5
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=27386&mjd=58884.5375415695&type=V

Feb. 7
https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=27386&mjd=58887.0204819689&type=V