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With the demise of Yahoo Groups, I will start posting the weekly updates for the DARC Skynet Saturday Net. You may have gotten a personal invitation for this group - don't worry - it's just me Tom KE5ICX.

SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “Interstellar Visitors Are Real!” & “Life on Europa?” (Part 2) Net Control: Tom KE5ICX Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “A Dream Come True” (1963)” 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 Yahoo Groups: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/skynet Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Discussion Topic of the Evening “Interstellar Visitors Are Real: The Newly Discovered Evidence ‘We Are Not Alone…” https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/visitors-deep-space-are-buzzing-our-solar-system-race-explore-ncna1065851 Comet 21/Borisow https://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2019_42/3054576/191016-comet-21-borisov-illustration-inline-se-1154a_8a7a48af5de21437fb025d1b0262f874.fit-760w.jpg Project Lyra Insignia https://www.onweer-online.nl/images/userimages/forum/user_12788/187413.png Artist’s Conceptual Drawing - Oumuaumua https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/eso1737a.jpg Artist Concept Comet Borisov http://cdn.sci-news.com/images/2019/09/image_7641-Kruger-60.jpg ESA Comet Interceptor https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/04/24/21/4B8268B200000578-5652723-image-a-59_1524603222431.jpg Comet Borisov/Solar System https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/DwFo5q_WsAE96iw.jpg Oberth Maneuver https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-i8oOcKQnEc/hqdefault.jpg Laser Sail Spacecraft Arrive at Oumuamua https://media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2019_41/3043716/191008-oumuamua-laser-sail-se-457pjpg_138769186c6b609a1b12875b0f11ac5d.fit-760w.jpg BZ509 Calculated Orbit https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/2015_BZ509-orbit.png/1280px-2015_BZ509-orbit.png Space Exploration and Space History Tony NT5TM/Kelley K5KTX (Alternates Each Week) Insight Mars Mission: HP3 “Drilling Issue” Resolved InSight: https://mars.nasa.gov/system/resources/detail_files/24662_PIA23379-web.gif https://mars.nasa.gov/system/resources/detail_files/24651_PIA23373-web.gif HP3 diagram: https://mars.nasa.gov/system/resources/detail_files/22298_PIA23045_web.jpg First All Woman Spacewalk ISS: https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/wp-content/uploads/sites/240/2019/10/blog_iss061e006678.jpg In space history this week... October 14th, 1947: First Intentional, Documented Supersonic Flight https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/First_Supersonic_Flight_1997_Issue-32c.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_X-1 October 14th, 1989: Launch of Galileo https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Artwork_Galileo-Io-Jupiter.JPG October 17th: Two Astronaut Birthdays Bill Anders (1933) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/William_Anders.jpg/800px-William_Anders.jpg Mae Jemison (1956) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Mae_Carol_Jemison.jpg/800px-Mae_Carol_Jemison.jpg October 19th, 1910: Birth of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Subrahmanyan_Chandrasekhar.gif https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subrahmanyan_Chandrasekhar Waz Up? Chaz KF5JHA Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Month/Topic of the Week “Life on Europa?” (Part 2) Europa Drawing 1 https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/73546189_3716147208411435_8073775051683397632_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_oc=AQkzXVhnry-1u-8vhzFq2mMA8ubFnKhWIYbPcWRi1uPK4NhKU2QmB056uOL391nb1s4&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=b5b33905e991d8b6e3ea7fdc428064bc&oe=5E5C26D5 Europa Drawing 2 https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/72966629_3716145701744919_8704829558488039424_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_oc=AQmOXaGPoSEOZqI-TYgzVyqSnCkCgrwKPUyHb8V6j-OwdkIj_0mPGhGWS3osZ9lwbE8&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=6e52dd5528a9c6b2eb4f95e2e39dabfe&oe=5E19E261 Europa Drawing 3 https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/74209158_3716145835078239_4365149995079303168_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_oc=AQk3VP-6vlnOFIBM89R-rRnvTloLKaiF91IPd2W8yLssxEt2XfR8-Z_NPu8XYPc5Esc&_nc_ht=sco

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

SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “Space Cookies” & “The Transit of Mercury” Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “The Starlost: The Alien Oro” (1973) 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: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Space Cookies!. Discussion Topic of the Evening. Space Cookies! The Doubletree Cookie https://i.cbc.ca/1.5343389.1572553096!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_780/space-cookies.jpg More Cookies https://i.cbc.ca/1.5343397.1572553253!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_780/cookies-in-space.jpg Space Exploration and Space History Tom KE5ICX Space Exploration News Nov. 11th: Transit of Mercury Nov. 8th: The “Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act” was signed into law honoring the women behind the mathematical challenges of space flight. Composite Picture of Dorothy Vaughan, Kathrine Johnson, Mary Jackson, and Christine Darden https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JEwgytdmjb4EbUu5KEXvvJ-1024-80.jpg Space-Related Birthdays Nov. 4th 1916: Walter Cronkite Born Walter Coronkite in Low Gravity Simulator https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EIizurIXkAEgWNM?format=jpg&name=medium This Week in Space History Nov. 4th 2003: Massive Solar X-Ray Flare Whipped into Space Detected by GEOS GOES Solar Flare 11/03/2003 Video https://twitter.com/i/status/1191437263877607430 Astronaut John Herrington, First Native American to Fly in Space (STS-113) Astronaut John Herrington https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EIj09zLWoAABE2C?format=jpg&name=medium Nov. 5th 1928: Amelia Earhart, First Woman to Fly Across the Atlantic Ocean Amelia Earhart https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EInXUb9WoAAmQ73?format=jpg&name=medium 1967: ATS-3 Launched ATS-3 Artist Rendering https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EIn-AEZXYAIKy68?format=jpg&name=medium 1995: Galileo Mission Begins Surveying Jupiter Galileo and Amalthea https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EIouS5EWkAAOWoE?format=jpg&name=medium Nov. 6 1958: Pilot John McKay Takes X-1E on its Final Flight X-1E https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EItRb67WwAIxAAn?format=jpg&name=medium X-1E Gate Guard https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EIt6D_WUEAA4KUz?format=jpg&name=medium Launch of X-1E https://youtu.be/pKzP5CPk6HI 1980: Saturn’s Red Spot Photographed Saturn’s Red Spot https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EItwGmvXkAEvkBR?format=jpg&name=small 2014: Cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin Brings Olympic Torch Aboard ISS Tyurin with Torch https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EIyCh-RX0AEUOcc?format=jpg&name=medium Nov. 7 1967: Surveyor 6 Launches Launch Video https://twitter.com/i/status/1192500746832490496 STS-51A Breaks Through Clouds https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EI3I646XUAARvTa?format=jpg&name=medium Nov. 9 1967: Saturn V Launches on Maiden Voyage with Apollo 4 Apollo 4 Launch https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kQjDRTAYf3y6W4szoQ6Qvj-650-80.jpg Waz Up? If Chaz is out, go to http://www.earthsky.org/tonight and read the info there. Transit of Mercury Worksheet 1 https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s960x960/75210325_3787954384564050_6417859412962050048_o.jpg?_nc_cat=109&_nc_oc=AQmnW-1uCiFuv1Wv7OU9K-krhnxjX2N-2GQ9M-aPTGZcFWic1UprNCKCAg5hVjWAsP8&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=a315e94c8bbc8cde3320abd260a61ebd&oe=5E51F4CA Worksheet 2 https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s960x960/75486130_3787954434564045_3548299111469940736_o.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_oc=AQlTaPVV9xllXAGiHHihIe-oiQT9kTgnT3jU_NQeS2g9Hq2-8l3-qyifSA11l-J1jqA&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=3b9dac59734ec8111acdca70f3e13d33&oe=5E58639A Picture #1 - Big Bear https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/74496752_3787954257897396_3635402955198300160_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&_nc_oc=AQnrobtHxvysiC1FFlnuhoTYifOOaoB8YU_VHPx4OwiOxiMLqqslysbTJfj_GP5dSfw&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=fac2bd7cb099434b5dda98a35d601fa0&oe=5E4923F9 Picture #2 Cerro Toledo https://scont

Reminder: DARC Skynet! 9PM CT When: Saturday, 16 November 2019, 12:00am to 9:00pm, (GMT-06:00) America/Belize Where:W5FC Repeater 9PM CT 146.880 MHz PL 110.9 - Also live here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag View Event Organizer: THOMAS GENERAL Description: A live video link is provided here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag

SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “Apple TV Series: For All Mankind” & “Constellation of the Month: Pegasus” Net Control: Tom KE5ICX Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “The Lone Gunmen: Pilot” 2001 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: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Discussion Topic of the Evening. Apple TV Series: For All Mankind Discussion Topic of the Evening. Apple TV Series “For All Mankind” Alexi with yet another first! https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/78426822_3813790321980456_8943338721751597056_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_eui2=AeFz_kYxDtdfCZi4rMxirpKhHbeVQW7JcmdoouZRNOCBQes_VimjRG1V3lLWLgkM6L6KcUvXBgVSwYC0iHMejdCo0u5zlsr-tYelpNXxA46WfA&_nc_oc=AQmeRbioAnsUpz1oJDB2v61jmuAD3mH5J5TdRoD-yGsJkc7Qy6_kpuYe9EW3X-PNHp0&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=9783b2acf83cc9211a45dd5babf4cfe3&oe=5E8A00A9 Werner Von Braun https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/74847892_3813790291980459_1918005800232550400_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_eui2=AeFuyvg92ZmrWr-MsU2sBxTqDFN2B3DFg79fhCuaOZ7nVq8oE7C8pdexWCAYN9tnGD1kkfCeIAl8bLt09lAm-ZgrSZLKvYXMO-IXN_bkJj5UXA&_nc_oc=AQmEdCr9Ff8P4I1I2eEghdxbT6_K2RV9_3TnpGULhb8SCk8HaTryYaZunKGnh5TgUs0&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=845c5b13bd9e44fd68facbcaabd5094d&oe=5E8CC548 Apollo 10 Headed for the Moon https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/76205808_3813789708647184_3170355879346176_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_eui2=AeEcPRRTlYCmQuMFqHKkyi69n2EbLL9kCyNH0FzCXUtTGVmqTwNevxSrOk7IfDtuPov_z5i4DM5YhaW-GsDQmAV35Dj6iIfeT3Qf-Rk_96zCVg&_nc_oc=AQn9Lo8ePOBE7pRHjv6pAEJTk64_Uqa3DX0ApBZEARZ9koU00c6FkVQqPUf9W8uJHcY&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=46c8cda25f06622efbc37506d305852b&oe=5E472D1E “We’re Number 2!” https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/75412322_3813790138647141_4764419333260574720_o.jpg?_nc_cat=109&_nc_eui2=AeHUhTVcIk8341t0Ho4PWucfK08rvKCaReMn9dbjthLPzO-CHyzFXFyTApFFTBVpFsgA-38Yjgf1OCU_M187vg_ZgpSMWuc05auDD4iRGPcieA&_nc_oc=AQmBhU6GfrwuMjEM4NQZWUx2KghUT-U9-AjRQ4KS_pnHNDCVfYHAufG4OoDO7jo0z1Y&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=d9aec9c24a9c0f1162c186761eb684d9&oe=5E438642 A Mission Control set so perfect, you cannot tell the difference from the real thing! https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/72176098_3813790095313812_1515135823463317504_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_eui2=AeHhUPGGDCK4C4Ke_OejgPRSGd5NqVV9S2EbdAjW1-Nw55d0fFBLHHv16NaMIJrW6a5fR--K-xqoADs15d-yDmFHo_OK-SR3xGkq10hLWvbOQw&_nc_oc=AQljNxc7rU1dmZXPRjC_wg96DafDHsjGzCLOl4IZBYKPr7DZL7V3Htwxj3AkHj1k3ss&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=f2fad27238c55e07a10ce60bde08797b&oe=5E5B672D Gene Kranz: We lost the moon! https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/78065540_3813789718647183_2981422617342246912_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_eui2=AeHICXkQG95MhOSt8zOmpzUhNKgwTJjfgKVJI6DrT3g3ZtzMZcR3eyj07EMTgM19uzXrO5ndl-rZQei9OLWpyYvMSY_n_0J30Ynwbj1H93xKgA&_nc_oc=AQmFxQLoMa8Q0oA95acpvszigw0MHUX5WmNwL5vseKdlhGg48Y50VG6Y05E6vgNoazg&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=a3556957db0b49fc3eed712cb3cadc49&oe=5E544A4B Your NEW Apollo astronaut class of 1969 https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/75456939_3813789941980494_6619626058721263616_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_eui2=AeFLQ3zuSwo00uY5v__NAM5nnpcbQ5vUZCiPJtVkJaIhSbF3xjgf6TvEFUaz8FcoJe-6-9f6PdW6AF1sxHZ2kJCV-evGJjyKvUuSjOfXPAlr9A&_nc_oc=AQmfNK42SKv-uMis4Gw2AGbPI5OzCzQOCloAfnbNrGeIyoN0gjqUZhlSqeCe3mlsvM4&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=5363dc314cb043814851cf55459b73b0&oe=5E8A6A2F 200 Series S-IVB in orbit with CSM https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/75250919_3813789748647180_4850545590892756992_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_eui2=AeEdUvdU82djRf1Q7iD8uIIiCztnihqsmMnYKX65ZOxqoX5grwJLs_gfHeq_spN9j8-GE1X8G5rhhXLsrRxk95kgWbxw_mFOij1Iin7lRcQLNQ&_nc_oc=AQkZHdSKbvGxDLR4XaoQNoj3JYi3QVnDaOfdIfY0Md8x1p3WWZYGLXf6e9S01A1GVgw&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=d865d70c3b8ab492f5589e3c7ccdb54a&oe=5E5463DF Moon Bases https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/

Reminder: DARC Skynet! 9PM CT When: Saturday, 23 November 2019, 12:00am to 9:00pm, (GMT-06:00) America/Belize Where:W5FC Repeater 9PM CT 146.880 MHz PL 110.9 - Also live here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag View Event Organizer: THOMAS GENERAL Description: A live video link is provided here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag

SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “Saturn’s Great White Spot” & “What it’s like to fall into a black hole and why you should avoid it” Net Control: Billye KF5PDS Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Battlestar Galactica : 33” 2003 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: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Discussion Topic of the Evening. The Great White Spot on Saturn Billye KF5PDS Discussion Topic of the Evening. Saturn’s Great White Spot Cassini December 2010 - GWS https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5qxucig6CFYbt6WkiByyrB-1024-80.jpg Cassini GWS - Extended https://www.sciencemag.org/sites/default/files/styles/article_main_large/public/images/pf_saturnspots-crop.jpg?itok=zpdj-H7h GWS 30 Year Cycle http://cdn.sci-news.com/images/2015/04/image_2696-Great-White-Spots.jpg GWS Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6besTg3SNc Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News Astronauts Perform Spacewalk Surgery to Repair Cosmic Ray Detector Cosmic Ray Detector EVA https://home.bt.com/images/astronauts-start-spacewalks-to-fix-cosmic-ray-detector-136441106073440701-191115130012.jpg Birthdays November 18 Edwin Hubble’s Birthday (Nov. 18, 1889) https://cdn.britannica.com/s:700x500/60/198560-050-11888CDF/Edwin-Hubble-1931.jpg November 18: Birthday of Alan Shepard, Jr. Alan Shepard Birthday (Nov. 18, 1923) https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0791593/mediaviewer/rm3705364736?ref_=nm_ov_ph November 19 Apollo 12 Lands on Moon (Nov. 19th, 1969) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Surveyor_3-Apollo_12.jpg/520px-Surveyor_3-Apollo_12.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Apollo_12_crew.jpg/1920px-Apollo_12_crew.jpg Space Exploration An international team has found sugars essential to life in meteorites. http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/bennu-twelve-image_polycam_mosaic_12-2-18.png The AztechSat-1 investigation demonstrates communication between a CubeSat and the GlobalStar Constellation satellite network in low-Earth orbit. https://www.aerospace-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2017/10/2_globalstar.jpg Waz Up? Skynet – Waz Up? – November 23, 2019 Photo 1 - Chaz "Then and Now" https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/78214239_3837624839597004_7593893609762455552_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&_nc_eui2=AeHcejQ1ccojVUX55TwiTodxRFOOub1l1b6_dM2qjG3i2ZtrwXok3HBSIq3kfSBM2NeNNaMmbN9WIs1D5zEmJppSajaT9QhYDQVN6V-NWbHxkg&_nc_ohc=mXBFhhkKJvwAQns5WvwoZMrFehE1RwROvWIH5DwfOY94YVnRuvRQ4tMrg&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=f6277624c8ec05810708259cf2f20c1b&oe=5E83426A Photo #2 - It's SKYNET in 3D, or is it 4D? https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/76759999_3837624972930324_7528514475121442816_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&_nc_eui2=AeE5XmAX9jpn7vm3kAaxPh7CUUi1bol25OxJUVKRdeYoh3Fp-rH7XeGqoqak2v-uuuRX-jaXRVBL1VW0GUYwyvx6Pjkwd-1xJA-_Dwmg7z5NUg&_nc_ohc=elRxCyLweeAAQlwMgH2wpUH_wOcSe6I4SVMFO_hqWIG69XXmZmrdx6jNA&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=86549736da911a94352f56017166355e&oe=5E4C65D0 Photo #3 - Sagittarius with Jupiter/Venus https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/75567315_3837625126263642_475273414458736640_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&_nc_eui2=AeFSLPTzSO7rq3dHyahf_ZdhpTsvRBpxB3ObXfLJL1e4NhS3zVXHKaV7ob_CwJwPixKDKayeSNhIuc66qywvxGTEWgWLX17fCZJkoc4aLHbpqg&_nc_ohc=JcU1kcTyYZkAQlCMh_KXFUfYznXvKOJtA00NNBckNMBGMzGLL15tq1fbg&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=feec4b146d03afe36fb1b88c1a3eeced&oe=5E8CB44A Photo 4 - Sagittarius with Jupiter, Saturn, Jupiter Near Sunset 12-10-19 https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/76751449_3837625372930284_4951294597260115968_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&_nc_eui2=AeHjcVzYuNBMhsoUpsMGYmBcOOxYQ94976c4LtUtBsLE-DE7PcVpsWw4I-hhKbvsWkdP009xrnu3lL7ntuu4jboC-EqOCiaiphQVcv-1e9C69Q&_nc_ohc=zzU05mfVIbsAQlYuFdYc8hiqRL1lwmR25pWDC7Y_ezfZm8Van3dsoC_dg&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=8b0a6

Reminder: DARC Skynet! 9PM CT When: Saturday, 30 November 2019, 12:00am to 9:00pm, (GMT-06:00) America/Belize Where:W5FC Repeater 9PM CT 146.880 MHz PL 110.9 - Also live here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag View Event Organizer: THOMAS GENERAL Description: A live video link is provided here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag

SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “2020 Astronomical Events” & “Constellation Capricornus” Net Control: Chaz KF5JHA Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Seven Days: Pilot” (S01E01) - 1998 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: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Discussion Topic of the Evening. Chaz KF5JHA (You can combine your two segments - which I think you’ll be doing anyhow.) 2020 Astronomical Events Overview Astronomical Union (IAU) has a list of over 800 different meteor showers that have been observed and proposed that you can find at https://www.ta3.sk/IAUC22DB/MDC2007/Roje/roje_lista.php?corobic_roje=0&sort_roje=0 http://www.asteroidoccultation.com/ Comets: https://in-the-sky.org/comets.php http://www.heavens-above.com/Comets.aspx?lat=32.783&lng=-96.800&loc=Dallas&alt=137&tz=CST http://www.aerith.net/comet/weekly/current.html http://www.aerith.net/comet/future-n.html Fireballs or bolides (bright meteors): https://www.amsmeteors.org/ Satellites https://www.heavens-above.com/ (knowing your exact latitude, longitude and elevation will give you very accurate results) Aurora: https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/auroral-activity Solar Activity: https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/solar-activity Starmaps: Free starmaps - http://skymaps.com/downloads.html Free astronomy computer program - http://www.stellarium.org/ Space Exploration and Space History Special Topic: Top 10 Astronomical Discoveries of 2019 Waz Up? Chaz KF5JHA Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Month/Topic of the Week Constellation of the Month - Capricornus Capricornus Sky Map https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/74804487_3863819356977552_5725115157013594112_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_ohc=Q7vjIqM_6pAAQmpHA1CQ4rMQECa__E1PaRV6iQri0Ch4awEbko_Pp1-QQ&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=7bd5618543363375fe84991682d7e890&oe=5E8715B4 Globular Cluster M30 https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/77244747_3863819310310890_8037217642974543872_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_ohc=da9PKrt_oxUAQk1FWDt30DV6Qg8NIn9udoWl3KDpjTmf5RhQeLK_awY6Q&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=2dac57e17c7dc21324f34d9ead6c1598&oe=5E77764B Milky Way Galaxy (M30 Location) https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/79530696_3864887113537443_4377755298891300864_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&_nc_eui2=AeE-p4p5R4MlCTk2ooBZSMQ6PiurdqCoAXN7TegxGW6iPZpJWJEvO0wM-C7EwluZOLGNb7T4MR-dYyYlV_75QAFg5AnI753xxRLeGJZpoRX70A&_nc_ohc=QH9wT11CsA4AQm5W_6eK-D97fGAciBTYyk3YtuQQkRXbVYor0DA3VP-lA&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=4a9f6e1b16c18b0f0bd8027ff4db0214&oe=5E76D633 Mike - Age 10 https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/78312045_3863819320310889_781264893423648768_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_ohc=qzZ4-xHNvlUAQlOvjHTz4C-JOh8lplVp_TkvMnHqlkT5qzsNBUazgndUA&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=20c8567e437c924884d58804262dfded&oe=5E40C7A9 Space Launches For This Week Space Coast Launches https://www.spacecoastlaunches.com/blog/launch-list/ Space Flight Now Launch Schedule https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ Recent Astronomical Discoveries Scientists Inch Closer Than Ever to Signal from Cosmic Dawn https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191126121134.htm?fbclid=IwAR1Of7BRFzTUnPGez1KXYbi-4MiJa4yUspTh8vn_ywAL5Kw6IjMRvWC3sSc 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 Dec. 1 https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=39026&mjd=58818.5059730708&type=V Dec. 2 https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=39026&mjd=58819.9911268726&type=V Dec. 4 https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewis

Reminder: DARC Skynet! 9PM CT When: Saturday, 7 December 2019, 12:00am to 9:00pm, (GMT-06:00) America/Belize Where:W5FC Repeater 9PM CT 146.880 MHz PL 110.9 - Also live here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag View Event Organizer: THOMAS GENERAL Description: A live video link is provided here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag

SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “The Parker Solar Probe” & “The New Constellations” Net Control: Bill N5BB Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “War of the Satellites” (1958) 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: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Discussion Topic of the Evening. The Parker Solar Probe https://www.lpp.polytechnique.fr/local/cache-vignettes/L390xH271/spp_sweap-f87cf.png?1568719621 Parker Solar Probe Orbit Graphic https://i.stack.imgur.com/ymUaM.png William Herschel https://www.onthisday.com/images/people/william-herschel-medium.jpg Cecilia Payne https://www.aauw.org/files/2013/10/Gaposhkin-250x300.jpg The CNO Cycle https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2018/06/cno-cycle-2.gif Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News Chang’e-4 Rover https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/change-4-rover-casc-aug2018-1-879x485.jpg Queqiao Relay Satellite https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/20180518_image1.png Space X, Dec 5 CRS-19 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/49179161792_403a4424e9_k-879x485.jpg Hubble Repairs, Dec 2, 1993 Hubble Space Telescope https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/sts61inspace_full.jpg Apollo 17, Dec 7, 1972 Apollo 17 Night Launch https://airandspace.si.edu/sites/default/files/styles/slideshow_lg/public/images/5530_640.jpg?itok=kClp9A4F Schmitt at Shorty Crater https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/images/3-moon/2018/20180327_moonshorty_apollo17_1498_f840.jpg Tracy’s Rock http://moonpans.com/prints/23a17tracy.jpg Gene Cernan on the Moon https://media2.s-nbcnews.com/i/newscms/2017_03/1868146/ss-170117-men-who-walked-moon-schmitt-cernan-mn-16_a2526c182ca0bc55bca026401e5fe1f6.jpg Waz Up? December 7, 2019 Slide #1 Chaz https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/78926907_3891670050859149_3480324068530454528_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_ohc=v-MUatYzE6gAQnsc3D0tmnUmXIyaxKXNMnZBDtFro-AEyKKVJkfKdvnGw&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=b1869f367d0ba39b3f25d5f7190b9899&oe=5E6D0F79 Slide #2 - Skynet in 4D! https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/79748251_3891670044192483_4777014672748445696_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_ohc=b-5eKeUw5fgAQnJWlHIf6EGAHsaOZrGrvXOrf8Wgtq_T1YPtwgBRkvuKQ&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=eab149f706fea73e920bf8afd4301333&oe=5E8B6168 Slide #3 - Tonight! Saturn, Venus and Jupiter in Sagittarius https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/79936328_3891670037525817_9073214310829785088_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_ohc=NpemlkxgVJ8AQlqDjBuwfPnToNkLrQ-plJxadefPd8cyQmIUEEIZMLDIw&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=3f1fcd7d36110a4eac5d08bf159dd4da&oe=5E704550 Slide #4 - Venus and Saturn in Conjunction 12-10-19 https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/78913904_3891670164192471_2320233447462797312_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_ohc=5LjDDpMTU9kAQkI5AXAxhSk6gapu49yIe57L-lGsugdeAfiG1nLLaR7lQ&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=ec18a7f2c5e7c93cb821cd2a5c6849b9&oe=5E8BFF25 Slide #5 - Constellation Bootes https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/79323313_3891670147525806_2206901333674426368_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_ohc=wYROl0WhEGYAQl1ew4jE6CMzPZowDaNR2QNcVPjL6a71sTJoHoM6rDEJg&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=9acbc400d1a0c724f085bb2561da8ef7&oe=5E7E160E Slide #6 - Moon Phases this Month https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/79665338_3891670154192472_5929452868980441088_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&_nc_ohc=T9MbH0D-0GoAQmLAIqMF75fpo-JS7oZKj0I2_FYREpKKMWSdHH0SDd5VA&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=286780457dcdef8663fc617d6d77b528&oe=5E698D61 Slide #7 - Geminids Meteor Shower https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/79538925_3891670267525794_7793607243974311936_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_ohc=5-p8MurEHT0AQle0-OipRNcBkU_G_zvcrsgcXrTzF0I_ZcRmvdL4TgLaA&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&oh=d58de6066d588d0a5cfda51df9511b37&oe=5E6FF922 Slide #8 - Saturday Observing Ses

Reminder: DARC Skynet! 9PM CT When: Saturday, 14 December 2019, 12:00am to 9:00pm, (GMT-06:00) America/Belize Where:W5FC Repeater 9PM CT 146.880 MHz PL 110.9 - Also live here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag View Event Organizer: THOMAS GENERAL Description: A live video link is provided here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag

SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “Apollo 17” & “How 100 Blinking Lights in the Sky Could Be Evidence for Alien Life - Or Something” Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “The Alpha Incident” (1978) 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: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Discussion Topic of the Evening. 4. Discussion Topic of the Evening. Apollo 17 Apollo 17 Mission Patch https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/side_image/public/thumbnails/image/s72-49079.jpg?itok=IYYPL4gg Apollo 17 Crew https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_feature/public/images/206714main_72-H-1209_full.jpg Rover Fix https://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService?max_w=300&id=https://airandspace.si.edu/webimages/640/5505_640.jpg Gene Cernan Test Driving the Rover https://airandspace.si.edu/sites/default/files/styles/slideshow_lg/public/images/5512_640.jpg?itok=EtCPu_Bx Gene Cernan Standing Next to Rover and Flag https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Apollo_17_Cernan_on_moon.jpg/1280px-Apollo_17_Cernan_on_moon.jpg Rover Final Resting Place https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Apollo_17_rover_at_final_resting_site.jpg/1280px-Apollo_17_rover_at_final_resting_site.jpg CM “America” SIM Bay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Apollo_17_CSM_SIM_bay.jpg Huge Boulder with Jack Schmitt https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Moon-apollo17-schmitt_boulder.jpg/1280px-Moon-apollo17-schmitt_boulder.jpg Ron Evans Deep Space EVA https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Apollo_17_astronaut_Ronald_E._Evans_performs_an_extravehicular_activity_during_the_trans-Earth_coast.jpg/1280px-Apollo_17_astronaut_Ronald_E._Evans_performs_an_extravehicular_activity_during_the_trans-Earth_coast.jpg 5. Space Exploration and Space History NASA Report – December 14, 2019 OSIRIS-Rex: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/nightingale_0.png Boeing Starliner FRR: https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/wp-content/uploads/sites/230/2019/12/OFT-FRR-Photo-1.jpg Starliner on Launch Pad: https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/wp-content/uploads/sites/230/2019/12/Wet-dress-OFT-1024x576.jpg Space/NASA History: In space history this week… December 9: Pioneer-Venus 2 Entered Atmosphere of Venus (1978) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Pioneer_Venus_2_inspection.jpg December 10: Webb Letter to President for Lunar Orbit Rendezvous (1992) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/James_E._Webb%2C_official_NASA_photo%2C_1966.jpg/800px-James_E._Webb%2C_official_NASA_photo%2C_1966.jpg End of Hubble First Servicing Mission (1993) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Hoffman_and_Musgrave_EVA5.jpg December 11: Apollo 17 Lunar Module “Challenger” Touched Down on the Suar Surface (1972) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/NASA_Apollo_17_Lunar_Roving_Vehicle.jpg/1024px-NASA_Apollo_17_Lunar_Roving_Vehicle.jpg 1972: Apollo 17 Lunar Module 'Challenger' touched down on the lunar surface, making the last human Moon landing to date. Astronauts Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt would perform 3 Moon walks over the course of their 75-hour stay on the surface. Thanks to the electric powered Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), they also traveled ~22 miles, venturing as far as 4.6 miles from the Lunar Module. December 12: First Oscar Phase 1 Amateur Satellite Launched (1962) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/OSCAR_1_satellite-01.jpg/800px-OSCAR_1_satellite-01.jpg December 14: WISE Astronomy Satellite Launched (2009) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/WISE_2009-4760.jpg/800px-WISE_2009-4760.jpg 6. Waz Up? Gemini Meteor Shower https://en.es-static.us/upl/2018/12/m

Reminder: DARC Skynet! 9PM CT When: Saturday, 21 December 2019, 12:00am to 9:00pm, (GMT-06:00) America/Belize Where:W5FC Repeater 9PM CT 146.880 MHz PL 110.9 - Also live here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag View Event Organizer: THOMAS GENERAL Description: A live video link is provided here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag

SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “CST-100”, “NORAD Santa Tracker” & “Constellation of the Month: Corvus the Crow” Net Control: Tom KE5ICX Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Jason and the Argonauts” (1963) 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: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. The History of the NORAD Santa Tracker - Billye KF5PDS Website: http://noradsanta.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/search?q=norad+santa+tracker&ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Esearch Harry Shoup, the Santa Colonel https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/The_Santa_Colonel%2C_US_Air_Force_Colonel_Harry_Shoup.jpg/1280px-The_Santa_Colonel%2C_US_Air_Force_Colonel_Harry_Shoup.jpg Discussion Topic of the Evening. America’s Newest Ride to Space: The CST-100 The CST-100 https://www.aerospace-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2018/12/1l-image-Boeing-CST-100-Starliner.jpg Orion Spacecraft http://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2018/11/artist_s_impression_of_the_orion_spacecraft/17858606-1-eng-GB/Artist_s_impression_of_the_Orion_spacecraft_pillars.jpg Starliner, Dragon, and ISS https://thumbs-prod.si-cdn.com/LBao296_5QcFVCZ2mxI2maMc5mg=/800x600/filters:no_upscale():focal(422x137:423x138)/https://public-media.si-cdn.com/filer/a7/37/a7370506-fc91-49db-9210-3719121ad66b/taxis_side_by_side2.jpg Atlas V Starliner https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cst_100-1170x658.jpg CST-100 Launch https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/EMOl4PJWsAAdznO.jpg CST-100 Orbital Staging https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sjj5hZhC5rD6AHDvPDX7rU-1024-80.jpg CST-100 Launch https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2019/12/20/5ad1b97d-b05a-4206-a6e6-083130b1a62d/5ad1b97d-b05a-4206-a6e6-083130b1a62d_16x9_788x442.jpg Space Exploration and Space History Brenda WB5OZL/Kelley K5KTX (Alternates Each Week) Space History December 16, 1965 - Launch of Pioneer 6 Pioneer 6, 7, 8, and 9 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Pioneer-6-9.jpg December 17, 1903 Wright Brothers First Flight https://cdn.abcotvs.com/dip/images/4915484_121718-wtvd-wright-brothers-first-flight-vid.jpg?w=800&r=16%3A9 December 19, 1960 MR-1 and MR-1A Spacecraft https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Mercury_Spacecraft_at_NASA_Ames.JPG/520px-Mercury_Spacecraft_at_NASA_Ames.JPG December 21, 1968 Apollo 8 Earthrise https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/NASA-Apollo8-Dec24-Earthrise.jpg/520px-NASA-Apollo8-Dec24-Earthrise.jpg December 16, 1857 Edward Emerson Barnard http://collections.ucolick.org/exhibits_on_line/E2E.1/images/EEB1.jpg December 19, 2013 - Launch of Gaia Launch of Gaia https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/GaiaLaunchArt4x3_ESA-879x485.jpg December 16, 2019 Hubble Space Telescope Health Check https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Hubble.jpg Waz Up? Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Month/Topic of the Week Corvus the Crow Skychart https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Corvus_IAU.svg/1920px-Corvus_IAU.svg.png Mythology https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Noctua%2C_Corvus%2C_Crater%2C_Sextans_Urani%C3%A6%2C_Hydra%2C_Felis%2C_Lupus%2C_Centaurus%2C_Antlia_Pneumatica%2C_Argo_Navis%2C_and_Pyxis_Nautica.jpg/1920px-Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Noctua%2C_Corvus%2C_Crater%2C_Sextans_Urani%C3%A6%2C_Hydra%2C_Felis%2C_Lupus%2C_Centaurus%2C_Antlia_Pneumatica%2C_Argo_Navis%2C_and_Pyxis_Nautica.jpg Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038 and NGC 4039) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Antennae_Galaxies_reloaded.jpg/1920px-Antennae_Galaxies_reloaded.jpg Space Launches For This Week Space Coast Launches https://www.spacecoastlaunches.com/blog/lau

Reminder: DARC Skynet! 9PM CT When: Saturday, 28 December 2019, 12:00am to 9:00pm, (GMT-06:00) America/Belize Where:W5FC Repeater 9PM CT 146.880 MHz PL 110.9 - Also live here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag View Event Organizer: THOMAS GENERAL Description: A live video link is provided here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag

SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “When Does the Decade End?” & “Corvus the Crow” Net Control: Billye KF5PDS Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” (2019) 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: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Discussion Topic of the Evening. “When Does the Decade End?” https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/decade.html Space Exploration and Space History Waz Up? Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Month/Topic of the Week Corvus the Crow Skychart https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Corvus_IAU.svg/1920px-Corvus_IAU.svg.png Mythology https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Noctua%2C_Corvus%2C_Crater%2C_Sextans_Urani%C3%A6%2C_Hydra%2C_Felis%2C_Lupus%2C_Centaurus%2C_Antlia_Pneumatica%2C_Argo_Navis%2C_and_Pyxis_Nautica.jpg/1920px-Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Noctua%2C_Corvus%2C_Crater%2C_Sextans_Urani%C3%A6%2C_Hydra%2C_Felis%2C_Lupus%2C_Centaurus%2C_Antlia_Pneumatica%2C_Argo_Navis%2C_and_Pyxis_Nautica.jpg Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038 and NGC 4039) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Antennae_Galaxies_reloaded.jpg/1920px-Antennae_Galaxies_reloaded.jpg Space Launches For This Week Space Coast Launches https://www.spacecoastlaunches.com/blog/launch-list/ Space Flight Now Launch Schedule https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ Recent Astronomical Discoveries Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days. LightSail 2 https://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=44420&lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST LightSail passages are twice daily and relatively low in the sky. Dec. 30 https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=44420&mjd=58847.5042180875&type=V Dec. 31 https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=44420&mjd=58848.5367948372&type=V Jan. 1 https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=44420&mjd=58849.4964358572&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 Dec. 30 https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=39026&mjd=58847.5122380177&type=V Jan. 3 https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=39026&mjd=58851.5063339634&type=V Jan. 6 https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=39026&mjd=58854.5180937121&type=V Envisat https://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=27386&lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST Dec. 29 https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=27386&mjd=58846.5451487709&type=V Dec. 29 https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=27386&mjd=58847.010432606&type=V Dec. 31 https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=27386&mjd=58849.0280949311&type=V Jan. 1 https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=27386&mjd=58849.5373006198&type=V Jan. 6 https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=27386&mjd=58855.0124526891&type=V

Reminder: DARC Skynet! 9PM CT When: Saturday, 4 January 2020, 12:00am to 9:00pm, (GMT-06:00) America/Belize Where:W5FC Repeater 9PM CT 146.880 MHz PL 110.9 - Also live here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag View Event Organizer: THOMAS GENERAL Description: A live video link is provided here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag

SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “Radiation Belt Cleanup in Space/Magnetic Fields and Spiral Galaxy Shapes” & “” Net Control: Bill N5BB Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet” (1965) 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: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Discussion Topic of the Evening. US Military tests radiation belt cleanup in space Groovy Artist’s Concept of Radiation in Space https://asgardia.space/storage/page/publication/87/2f/872fe7622d8472354aea84109750daa7ae6d5db5d6f1a2c66ad2c19281ade579.jpg Swirling Magnetic Fields Hint at Origins of Spiral Galaxy Shapes (Scientific American news item December 26, 2019 and ARXIV research report at https://arxiv.org/pdf/1907.06648.pdf) Magnetic Field Lines Swirl Across the Span of Spiral Galaxy M77 (Composite Image) https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/972CC576-7691-40EE-950F4F7C272B0449_source.png?w=390&h=520&B97DB3F7-2E99-4898-8B782270893F172F Space Exploration and Space History Saturn V/Skylab 1 https://imgc.allpostersimages.com/img/print/u-g-PH70360.jpg?w=550&h=550&p=0 December 30, 1969 https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/system/resources/detail_files/12271_PIA06167.jpg Kuiper Belt Object Arrokoth (2014 MU69) https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/system/resources/detail_files/12271_PIA06167.jpg January 1, 2019 New Horizons flies by Kuiper Belt Object 2014 MU69 Ultima Thule. Isaac Asimov https://i1.wp.com/literariness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/isaac-asimov-6.jpg?resize=700%2C584&ssl=1 January 2, 1920 - Isaac Asimov was born Dwarf Planet Eris (Artist Rendering) https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/2007-0613eris.jpg January 5, 2005 - Eris discovered (The picture is an artist's rendering.) Waz Up? Topic of the Week “What is Going on With Betelgeuse?” (Part 2) Artist’s Concept https://compote.slate.com/images/d39771fc-280f-48c8-ab85-71cdb8b307be.jpg Life Cycle of a Star https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-ffe51a2097e1cdea048355989d3ca975 Composition of Betelgeuse https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s960x960/81465162_3988111691214984_6195579844483350528_o.jpg?_nc_cat=106&_nc_eui2=AeF2w_mA6v_oOvWaUZjc9EOF3Ud4nVuSBbq1Vxo3QplvhLaY_8EVtgOgtbLFqHic1xunWq3t21A61Frju5Vw4DmjB8QwXWkWMIcs3CQjxx1uFg&_nc_ohc=z-4k_FWiMtsAQm8xJnflRVh4qHhb_462mJ0YsJHIGDe_exudZGtA98haw&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&oh=d00e89ddc163be0e70efae8866ceb60a&oe=5EABCCFB Giant Betelgeuse! https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s960x960/81509197_3988111707881649_7324234788162764800_o.jpg?_nc_cat=102&_nc_eui2=AeEunKLXOZsPlY1pa7GrBUz8gdWV2Cp_Z50M1cHjC97o1x5-pgYT-_hbh5IEuKrY2dzKDrsBKgvi1We4-764CSOyhfClIGD4G0EIXeecQ4sJmw&_nc_ohc=-2SeMjNVnmYAQmZVgIWn7blcNhi7OZ_uO56dpv956L0sPVIim8Z5o2FOA&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&oh=46512213c38d80bcbd67a6a849749ad4&oe=5EA44EBE Space Launches For This Week Space Coast Launches https://www.spacecoastlaunches.com/blog/launch-list/ Space Flight Now Launch Schedule https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ Recent Astronomical Discoveries Massive Gas Disk Raises Questions about Planet Formation Theory https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191223122816.htm?fbclid=IwAR3hTb7eRPNnBq_Ssq34Pz4Jgg4nO4pLztbmQ7rVW9V-jnQ5CnBmasTdPw8 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 Jan. 11 https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=25544&mjd=58859.519819754&type=V Jan. 12 https://www.heavens-above.com/passdetails.aspx?lat=33.0462&lng=-96.9942&loc=Lewisville&alt=0&tz=CST&satid=25544&mjd=58860.486873829&type=V North Korean Satellite https://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=39026