Science is looking up

[Patrick]

NASA's spot the station site said that tomorrow night it will be around 87 degrees max height and be visible for three minutes. Should be able to see it from most of NJ!

this will be a good one, cause it will pass into the shadow of the earth....*poof*

 

[Patrick]

Last night's excitement from SpaceX

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...cex-rocket-just-stuck-its-landing-on-a-barge/

jump to 8:00 mark for the show,
somewhere around the 25:00 mark is an explanation of geosync orbits, and how to get there
gametime at 29:00
stick the landing at 38:00 (although it looked like a david copperfield show)

cool pics around 1hr

 

[rick81721]

Rare chance to see mercury (or more accurately its outline blocking the sun's light) this Monday. Need a telescope with a solar filter tho

https://www.yahoo.com/news/skygazers-prepare-rare-mercury-sighting-102234415.html

 

[soundz]

 

[Patrick]

SpaceX Launch tonight 7/18 - 12:45 am.

Its going out of florida, so no luck seeing it from here, but ya can watch the webcast.

http://www.spacex.com/webcast

its a resupply mission for the ISS - so there will be a capture/docking sequence in a couple days.

 

[Kaleidopete]

SpaceX Launch tonight 7/18 - 12:45 am.

Its going out of florida, so no luck seeing it from here, but ya can watch the webcast.

http://www.spacex.com/webcast

its a resupply mission for the ISS - so there will be a capture/docking sequence in a couple days.

You can still watch this 30 min show, it's great, thanks fidodie

 

[jackx]

SpaceX Launch tonight 7/18 - 12:45 am.

Its going out of florida, so no luck seeing it from here, but ya can watch the webcast.

http://www.spacex.com/webcast

its a resupply mission for the ISS - so there will be a capture/docking sequence in a couple days.

Thanks @fidodie!

Just watched this. Really cool. Kind of seems too perfect, reminds me of some of the "mission control-like" movies they have for some attractions at Disney/Epcot i.e. watched when waiting in line or getting strapped in.

 

[stb222]

full moon time too @clarkenstein

 

[clarkenstein]

full moon time too @clarkenstein

booyah - work killed me yesterday and plans to today, but i'm not wasting a lit up ride.

 

[stb222]

booyah - work killed me yesterday and plans to today, but i'm not wasting a lit up ride.

tough this time of year being that first like is 5:15

 

[Patrick]

Time to look for streaks someplace other than your skivvies

https://www.sciencerecorder.com/news/2016/07/23/meteor-shower-extravaganza-starting-next-week/

 

[soundz]

 

[Patrick]

Tonight 1:05am. Falcon 9 out of Florida

http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/08/13/falcon-9-jcsat-16-mission-status-center/

 

[Patrick]

Danger Will Robinson!

http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/24/health/proxima-b-centauri-rocky-planet-habitable-zone-neighbor-star/

 

[Pearl]

Been watching this series lately, get all my knowledge in about science/history/aliens

 

[rick81721]

Are we alone? New SETI signal

http://arstechnica.com/science/2016...gnal-that-may-originate-from-a-sun-like-star/

 

[rick81721]

RIP spaceX rocket and facebook satellite



http://www.floridatoday.com/story/t...09/01/explosion-reported-spacex-pad/89710076/

 

[soundz]

RIP spaceX rocket and facebook satellite



http://www.floridatoday.com/story/t...09/01/explosion-reported-spacex-pad/89710076/

He should stick to making battery operated cars that will never me mass-produced.

 

[Patrick]

conspiracy....that's the fact, jack.

boom chug a lugga.

 

[stb222]

That must have used a bunch of magic shine batteries