Space News Update- June 10, 2011 -

In the News

Story 1: NASA's 'Age of Aquarius' Dawns With California Launch

Story 2: Giant “Surfing” Waves Roll Through Sun’s Atmosphere Milestone

Story 3: Huge Magnetic Bubbles May Churn at Solar System's Edge

 Departments

The Night SkyISS Sighting Opportunities

Space CalendarNASA-TV Highlights

Food for ThoughtSpace Image of the Week

NASA's 'Age of Aquarius' Dawns With California Launch

Giant “Surfing” Waves Roll Through Sun’s Atmosphere Milestone

Huge Magnetic Bubbles May Churn at Solar System's Edge

The Night Sky

Friday, June 10· Look to the upper right of the Moon this evening for Saturn and little Porrima. Upper left of the Moon is Spica. Brighter Arcturus shines very high above them all (out of the frame here).Saturday, June 11· Around 10 or 11 p.m. (depending on where you live), the dim Little Dipper floats straight upward from Polaris at the end of its handle, like a lost helium balloon trailing its string.· With summer almost here, the big Summer Triangle is beginning to dominate the eastern sky. Its topmost and brightest star is Vega, plain to see. Look lower left of Vega, by two or three fist-widths at arm's length, for Deneb, the brightest star in that area. Farther to Vega's lower right is Altair.Sunday, June 12· While the Little Dipper floats straight up, the Big Dipper hangs straight down. Look for the Big Dipper high in the northwest after dark this week. Its Pointer stars (currently the bottom two) point rightward toward Polaris, the bottom star of the Little Dipper's handle.Monday, June 13· The thick gibbous Moon shines near the head of Scorpius this evening. Look for Antares farther to the Moon's lower left, as shown here.

ISS Sighting Opportunities

SATELLITE LOCAL DURATIONMAX ELEV

APPROACH DEPARTURE

DATE/TIME (MIN) (DEG) (DEG-DIR) (DEG-DIR)

Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting Information

For Denver:

For Denver: No ISS Sighting OpportunitiesFor Denver: No ISS Sighting Opportunities

ISS Sat Jun 11/01:13 AM < 1 10 10 above NNW 10 above NNWISS Sat Jun 11/04:24 AM 1 18 11 above NNW 18 above NISS Sun Jun 12/00:03 AM 1 16 16 above N 11 above NNEISS Sun Jun 12/03:14 AM < 1 10 10 above N 10 above NISS Sun Jun 12/04:47 AM 5 48 10 above NW 11 above ESEISS Sun Jun 12/09:17 PM 4 17 10 above S 10 above EISS Sun Jun 12/10:51 PM 6 42 10 above WSW 11 above NEISS Mon Jun 13/00:29 AM < 1 10 10 above NW 10 above NWISS Mon Jun 13/03:41 AM 5 22 11 above NNW 10 above EISS Mon Jun 13/09:46 PM 6 69 10 above SW 10 above ENEISS Mon Jun 13/11:23 PM 4 17 10 above WNW 11 above NNE

NASA-TV Highlights

(all times Eastern Daylight Time)

Watch NASA TV on the Net by going to NASA website

June 14, Tuesday10:30 a.m. - STS-135 Video B-Roll Feed - JSC(Public, HD and Media Channels)11 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Live Interviews with STS-135 Pilot Doug Hurley - JSC (Public, HD and Media Channels)1:30 p.m. - STS-135 Video B-Roll Feed - JSC (Public, Media and HD Channels)2 - 4 p.m. - Live Interviews with STS-135 Mission Specialist Rex Walheim - JSC (Public, HD and Media Channels)

Space Calendar

Jun 10 - [Jun 10] Aquarius/SAC-D Delta 2 Launch, SuccessfulJun 10 - Tian Lian 1B CZ-3C LaunchJun 10 - Asteroid 37117 Narcissus At Opposition (9.482 AU)Jun 11 - Comet 235P/LINEAR Closest Approach To Earth (2.629 AU)Jun 12 - Asteroid 7672 Hawking Closest Approach To Earth (1.385 AU)Jun 13 - Kuiper Belt Object 50000 Quaoar At Opposition (42.119 AU)

Food for ThoughtThe story behind Paolo’s Space Station photos

Space Image of the WeekEarth Observatory – Wallow Fire, Arizona

NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Holli Riebeek.