Space News Update- October 15, 2012 -
In the News
Story 1: Mars Rock Touched By NASA Curiosity Has Surprises
Story 2: Bouncing on Titan
Story 3: ORBCOMM Satellite Launched by Falcon 9 Has Fallen to Earth
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Bouncing on Titan
ORBCOMM Satellite Launched by Falcon 9 Has Fallen to Earth
The Night SkyFriday, October 12· Jupiter's Great Red Spot should cross the planet's central meridian tonight around 12:47 a.m. Saturday morning EDT.· Before dawn Saturday morning, along a path from Southern California through central Texas, the faint asteroid 371 Bohemia should occult an 8.9-magnitude star high in the sky near the Beehive Cluster in Cancer. The occultation should last up to 2 seconds. Details and charts.
Saturday, October 13· Now that it's mid-October, Deneb has replaced Vega as the zenith star after dark (for skywatchers at mid-northern latitudes) — and, accordingly, Capricornus is replacing Sagittarius as the most notable constellation low in the south.
Sunday, October 14Jupiter's moon Io disappears into eclipse by Jupiter's shadow, barely west of the planet, around 1:51 a.m. Monday morning EDT; 10:51 p.m. Sunday evening PDT. By then Jupiter's Great Red Spot will be nearing the planet's central meridian — which it crosses about 19 minutes later.For all of Jupiter's satellite events and Great Red Spot transits this month, good worldwide, see "Action at Jupiter" in the October Sky & Telescope, page 53.
Monday, October 15This is the time of year when the W shape of Cassiopeia is tipping nearly vertically in the northeast after dusk. It stands exactly vertically around 9 or 10 p.m., depending on your location. The W's brightest side is on top.New Moon (exact at 8:03 a.m. EDT).
ISS Sighting Opportunities
Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting Information
For Denver:
SATELLITE LOCAL DURATIONMAX ELEV
APPROACH DEPARTURE
DATE/TIME (MIN) (DEG) (DEG-DIR) (DEG-DIR)
ISS Fri Oct 12/07:57 PM 2 38 27 above WNW 28 above NNE
ISS Sat Oct 13/07:08 PM 4 65 41 above WSW 12 above NE
ISS Sat Oct 13/08:45 PM < 1 14 12 above NW 14 above NW
ISS Sun Oct 14/07:56 PM 2 20 17 above NW 17 above N
ISS Mon Oct 15/07:07 PM 4 28 23 above WNW 10 above NE
ISS Mon Oct 15/08:44 PM < 1 10 10 above NNW 10 above NNW
NASA-TV Highlights
Watch NASA TV on the Net by going to NASA website.
October 12, Friday10 a.m. - ISS Expedition 33 Interviews with WBZ-TV, Boston and WCVB-TV, Boston - JSC (Public and Media Channels)1 p.m. - ISS Expedition 33/34 Flight Engineer Oleg Novitskiy Crew Interview - HQ (Public and Media Channels)2 p.m. - ISS Expedition 33 Flight Engineer/Expedition 34 Commander Kevin Ford Crew Interview - HQ (Public and Media Channels)8 p.m. - ISS Expedition 33/34 Crew Training Resource Reel - HQ (Public and Media Channels)9 p.m. - ISS Expedition 33/34 Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin Crew Interview - HQ (Public and Media Channels)
October 13, Saturday1 p.m. - ISS Expedition 33 Flight Engineer/Expedition 34 Commander Kevin Ford Crew Interview - HQ (Public and Media Channels)2 p.m. - ISS Expedition 33/34 Flight Engineer Oleg Novitskiy Crew Interview - HQ (Public and Media Channels)8 p.m. - ISS Expedition 33/34 Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin Crew Interview - HQ (Public and Media Channels)9 p.m. - ISS Expedition 33/34 Crew Training Resource Reel - HQ (Public and Media Channels)
October 14, Sunday1 p.m. - ISS Expedition 33/34 Crew Training Resource Reel - HQ (Public and Media Channels)2 p.m. - ISS Expedition 33/34 Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin Crew Interview - HQ (Public and Media Channels)8 p.m. - ISS Expedition 33 Flight Engineer/Expedition 34 Commander Kevin Ford Crew Interview - HQ (Public and Media Channels)9 p.m. - ISS Expedition 33/34 Flight Engineer Oleg Novitskiy Crew Interview - HQ (Public and Media Channels)
Space Calendar
Oct 12 - [Oct 10] Galileo IOV 3 & 4 Soyuz STB-Fregat LaunchOct 12 - Comet P/2010 A2 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (1.203 AU)Oct 12 - [Oct 09] Asteroid 2012 TC4 Near-Earth Flyby (0.0006 AU)Oct 12 - Asteroid 7100 Martin Luther Closest Approach To Earth (1.757 AU)Oct 12 - Asteroid 9995 Alouette Closest Approach To Earth (1.777 AU)Oct 12 - Lecture: Herschel Opens Up the Cool Universe, Pasadena, CaliforniaOct 14 - Intelsat 23 Proton M-Briz M LaunchOct 14 - Asteroid 8120 Kobe Closest Approach To Earth (1.050 AU)Oct 14 - Asteroid 3852 Glennford Closest Approach To Earth (1.516 AU)Oct 14 - Asteroid 8952 ODAS Closest Approach To Earth (1.705 AU)Oct 14 - Asteroid 7028 Tachikawa Closest Approach To Earth (1.764 AU)Oct 14 - Asteroid 204852 Frankfurt Closest Approach To Earth (1.882 AU)Oct 14 - 65th Anniversary (1947), Chuck Yeager Breaks Sound BarrierOct 15 - [Oct 11] Asteroid 2012 TQ20 Near-Earth Flyby (0.028 AU)Oct 15 - Asteroid 2004 RX10 Near-Earth Flyby (0.082 AU)Oct 15 - Asteroid 2006 WV1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.091 AU)Oct 15 - Asteroid 3635 Kreutz Closest Approach To Earth (0.883 AU)Oct 15 - Asteroid 14593 Everett Closest Approach To Earth (1.223 AU)Oct 15 - Asteroid 6223 Dahl Closest Approach To Earth (1.424 AU)Oct 15 - Asteroid 11335 Santiago Closest Approach To Earth (1.491 AU)Oct 15 - Dwarf Planet 136199 Eris At Opposition (95.542 AU)Oct 15 - Asteroid 11247 Wilburwright Closest Approach To Earth (1.813 AU)Oct 15 - Asteroid 508 Princetonia Closest Approach To Earth (2.204 AU)Oct 15 - 15th Anniversary (1997), Cassini Launch
JPL Space Calendar
Food for Thought
Nearby Exoplanet Could Be Covered With Diamond
Space Image of the Week
Ash Plume from ShiveluchCredit: NASA
