Space News Update- September 30, 2011 -
In the News
Story 1: NASA Space Telescope Finds Fewer Asteroids Near Earth
Story 2: China Launches 1st Space Lab Module Into Orbit for Docking Tests
Story 3: Bending The Rules – Exploring Gravitational Redshift
Departments
The Night SkyISS Sighting Opportunities
Space CalendarNASA-TV Highlights
Food for ThoughtSpace Image of the Week
NASA Space Telescope Finds Fewer Asteroids Near Earth
China Launches 1st Space Lab Module Into Orbit for Docking
Tests
Bending The Rules – Exploring Gravitational
Redshift
The Night Sky
Friday, Sept. 30· Once Mars is up in the early-morning hours Saturday morning, Binoculars or a telescope will show that it's passing through the Beehive Star Cluster, M44 in Cancer, as shown above.Saturday, Oct. 1· In twilight, look southwest for the crescent Moon. Can you see Antares twinkling a few degrees beneath it?
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 Oct 01/06:29 AM 3 12 10 above NNW 10 above NE
ISS Sun Oct 02/05:30 AM 1 10 10 above N 10 above NNE
ISS Mon Oct 03/06:06 AM 3 16 10 above NNW 13 above NE
NASA-TV Highlights
(all times Eastern Daylight Time)
Watch NASA TV on the Net by going to NASA website
October 6, Thursday10:20 a.m. - ISS Expedition 29 In-Flight Interview with CBS News - JSC (Public, HD and Media Channels)
Space Calendar
Sep 30 - Cassini, Distant Flyby of TitanSep 30 - Comet 36P/Whipple Closest Approach To Earth (2.119 AU)Sep 30 - CometBoattini) Closest Approach To Earth (7.075 AU)Sep 30 - [Sep 2 C/2008 S3 (4] Asteroid 2011 SN25 Near-Earth Flyby (0.034 AU)Sep 30 - Asteroid 6433 Enya Closest Approach To Earth (0.983 AU)Sep 30 - Asteroid 991 McDonalda Closest Approach To Earth (1.820 AU)Oct 01 - [Sep 24] Cassini, Enceladus FlybyOct 01 - Cassini, Distant Flyby of Epimetheus & CalypsoOct 01 - Asteroid 433 Eros Occults 2UCAC 46802847 (13.3 Magnitude Star)Oct 01 - Asteroid 2009 DO111 Near-Earth Flyby (0.079 AU)Oct 01 - Asteroid 2009 HV2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.083 AU)Oct 01 - 20th Anniversary (1991), Release of USA Planetary Exploration StampsOct 02 - Comet 131P/Mueller Closest Approach To Earth (1.503 AU)Oct 02 - Asteroid 3259 Brownlee Occults TYC 0517-00322-1 (9.6 Magnitude Star)Oct 02 - Asteroid 1913 Sekanina Closest Approach To Earth (1.673 AU)Oct 02 - Asteroid 2956 Yeomans Closest Approach To Earth (1.938 AU)Oct 02 - Asteroid 4763 Ride Closest Approach To Earth (1.938 AU)Oct 03 - Intelsat 18 Zenit 3SLB LaunchOct 03 - Comet 186P/Garradd Closest Approach To Earth (4.310 AU)Oct 03 - Asteroid 433 Eros Occults 2UCAC 46928475 (13.3 Magnitude Star)
Johann Gottfried Galle
Food for Thought
The washable wearable antenna
Space Image of the Week
Violent Sunspot Group AR 1302 Unleashes a Flare
Image Credit: jp-Brahic
