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- Sept 21, 2012 In the News
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Dawn Sees Hydrated Minerals on Giant Asteroid
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Signs Point to Interstellar Space for Voyager 1 Probe
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SCA/Endeavour Complete Ferry
Flight at LAX
Dawn Sees Hydrated Minerals on Giant
Asteroid
Signs Point to Interstellar Space for
Voyager 1 Probe
The Night Sky
Friday, Sept. 21
· It's waterfowl migration season, and after
dark it's Aquila Milky Way season high in the
south. Off the tail of Aquila is the rich open
star cluster M11. Ever since 1844, deep-sky
observers have known M11 as the Wild Duck
Cluster. But where, exactly, are the ducks?
We unpack the mystery in the September Sky
& Telescope, page 53. Yes, you can see
them.
The Night Sky
Saturday, Sept. 22
· First-quarter Moon (exact at 3:41 p.m.
EDT). The Moon shines in Sagittarius, with
the Sagittarius Teapot pattern to its lower left
after dusk.
· Sixth-magnitude Uranus is only 1.4
arcminutes from the similarly bright, but
differently colored, star 44 Piscium this
evening and tomorrow evening. Binoculars
and a chart are all you need. They remain
close all week. See our article Uranus's Rare
Close Encounter.
· The tiny black shadow of Io crosses
Jupiter's face from 10:53 p.m. to 1:01 a.m.
EDT tonight, followed by Io itself from 12:10
to 2:18 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
Remember that Jupiter doesn't rise until
around 10 or 11 p.m. in your local daylight
time.
· Autumn begins in the Northern Hemisphere
(spring in the Southern Hemisphere) at the
equinox, 10:49 a.m. EDT. This is when the
center of the Sun crosses the equator
heading south for the year. Today the Sun
rises and sets nearly at the east and west
points on your horizon.
The Night Sky
Sunday, Sept. 23
· Jupiter's moon Io reappears from behind
Jupiter's eastern limb at 11:39 p.m. Eastern
Daylight Time.
Monday, Sept. 24
· Jupiter's moon Europa reappears out of
eclipse by Jupiter's shadow just off the
planet's western limb at 11:48 p.m. Eastern
Daylight Time, and then it slips behind the
western limb 13 minutes later.
ISS Sighting Opportunities
For Denver:
SATELLITE
ISS
ISS
ISS
ISS
LOCAL
DURATION
DATE/TIME
(MIN)
Sat Sep 22/04:59 AM
Sun Sep 23/04:13 AM
Sun Sep 23/05:47 AM
Mon Sep 24/04:59 AM
2
<1
2
1
MAX
ELEV
(DEG)
17
10
11
12
APPROACH
DEPARTURE
(DEG-DIR)
(DEG-DIR)
17 above N
10 above NNE
10 above NNW
12 above N
10 above NNE
10 above NNE
10 above N
10 above NNE
Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting Information
NASA-TV Highlights
September 21, Friday
4 p.m. - Replay of Video File of the ISS Expedition 33/34 Qualification
Training Simulation Runs at Star City, Russia - HQ (All Channels)
8 p.m. - Replay of Video File of the ISS Expedition 33/34 Qualification
Training Simulation Runs at Star City, Russia - HQ (All Channels)
10 p.m. - Replay of Video File of the ISS Expedition 33/34 Qualification
Training Simulation Runs at Star City, Russia - HQ (All Channels)
Watch NASA TV on the Net by going to NASA website.
Space Calendar
Sep 21 - Astra 2F/ G-Sat 10 Ariane 5 Launch
Sep 21 - [Sep 18] Asteroid 2012 RH15 Near-Earth Flyby (0.054 AU)
Sep 22 - Autumnal Equinox, 14:49 UT
Sep 22 - Asteroid 3123 Dunham Closest Approach To Earth (1.140 AU)
Sep 22 - Asteroid 16155 Buddy Closest Approach To Earth (1.635 AU)
Sep 22 - Asteroid 5223 McSween Closest Approach To Earth (1.665 AU)
Sep 22 - Asteroid 34419 Corning Closest Approach To Earth (1.712 AU)
Sep 22 - Asteroid 6677 Renoir Closest Approach To Earth (1.974 AU)
Sep 22 - International Observe the Moon Night
Sep 23 - Moon Occults Pluto
Sep 23 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #331 (OTM-331)
Sep 23 - Asteroid 11365 NASA Closest Approach To Earth (0.969 AU)
Sep 23 - Asteroid 6000 United Nations Closest Approach To Earth (1.162 AU)
Sep 24 - Comet C/2012 CH17 (MOSS) Closest Approach To Earth (1.737 AU)
Sep 24 - Asteroid 2 Pallas At Opposition (8.3 Magnitude)
Sep 24 - [Sep 18] Asteroid 2012 RK15 Near-Earth Flyby (0.021 AU)
Sep 24 - Asteroid 9965 GNU Closest Approach To Earth (1.637 AU)]
ASTRA 2F (Image Credit EADS Astrium)
JPL Space Calendar
Food for Thought
Curiosity Rover May Be on its Way – to LEGO
Space Image of the Week
Image Credit & Copyright: Tunç Tezel (TWAN)