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Space News Update- April 8, 2011 -
In the News
Story 1: NASA Telescopes Join Forces To Observe Unprecedented Explosion
Story 2: Scientists Find New Type Of Mineral In Historic Meteorite
Story 3: SpaceX enters the realm of heavy-lift rocketry
Departments
The Night SkyISS Sighting Opportunities
Space CalendarNASA-TV Highlights
Food for ThoughtSpace Image of the Week
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NASA Telescopes Join Forces To Observe Unprecedented Explosion
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Scientists Find New Type of Mineral in Historic Meteorite
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SpaceX enters the realm of heavy-lift rocketry
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The Night Sky
Friday, April 8 · Arcturus, the "Spring Star," is the brightest point shining high in the east these evenings. If you wait up until about 10 or 10:30 you can log an early sighting of Vega, the equally bright "Summer Star," rising low in the northeast.
Saturday, April 9 · The Moon, in the feet of Gemini, is a very thick crescent less than two days from first quarter. If your sky is really clear after dark, binoculars will show the star cluster M35 roughly 2° to the Moon's upper right (for North America). In binoculars it's a largish, dim glow. In a telescope it's a city of stars.
Sunday, April 10 · Lunar occultation: Skywatchers in eastern North America this evening can watch the dark limb of the first-quarter Moon snap up Zeta Geminorum, magnitude 3.8. Some times: Toronto, 9:10 p.m. EDT; Washington DC, 9:17 p.m. EDT; Atlanta, 9:09 p.m. EDT; Miami, 9:29 p.m. EDT. Map and timetables for many more locations. In some places the occultation happens in twilight and you'll need a telescope.
Monday, April 11 · First-quarter Moon (exact at 8:05 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time).
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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:
ISS Sat Apr 09/05:19 AM 2 11 10 above N 11 above NNE
ISS Sun Apr 10/05:44 AM 2 20 11 above NNW 20 above NE
ISS Mon Apr 11/04:35 AM 2 12 10 above N 12 above NNE
ISS Tue Apr 12/05:00 AM 2 22 11 above NNW 21 above NE
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NASA-TV Highlights
April 11, Monday10:05 a.m. - ISS Expedition 27 In-Flight Interviews with the Associated Press and CBS News - JSC (Public, HD and Media Channels)
Watch NASA TV on the Net by going to NASA website
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Space Calendar
Apr 08 - Asteroid 26858 Misterrogers Closest Approach To Earth (1.447 AU) Apr 08 - Asteroid 4547 Massachusetts Closest Approach To Earth (1.792 AU) Apr 09 - [Apr 05] Asteroid 2011 GZ2 Near-Earth Flyby (0.007 AU) Apr 09 - [Apr 05] Asteroid 2011 FT53 Near-Earth Flyby (0.015 AU) Apr 09 - Asteroid 13681 Monty Python Closest Approach To Earth (1.916 AU) Apr 10 - [Apr 07] Beidou 2-IGS 3 (Compass IGS-3) CZ-3A Launch Apr 10 - Asteroid 2874 Jim Young Closest Approach To Earth (1.522 AU) Apr 10 - Asteroid 827 Wolfiana Closest Approach To Earth (1.623 AU) Apr 11 - Comet 37P/Forbes Closest Approach To Earth (1.756 AU) Apr 11 - Asteroid 1726 Hoffmeister Occults HIP 65074 (6.7 Magnitude Star) Apr 11 - Asteroid 12382 Niagara Falls Closest Approach To Earth (1.783 AU) Apr 11 - Asteroid 804 Hispania Closest Approach To Earth (2.085 AU) Apr 11 - Asteroid 40227 Tahiti Closest Approach To Earth (3.466 AU) Apr 11 - 5th Anniversary (2006), Venus Express, Venus Orbit Insertion
Artist’s impression of Venus Express in orbit. Credit: ESA
Artist’s impression of Venus Express in orbit. Credit: ESA
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Food for ThoughtNASA braces for possible government shutdown
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Space Image of the WeekEchoes from the Depths of a Red Giant Star