My Thanks to Star Storm for the links

http://www.televue.com/engine/TV​3b_page.asp?id=61&Tab=_back

http://www.stellarcat.com/Pages/​servocat.html

https://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/observing-news/aldebarans-last-occultation-2033-beauty/

https://www.skyandtelescope.com/​astronomy-news/are-organics-insid​e-enceladus-complex-enough-for-li​fe/

https://www.skyandtelescope.com/​astronomy-news/observing-news/mar​tian-dust-storm-2018/

https://www.space.com/28286-euro​pe-beagle-2-mars-lander-found.htm​l

https://scitechdaily.com/the-maj​or-collision-that-changed-the-mil​ky-way-galaxy/

http://auroresimonnet.com/category/press-release/

Here the links from tonight’s program:

Tonight’s show opened with a Greenwich report:

https://slate.com/technology/201​8/06/the-royal-observatory-at-gre​enwich-reopens-60-years-after-lon​dons-smog-forced-it-to-close.html

A rather lengthy lunar eclipse is coming up:

https://www.timeanddate.com/ecli​pse/map/2018-july-27

Marty’s tracking space rocks again:

https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cg​i?sstr=2018%20MB7&orb=1

Wed, Jun 27, 09h Vesta 0°.3 S. of Moon, Occn.

Wed, Jun 27, 13h Saturn at opposition

Thu, Jun 28, 04h Saturn 1°.8 S. of Moon

Thu, Jun 28, 05h FULL MOON

Thu, Jun 28, 14h Mars stationary

Sat, Jun 30, 03h Moon at apogee

Sun, Jul 01, 02h Mars 5° S. of Moon

Wed, Jul 04, 00h Neptune 3° N. of Moon

Times given in UT. These events, and more can be found at:

http://asa.usno.navy.mil

We took a detour to look at Telrads:

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/​1/1594/4815/products/5722ac8ac96f​d7586410ac73682bdda7_1024x1024.jp​g?v=1511307291

Getting back to outer space, more news about our inter-stellar visitor from a while back:

https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/​27/17509888/oumuamua-interstellar​-comet-asteroid-solar-system-traj​ectory

And fun with Sagittarius:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Si​gma_Sagittarii

Hyabusa is getting there, there being an asteroid:

 Thanks to Star Storm for the links tonight

 http://www.hayabusa2.jaxa.jp/

http://www.hayabusa2.jaxa.jp/mis​sion/ju3/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16​2173_Ryugu

https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cg​i?sstr=162173

http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/June_1​7,_2018

http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/June_1​9,_2018

Hello Everyone  this months show was recorded in two parts , First we Interviewed Prof Alan Fitzsimmons from Queens  University Belfast  and then our friends  Guy Wells and Daniel Bamberger form Northolt Observatories  joined us later for our  Asteroid Day show

https://asteroidday.org/event/northolt-branch-observatories/

The event we have planned  for Asteroid Day.

Our Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/NBObservatories/Twitter:

https://twitter.com/NBObservatoriesThe Asteroid Day event:

https://asteroidday.org/event/northolt-branch-observatories/

And the Asteroid Day broadcast schedule:

https://asteroidday.org/broadcast-schedule/

In case you’re watching: We took part in two of the documentaries shown Saturday (“Man vs Asteroid” and “How to survive an asteroid strike”).

 

People may also be interested to follow the Hayabusa spacecraft: http://www.hayabusa2.jaxa.jp/

This may be interesting, too. We didn’t talk about it, as it was published the day after we did the recording: https://www.space.com/40943-nasa-asteroid-defense-plan.html

In the show, Daniel the rate of impacts on the Moon. That’s from here:

Happy Solstice, y’all

Here are the links from tonight’s program:

Surprise! New activity in Sunspot Land:

http://www.spaceweather.com/images2018/20jun18/hmi1898.gif?PHPSESSID=aectfa040b3ic4g4spoto3uu47

https://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/​data/synoptic/sunspots_earth/mdi_​sunspots_1024.jpg

Looking what is up in the night sky:

Wed, Jun 20, 11h FIRST QUARTER

Thu, Jun 21, 10h Solstice

Sat, Jun 23, 19h Jupiter 4° S. of Moon

Mon, Jun 25, 16h Mercury 5° S. of Pollux

Wed, Jun 27, 09h Vesta 0°.3 S. of Moon, Occn.

Wed, Jun 27, 13h Saturn at opposition

Times given in UT. These events, and more can be found at:

http://asa.usno.navy.mil

Coming up on an asteroid…

http://www.hayabusa2.jaxa.jp/top​ics/20180619je/index_e.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/science​-environment-44521599

Mars is getting close and then a dust storm kicks up…

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/god​dard/2018/curiosity-photos-show-m​artian-dust-storm-growing

Speaking of dust…

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activitie​s/Space_Science/XMM-Newton_finds_​missing_intergalactic_material

An astronaut has his doubts about a Mars mission:

Thank you StarStorm for the Links

http://www.seasky.org/constellat​ions/constellations-june.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-​type_main-sequence_star

https://www.aavso.org/aavso-aler​t-notice-637

 https://www.flickr.com/photos/83​96454@N03/40557981922/in/datepost​ed-public/

 http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/R​ukl+4

http://www2.lpod.org/wiki/June_1​4,_2018

https://www.flickr.com/photos/83​96454@N03/27736508928/in/datepost​ed-public/

 http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/S​pecial%20Features%20Lists

https://www.flickr.com/photos/83​96454@N03/25575714657/in/datepost​ed-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/83​96454@N03/25575714687/in/datepost​ed-public/

http://wms.lroc.asu.edu/lroc_bro​wse

Thanks to Star Storm  for the links.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=​hisnPDpotas

https://www.space.com/40819-mars​-methane-organics-curiosity-rover​.html

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/n​ational/health-science/china-chal​lenges-american-dominance-of-scie​nce/2018/06/03/c1e0cfe4-48d5-11e8​-827e-190efaf1f1ee_story.html?nor​edirect=on&utm_term=.1ca9a508b0a9

 http://www.skyandtelescope.com/o​bserving/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glan​ce-june-8-16/

http://www.seasky.org/constellat​ions/constellations-june.html

 http://earthsky.org/brightest-st​ars/zubenelgenubi-alpha-star-of-l​ibra-the-scales

https://www.amsmeteors.org/membe​rs/imo_view/browse_reports?countr​y=&start_date=1969-12-31+19%3A00%​3A00&end_date=&event=PENDING&even​t_id=&event_year=

This Month  Mary and I  discussed The Oort cloud and Scholz’s star with Jim Scotti. Neil couldn’t be with us this month

 

How our solar system survived a ‘near miss’ with another star – 70,000 years ago

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11419374/How-our-solar-system-survived-a-near-miss-with-another-star-70000-years-ago.html

The Oort Cloud

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/solar-system/oort-cloud/overview/

http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/O/Oort+Cloud

Oort Cloud Facts

Centaurs

http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/C/Centaurs

https://stardate.org/radio/program/centaurs

Space Probes to Halley  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halley_Armada

B612 studying smallsat missions to search for near Earth objects

 http://spacenews.com/b612-studying-smallsat-missions-to-search-for-near-earth-objects/

BAA Comet Section page 

BAA YouTube Channel

The Astronomer

The Astronomer  Youtube Channel

Thank you Starstorm for the links this week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=​L3ymBk6Vb04

https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz​​/resources/1274-revitalising-maor​​i-astronomy

http://www.seasky.org/constellat​ions/constellations-may.html

 https://www.youtube.com/user/spa​cexchannel

 https://www.youtube.com/user/NAS​Atelevision

 https://www.youtube.com/user/ESA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=​Rba7SvDH8yo

https://bookpage.com/reviews/327​-dava-sobel-illustrated-longitude​#.Wv9-N0jRCHs

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/a​stronomy-news/wallops-launch-ligh​t-sunday-morning-sky/

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/s​ky-and-telescope-magazine/beyond-​the-printed-page/chasing-new-hori​zons/

A good show this week , Starstorm is not well and should be back next week

 

 

#MayTheFourth be with you if you find yourself facing down an Imperial TIE fighter, which looks a lot like the center of this spiral galaxy, named UGC 6093. Beautiful spiral arms swirl away from the fighter-shaped bar of stars crossing the galaxy’s core: https://www.spacetelescope.org/i​mages/potw1801a/ … pic.twitter.com/FL1jzbuMA9

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6d/1c/8b/6d1c8ba69846531dec370c73f7566ffb.png

(Blackprojects): M3 https://www.flickr.com/photos/83​96454@N03/41853606232/in/datepost​ed-public/

https://www.rocketlabusa.com/

 https://www.aavso.org/aavso-aler​t-notice-633