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Space News Update- November 18, 2011 -
In the News
Story 1: MSL "Go" for November 25 Launch
Story 2: New Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter High-Resolution Topographic Map of the Moon
Story 3: NASA extends MESSENGER mission to Mercury
Departments
The Night SkyISS Sighting Opportunities
Space CalendarNASA-TV Highlights
Food for ThoughtSpace Image of the Week
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MSL "Go" for November 25 Launch
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New Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter High-Resolution Topographic Map of
the Moon
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NASA extends MESSENGER mission to Mercury
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The Night Sky
Friday, Nov. 18 · Last-quarter Moon (exact at 10:09 a.m. EST). The Moon shines near Mars and Regulus this morning and tomorrow morning.
Saturday, Nov. 19 · Jupiter's moon Io crosses the face of Jupiter tonight from 10:00 p.m. to 12:09 a.m. EST. Io's tiny black shadow follows 34 minutes behind. (Subtract 3 hours to get PST.)
Sunday, Nov. 20 · The bright eclipsing variable star Algol should be in one of its periodic dimmings, magnitude 3.4 instead of its usual 2.1, for a couple hours centered on 7:02 p.m. EST. Algol takes several additional hours to fade and to rebrighten. Here's a comparison-star chart giving the magnitudes of three stars near Algol; use them to judge its changing brightness.
Monday, Nov. 21 · During dawn Monday morning the waning crescent Moon points down to Saturn and Spica, as shown above. On Tuesday morning, the three form a roughly horizontal line.
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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:
For Denver: No ISS Sighting OpportunitiesFor Denver: No ISS Sighting Opportunities
ISS Sat Nov 19/05:27 AM 4 85 31 above SW 10 above NE
ISS Sun Nov 20/04:34 AM 1 21 21 above E 12 above ENE
ISS Sun Nov 20/06:06 AM 5 23 11 above W 11 above NNE
ISSMon Nov 21/05:13 AM
2 33 33 above N 11 above NE
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NASA-TV Highlights
(all times Eastern Daylight Time)
Watch NASA TV on the Net by going to NASA website
November 21, Monday9 a.m. - Replay of Expedition 29/30 Change of Command Ceremony (recorded on Nov. 20) - JSC (Public, HD and Media Channels)1 p.m. - NASA Science Briefing - What Do We Know About Mars - KSC (All Channels)2:15 p.m. - ISS Expedition 29 Farewells and Hatch Closure Coverage (hatch closure scheduled at 2:45 p.m. ET) - JSC (Public, HD and Media Channels)5:30 p.m. - ISS Expedition 29/Soyuz TMA-02M Undocking Coverage (undocking scheduled at 6:00 p.m. ET) - JSC (Public, HD and Media Channels)8 p.m. - ISS Expedition 29/Soyuz TMA-02M Deorbit Burn and Landing Coverage (Deorbit burn scheduled at 8:30 p.m. ET, landing in Kazakhstan scheduled at 9:24 p.m. ET) - JSC via Kazakhstan (Public, HD and Media Channels)
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Space Calendar
Nov 18 - Asteroid 78905 Seanokeefe Closest Approach To Earth (1.327 AU) Nov 19 - Asteroid 1485 Isa Occults HIP 91004 (5.5 Magnitude Star) Nov 19 - Asteroid 38237 Roche Closest Approach To Earth (1.766 AU) Nov 20 - Asteroid 2011 UA115 Near-Earth Flyby (0.039 AU) Nov 20 - Asteroid 5430 Luu Closest Approach To Earth (1.998 AU) Nov 21 - [Nov 14] Soyuz 27 Return to Earth (International Space Station) Nov 21 - Asteroid 5261 Eureka Closest Approach To Earth (0.514 AU) Nov 21 - Asteroid 1284 Latvia Closest Approach To Earth (1.228 AU) Nov 21 - Asteroid 1432 Ethiopia Closest Approach To Earth (1.257 AU) Nov 21 - Asteroid 8672 Morse Closest Approach To Earth (1.733 AU)
Johann Gottfried Galle
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Food for Thought
Space Would Take Big Hit if Supercommittee Fails
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Space Image of the WeekSoyuz on the Launch Pad
Image Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi