Transcript How the Hubble Telescope Will Look at the Moon to See Venus

Space News Update
- May 7, 2012 In the News
Story 1:
How the Hubble Telescope Will Look at the Moon to See Venus Transit the Sun
Story 2:
SpaceX Launch Targeted for May 19
Story 3:
Zeppelin Hunts California Meteorite Debris
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The Night Sky
ISS Sighting Opportunities
NASA-TV Highlights
Space Calendar
Food for Thought
Space Image of the Week
How the Hubble Telescope Will Look at
the Moon to See Venus Transit the Sun
SpaceX Launch Targeted for May 19
Zeppelin Hunts California Meteorite
Debris
The Night Sky
Monday, May 7
· The waning gibbous Moon is up in the southeast by
around 11 p.m., depending on where you live. Look
about a fist-width to the Moon's right for fiery Antares.
Around and upper right of Antares are other stars of
Scorpius.
Tuesday, May 8
· The brightest star very high in the east these
evenings is Arcturus. Look three fist-widths to its lower
right for Saturn and, a little farther on, Spica.
Wednesday, May 9
· Look for bright Vega moderately low in the northeast
after darkness falls, and higher later. To Vega's lower
right dangle fainter stars of the little constellation Lyra.
Thursday, May 10
· For deep-sky observers, a favorite springtime
telescopic star-hop runs from the end of the Big
Dipper's handle to the Whirlpool Galaxy, M51, and on to
the Sunflower Galaxy, M63. Did you know there's a red
semiregular variable star to check out along the way?
See the May Sky & Telescope, page 53.
Friday, May 11
· Bright Venus has been dropping lower in the westnorthwest every evening. To its right is the much fainter
star Beta Tauri. They're now 1½° apart.
ISS Sighting Opportunities
For Denver:
NO SIGHTINGS UNTIL MAY 18TH
Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting Information
NASA-TV Highlights
May 7, Monday
4 p.m. - Replay of 2012 Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony - HQ (Public and Education
Channels)
9 p.m. - Replay of 2012 Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony - HQ (Public and Education
Channels)
May 8, Tuesday
10:55 a.m. - ISS Expedition 31 In-Flight Event for ESA for an Environmental Conference in Europe - JSC
(Public and Media Channels)
May 10, Thursday
6:30 a.m. - Video B-Roll Feed of Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank - JSC (Public and Media
Channels)
7 - 8 a.m. - Live Interviews with Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank - JSC (Public and Media
Channels)
12:05 - 12:30 p.m. - Digital Learning Network Event with Mission Control, Houston - JSC (All Channels)
12:30 p.m. - Video File of the ISS Expedition 31/32 Crew Activities in Baikonur, Kazakhstan - JSC (Public
and Media Channels)
2 p.m. - NASA Science Update - Dawn Asteroid Global View - HQ (All Channels)
May 11, Friday
12 p.m. - Video File of the ISS Expedition 31/32 Crew Activities in Baikonur, Kazakhstan
Watch NASA TV on the Net by going to NASA website.
Space Calendar
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May 07 - Comet 123P/West-Hartley Closest Approach To Earth (2.094 AU)
May 07 - Asteroid 3 Juno Occults UCAC2 30551972 (11.8 Magnitude Star)
May 07 - Asteroid 2012 HL Near-Earth Flyby (0.054 AU)
May 07 - Asteroid 12524 Conscience Closest Approach To Earth (1.431 AU)
May 07 - Asteroid 1134 Kepler Closest Approach To Earth (1.864 AU)
May 07 - 15th Anniversary (1997), Galileo, Ganymede 8 Flyby
May 08 - Asteroid 4341 Poseidon Closest Approach To Earth (0.808 AU)
May 08 - Asteroid 44597 Thoreau Closest Approach To Earth (0.982 AU)
May 08 - Asteroid 228029 MANIAC Closest Approach To Earth (1.098 AU)
May 09 - Asteroid 2012 HM8 Near-Earth Flyby (0.036 AU)
May 09 - Asteroid 2012 GB5 Near-Earth Flyby (0.058 AU)
May 09 - Asteroid 9325 Stonehenge Closest Approach To Earth (1.372 AU)
May 09 - Asteroid 1241 Dysona Closest Approach To Earth (2.100 AU)
May 10 - Comet C/2010 R1 (LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (4.694 AU)
May 10 - Asteroid 1998 HE3 Near-Earth Flyby (0.032 AU)
May 10 - Asteroid 2012 JA Near-Earth Flyby (0.048 AU)
May 10 - Asteroid 3122 Florence Closest Approach To Earth (1.298 AU)
May 11 - Comet C/2012 H2 (McNaught) Closest Approach To Earth (1.653 AU)
May 11 - Asteroid 28 Bellona Occults HIP 78870 (6.5 Magnitude Star)
May 11 - Asteroid 1420 Radcliffe Occults HIP 80461 (6.8 Magnitude Star)
May 11 - Asteroid 2012 HB25 Near-Earth Flyby (0.029 AU)
May 11 - Asteroid 2005 SQ9 Near-Earth Flyby (0.085 AU)
May 11 - Asteroid 6135 Billowen Closest Approach To Earth (1.169 AU)
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Food for Thought
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