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Space News Update
- February 20, 2012 In the News
Story 1:
Moon's Scarred Crust Hints at Recent Activity, Scientists Say
Story 2:
NASA Map Sees Earth's Trees in a New Light
Story 3:
NASA's Hubble Spots a Relic from a Shredded Galaxy
Departments
The Night Sky
ISS Sighting Opportunities
NASA-TV Highlights
Space Calendar
Food for Thought
Space Image of the Week
Moon's Scarred Crust Hints at Recent
Activity, Scientists Say
NASA Map Sees Earth's Trees in a New
Light
NASA's Hubble Spots a Relic from a
Shredded Galaxy
The Night Sky
Monday, February 20
· Brilliant Sirius shines highest due south around roughly 8:30
or 9 p.m., depending on how far east or west you live in your
time zone.
Tuesday, February 21
· Zenith star: Bright Capella crosses closest to straight
overhead around 7 p.m., depending on how far east or west
you live in your time zone. Capella goes exactly through your
zenith if you live at latitude 46° north (the Oregon-Washington
border, Montreal, central France). In you're south of there,
Capella passes north of your zenith.
· New Moon (exact at 5:35 p.m. EST)
Wednesday, February 22
· An ultra-thin, one-day-old crescent Moon floats to the right
of Mercury very low in the west a half hour after sunset, as
shown above. Bring binoculars.
Thursday, February 23
· The thickening crescent Moon hangs far lower right of
Venus and over Mercury in bright twilight, as shown above.
Friday, February 24
· Jupiter and Venus form a line pointing down to the crescent
Moon during and after twilight.
ISS Sighting Opportunities
For Denver:
SATELLITE
LOCAL
DURATION
MAX
ELEV
APPROACH
DEPARTURE
DATE/TIME
(MIN)
(DEG)
(DEG-DIR)
(DEG-DIR)
ISS
Mon Feb 20/06:34 PM
1
10
10 above NNW 10 above N
ISS
Thu Feb 23/06:56 PM
1
11
10 above N
11 above NNE
ISS
Fri Feb 24/07:35 PM
<1
15
11 above NNW
15 above
NNW
Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting Information
NASA-TV Highlights
February 20, Monday
1:20 p.m. - NASA Future Forum at The Ohio State University Opening
2 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. - NASA Future Forum -- Learning from the Past to Innovate for the Future
3:30 - 4:45 p.m. - NASA Future Forum -- Inspiration and Education Panel - Building the Innovators for
Tomorrow
6 p.m. - Replay of NASA Future Forum at The Ohio State University Opening
6:30 p.m. – Replay of NASA Future Forum -- Learning from the Past to Innovate for the Future
February 21, Tuesday
9 a.m. - NASA Future Forum
9:45 - 11 a.m. - NASA Future Forum -- Importance of Technology, Science and Innovation for our
Economic Future
11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. - NASA Future Forum --Transferring and Commercializing Technology to Benefit our
Lives and our Economy
1:45 - 3 p.m. NASA Future Forum -- Shifting Roles for Public, Private and International Players in Space
3 p.m. - NASA Future Forum - Wrap Up
February 22, Wednesday
10 a.m. - ISS Expedition 30 Educational In-Flight Event with the Tri-District Curriculum consortium in
Newton, N.J. - JSC (All Channels)
February 23, Thursday
12:05 p.m. - Digital Learning Network ISS Mission Control Event
Watch NASA TV on the Net by going to NASA website.
Space Calendar
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Feb 20 - 50th Anniversary (1962), Friendship 7 Launch (John Glenn)
Feb 20 - Cassini, Distant Flyby of Polydeuces
Feb 20 - Asteroid 3131 Mason-Dixon Closest Approach To Earth (1.847 AU)
Feb 20 - Asteroid 5471 Tunguska Closest Approach To Earth (2.168 AU)
Feb 20 - 15th Anniverary (1997), Galileo, Europa 6 Flyby
Feb 21 - Cassini, Distant Flyby of Telesto, Enceladus, Pallene, Dione & Rhea
Feb 21 - Asteroid 189202 Calar Alto Closest Approach To Earth (2.411 AU)
Feb 21 - Kuiper Belt Object 90482 Orcus At Opposition (47.023 AU)
Feb 22 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #311 (OTM-311)
Feb 22 - Asteroid 5458 Hamatonbetsu Occults HIP 22957 (4.1 Magnitude Star)
Feb 22 - [ Asteroid 2012 CR45 Near-Earth Flyby (0.040 AU)
Feb 22 - Asteroid 1159 Granada Closest Approach To Earth (1.516 AU)
Feb 22 - Asteroid 82332 Las Vegas Closest Approach To Earth (1.620 AU)
Feb 22 - Asteroid 2157 Ashbook Closest Approach To Earth (1.853 AU)
Feb 22 - Asteroid 39566 Carllewis Closest Approach To Earth (1.870 AU)
Feb 23 - Asteroid 2011 CP4 Near-Earth Flyby (0.023 AU)
Feb 23 - Asteroid 719 Albert Closest Approach To Earth (3.075 AU)
Feb 23 - 25th Anniverary (1987), Supernova 1987A Explosion
JPL Space Calendar
Food for Thought
John Glenn's Historic Spaceflight Was No Sure Thing
Space Image of the Week