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SAS Outreach Materials May Find out what's up in the night sky this month with our?visible planets guide?and? HYPERLINK "" skywatching forecast. Spot the International Space Station, Hubble Space Telescope and other satellites in the sky above with this?satellite tracker.?CLOSE?Volume 0%?MayMay 23: SpaceX?will use a Falcon 9 rocket to launch a batch of satellites for the company's Starlink broadband network from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. It will be the third launch attempt for this mission; the second was?scrubbed?on May 16. The 90-minute launch window opens at 10:30 p.m. EDT (0230 GMT on May 24).?[ HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" Preview|Watch Live]May 27:?A?Russian?Soyuz rocket?will launch the Glonass M navigation satellite from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia at 2 a.m. EDT (0600 GMT).?May 29:?Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Alexey Ovchinin will take a?spacewalk?outside the International Space Station.?[Watch Live]May 30:?A?Russian?Proton rocket will launch the Yamal 601 communications satellite for Gazprom Space Systems from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 1:42 p.m. EDT (1742 GMT).?JuneRise of the Strawberry Moon Captured by PhotographerVolume 0%?June 3:?New moon.June 3:?The?SpaceX?Dragon CRS-17 cargo spacecraft will undock from the International Space Station at 12:02 p.m. EDT (1602 GMT) before returning to Earth with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.?June 5: China?will attempt its first rocket launch from the sea! Two Jilin 1 Earth-imaging satellites will launch on a Long March 11 rocket from an ocean platform in the Yellow Sea.June 11:?A?SpaceX?Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Canadian Space Agency's Radarsat Constellation Mission from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.?June 12:?Ascent Abort-2:?NASA will conduct a test of the?Orion spacecraft's Launch Abort System at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.?June 17:?Full Moon.?The "Strawberry Moon" will reach full phase at 4:31 a.m. EDT (0831 GMT).?June 19:?Moon occults Saturn. The moon will pass in front of the ringed planet for skywatchers in parts of South America and southern Africa. Meanwhile, skywatchers in other parts of the world will see the two bodies make a close approach, or a conjunction.?June 20:??An?Ariane 5?rocket provided by?Arianespace?will launch the DirecTV 16 and Eutelsat 7C communications satellites from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.?June 21:?Solstice. Today marks the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of winter in the Southern Hemisphere.?June 21:?A?Russian?Proton rocket will launch the Spektr-RG X-ray observatory from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 9:44 a.m. EDT (1344 GMT).June 22:?A?SpaceX?Falcon Heavy rocket?will launch the U.S. Air Force's Space Test Program-2 mission from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.?June 24:?Three Expedition 59 crewmembers will return to Earth after spending more than 6 months at the?International Space Station. NASA astronaut Anne McClain, Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko will depart the orbiting laboratory in the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft and touch down in Kazakhstan.June 27:?A?United Launch Alliance?Atlas V rocket will launch the fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite for the U.S. military.?June 30:?Asteroid Day.?Also scheduled to launch in June (from?Spaceflight Now):Rocket Lab?will launch multiple small satellites into orbit on a rideshare mission arranged by Spaceflight. The mission, titled "Make It Rain," will launch on an Electron rocket from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula?A?Russian?Rockot rocket will launch three Gonets M communications satellites from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia.A?Russian?Soyuz rocket?will launch the Russian Arktika-M 1 weather and communications satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.Sky & Telescope NASA Observing Challenge Special Observing Award - Apollo's 50thIn conjunction with?NASA, the Astronomical League Observing Program Division has developed a new NASA Observing Challenge Special Observing Award to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo landing on the Moon.? This award will have a certificate, but no pin, and is available to members and non-members of the Astronomical League.? For more information, check out the award's webpage:? ?? Note tThe ABCs of Star GazingHow would you describe to a friend the size of a sky object, its distance from a particular star, its brightness, or its location on the celestial dome?The ABCs of stargazing allow you to do just that!Download "The ABCs of Star Gazing"?as?banner size (19.28 x 29.28 inch)?PDF format 450 Kbytes?or as?letter size (8.5 x 11 inch) PDF format 101 Kbytes?(Revised?April?15, 2016).The Spring SkyIn a guided tour consisting of nine easy steps, the late April or early May sky is described. The poster features a large all-sky map showing the ecliptic, the Milky Way, and stars down to 4th magnitude.Download "The Spring Sky"?as?poster size?(PDF format 406 Kbytes)?or as?paper size?(650 Kbtyes)??The Need for TelescopesDirectly compares the apparent sizes of the moon, the bright planets, and a typical field of view of a low-powered telescope.Download "The Need for Telescopes"?as?banner size (8.5x44 in.) ?PDF 2.6 Mbytes)?or as?paper size (8.5x11 in.)?PDF 987 Kbtyes??Our Unnatural NightAspect ratio: 3:4Original design size: 36 inches x 48 inchesRequires a lift able "Answer Flap" to conceal the answers to the nine questions posed. Simply tape (masking tape) the top edge of the flap to the top edge of the answer box.Mounts to a 36 inch x 48 inch inexpensive tri-fold display board.Describes how problem of light pollution affects us all.Download in a poster format "Our Unnatural Night"?(PDF Format 3.4 Mbytes)?or as letter size trifold, 8.5 x 11 inch,?front?and?back?for two-sided printing.??Is that a Planet or a Star?Aspect ratio: 2:3The visual differences between a planet and a star are noted along with a description of where the different bright planets can appear in the sky. The ecliptic is presented.Download ?"Is that a Planet or a Star?" as?poster size 19.487 x 29.443 inch?PDF format 296 Kbytes) or as?letter size 8.5 x 11 inch?1,879 KBytes.??Seasons Change, Stars ChangeAspect ratio: 2:3Diagrams illustrate why different stars come into view as the Earth orbits the sun which causes the seasons to change.Download "Seasons Change, Stars Change" (PDF format 444 Kbytes)?What is the best telescope for me?Aspect ratio: 2:3Newcomers to the hobby are often confused as to what telescope they should buy. This guide gives them suggestions on what to consider and what is important.Download "What is the best telescope for me?" as?banner size?(PDF format 428 Kbytes)?or as?page size?(8.5x11 in.)?PDF (1,8 Mbytes)?You are hereAspect ratio: 2:3Our location in the Milky Way Galaxy is illustrated. The barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365 is used as a model for the Milky Way.Download "You are here" (PDF format 2.19 Mbytes)?How is your knowledge of astronomy and stargazing?Aspect ratio: 3 x 4The public will enjoy answering the questions posed on this 36 x 48 inch poster which fits nicely on a try-fold display board. Requires three liftable cardboard answer flaps. Use masking tape to tape the top edge of each cardboard flap to the top of the respective answer box.Downoload "How is your knowledge of astronomy and stargazing?" (PDF format??5.4 Mbytes)? - Updated Oct 28, 2011?First Telescopic Observation CertificateCertificate: landscapeThis 8 1/2 x 11 inch certificate can be awarded at public events for people who have never looked through a telescope. Simple fill in their names, dates of observations, the public events where the observations took place, and the objects they observed.Download "First Telescopic Observation" Certificate" (PDF format 2.5 MBytes)?How do you find celestial objects?Aspect ratio: 2:3?People often wonder how amateurs find objects, with relative ease, that can't be seen with the unaided eye. This poster shows them manual techniques, as well as today's "GoTo" assemblies."How do you find celestial objects?"??Download as??20x30 in. poster (PDF format?774 kbytes?Oct. 28, 2011)?or as?8.5x11 in. page size (PDF format 1,5 M-Bytes Dec 4, 2014). ??Night Sky Network including NASA What’s Up in May 2019 and the May Science Center HYPERLINK "" January-February Star Maps?March-April Star MapsMay-June Star MapsJuly-August Star Maps?September-October Star Maps?November-December Star Maps ................
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