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Night sky highlights for September 2022

** What’s Up: September 2022 Skywatching Tips from NASA – NASA JPL

What are some skywatching highlights in September 2022? Mars is on the move this month, forming a “red triangle” with bright red stars Aldebaran and Betelgeuse. Saturn and Jupiter fly with the Moon on the 9th, and then the Moon slides over closer Jupiter in the morning sky on the 11th. At the end of the month, September 23rd brings the equinox, meaning day and night are of nearly equal length, and a change of seasons is afoot.

0:00 Intro
0:12 Mars on the move in September
0:43 Jupiter at opposition
1:39 Evening planets: Jupiter and Saturn
2:07 September equinox
2:55 September Moon phases

Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What’s Up, along with still images from the video, and the video transcript, are available at https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatch….

** Tonight’s Sky: September – Space Telescope Science Institute – Tonight’s Sky

In September, Pegasus becomes increasingly prominent in the southeastern sky, allowing stargazers to locate globular star clusters and a nearby double star, Alpha Capricorni. Keep watching for space-based views of densely packed, spherical collections of ancient stars in visible and X-ray light.

** What to see in the night sky: September 2022 – BBC Sky at Night Magazine

What can you see in the sky tonight? Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the planets, stars and deep-sky objects visible in the night sky over the coming weeks.

** Sky & Telescope’s Sky Tour Podcast – September 2022 – Sky & Telescope Youtube

Our monthly Sky Tour #astronomy #podcast provides an informative and entertaining 10-minute guided tour of the nighttime sky. Listen to the September episode to learn about the upcoming #equinox, the harvest #Moon, and the #stars of the #summertriangle.

Listen and subscribe to this podcast at https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/ and don’t forget to subscribe to S&T’s YouTube channel to get alerts about new videos, including this monthly podcast.

See also

** What’s in the Night Sky September 2022 #WITNS – Alyn Wallace

00:00 Intro
01:25 Squarespace
02:04 Northern Hemisphere Night Sky
05:58 Southern Hemisphere Night Sky
10:11 Close Approaches 10:53 Full Moon 11:22 Perseid Meteor Shower 14:53 #WITNS Winners

** Night Sky Notebook September 2022 – Peter Detterline

What’s happening in the sky for September 2022.

** See also:

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The Space Show this week – Aug.29.2022

The guests and topics of discussion on The Space Show this week:

1. Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): This is your opportunity program to be a guest on The Space Show. Just give us a call, 1-866-687-7223.

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022; 1:00 pm PST (3:00 pm CST, 4:00 pm EST): Rand Simberg will talk with John Batchelor, and Dr. David Livingston about the SLS launch attempts and more.

3. Friday, Sept.2, 2022; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): We welcome Grant Blaisdell of Copernic Space.

4. Sunday, Sept.4, 2022; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): No program today due to the Labor Day Holiday Weekend in the U.S.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Aug.28.2022 – Dennis Wingo “was back with us to talk SLS, policy, returning to the Moon, China, SpaceX, Starship, Artemis and so much more“.

**  Friday, Aug.26.2022 – Barry Matsumori, COO of Impulse Space, discussed

the Mars plans with his company Impulse Space and with Relativity Space. We talked about the Mars mission, commercial nature of the mission and the Impulse plans for space transportation, orbital services and more.

** Tuesday, Aug.23.2022 –  Rand Simberg covered “SLS, commercial space economics, small launch companies, regulation, SpaceX, Blue Origin, space races with China and Russia, human spaceflight certification and much more as multiple topics discussed in this program“.

** See also:
* The Space Show Archives
* The Space Show Newsletter
* The Space Show Shop

The Space Show is a project of the One Giant Leap Foundation.

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SpaceCasts: “Space to Ground” & other space habitat reports – Aug.28.2022

Here is the latest episode in NASA’s Space to Ground weekly report on activities related to the International Space Station:

** International Space Station is preparing humans for deep space exploration – VideoFromSpace

Life support technology, experiments and living in microgravity on the International Space Station have been stepping stones for humans to reach out further into the solar system.

** Astronaut Jessica Watkins Answers Kentucky Student Questions – Aug. 22, 2022 – NASA Video

Aboard the International Space Station, NASA Expedition 67 Flight Engineer Jessica Watkins answered pre-recorded questions about life and work on the orbiting laboratory during an in-flight event August 22 with students, faculty, and staff at the Challenger Center in Hazard, Kentucky. Watkins is in the midst of a science mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration missions as part of NASA’s Moon and Mars exploration approach, including lunar missions through NASA’s Artemis program.

Join NASA as we go forward to the Moon and on to Mars — discover the latest on Earth, the Solar System and beyond with a weekly update in your inbox. Subscribe at: www.nasa.gov/subscribe

** Expedition 67 Astronaut Frank Rubio Answers Media Questions Before Launch – Aug. 22, 2022 – NASA Video

NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio discusses his upcoming mission to the International Space Station and takes questions from media during a virtual news conference from Star City, Russia. Rubio, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin, is scheduled to launch to the space station Wednesday, Sept. 21, aboard the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. He will be a flight engineer and member of the Expedition 68 station crew.

** Robotic arm inspects Chinese space station in these amazing views – VideoFromSpace

Watch China’s robotic arm scan the exterior of the Tiangong space station in these views. The inspection was completed to “ensure it is ready to move the Wentian lab module from its current docking bay to its permanent dock,” according to China Central Television (CCTV).

** See amazing views of Earth from the Chinese space station – VideoFromSpace

China has released a stunning compilation of views of Earth from the Tiangong space station.

** T+227: Astrobee, Free-Flying Robots on the ISS (with Jonathan Barlow) – Main Engine Cut Off

Jonathan Barlow from the NASA Ames Research Center joins me to talk about Astrobee—the free-flying robots on the International Space Station that test new technologies, sensors, and operations, and assist astronauts and mission controllers alike. Jonathan is the Astrobee Lead Engineer and has been with the program since the beginning, so we go way back to its origins and talk in-depth about what the robots are up to today on the ISS.

** T+224: Northrop Grumman’s Commercial Space Station, with Rick Mastracchio (Director Of Business Development) – Main Engine Cut Off

Rick Mastracchio, former NASA astronaut and current Director Of Business Development at Northrop Grumman Space Systems, joins me to talk about Northrop Grumman’s Commercial Space Station concept that they are working on as part of NASA’s Commercial LEO Destinations program.

** ISS Live video stream – IBM/ISS HD Earth Viewing Experiment

Currently, live views from the ISS are streaming from an external camera mounted on the ISS module called Node 2. Node 2 is located on the forward part of the ISS. The camera is looking forward at an angle so that the International Docking Adapter 2 (IDA2) is visible. If the Node 2 camera is not available due to operational considerations for a longer period of time, a continuous loop of recorded HDEV imagery will be displayed. The loop will have “Previously Recorded” on the image to distinguish it from the live stream from the Node 2 camera. After HDEV stopped sending any data on July 18, 2019, it was declared, on August 22, 2019, to have reached its end of life. Thank You to all who shared in experiencing and using the HDEV views of Earth from the ISS to make HDEV so much more than a Technology Demonstration Payload!

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The Space Show this week – Aug.22.2022

The guests and topics of discussion on The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, Aug. 22, 2022; 7 pm PT (9 pm CT, 10 pm ET): Michael Listner will continue his discussion from  Sunday’s show, which was interrupted by a technical problem, on possible near term regulation of the commercial space industry.

2. Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022; 7 pm PT (9 pm CT, 10 pm ET): We welcome back Rand Simberg on multiple commercial space and policy topics.

3. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022; 1:00 pm PT (3:00 pm CT, 4:00 pm ET): TBD. Check the Upcoming Show Menu at www.thespaceshow.com for  updates on scheduling.

4. Friday, Aug.26, 2022; 9:30-11 am PT (11:30 am-1 pm CT, 12:30-2 pm ET): We welcome Barry Matsumori, Chief Operating Officer of Impulse Space, to talk about their Mars venture with Relativity Space and more.

5. Sunday, Aug.28, 2022; 12-1:30 pm PT (2-3:30 pm CT, 3-4:30 pm ET): We welcome back Dennis Wingo on his recent blog commentary and more.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Aug.21.2022 – Michael Listner talked about “the possibility of near term regulation for the commercial space industry“.

The discussion was interrupted 45 minutes into the program due to technical problems. Part 2 of the discussion will be broadcast on Monday, August 22, 2022 at 7 PM PDT, 10 PM EDT.

** Friday, Aug.19.2022 – Dr. Namrata Goswami discussed “commercial space in light of national security and policy, Asia, China, Ukraine and more“.

** Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Aug.17.2022 – Dr. Matthew Weinzierl of the Harvard School of Business and Economics  spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about “commercial space economics, inflation, interest rates and markets, student interest in commercial space, job growth in this sector“.

** Tuesday, Aug.16.2022 – Isaac Arthur

talked about [his] “Science and Futurism” YouTube channel program plus multiple topics he has discussed and which were also of interest to Space Show listeners through phone calls and emails. Multiple topics were addressed in this discussion.

** See also:
* The Space Show Archives
* The Space Show Newsletter
* The Space Show Shop

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Videos: “Space to Ground” & other space habitat reports – Aug.20.2022

Here is the latest episode in NASA’s Space to Ground weekly report on activities related to the International Space Station:

** Depiction of the August 17th ISS Expedition 67 Russian Spacewalk – NASA Johnson

This computer animation is a depiction of the spacewalk that will take place outside of the International Space Station by Expedition 67 Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Denis Matveev on Aug. 17 to continue outfitting hardware on the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module, including the installation of cameras on the European Robotic Arm elbow. Nauka and the European robotic arm launched last July from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The spacewalk will be the 252nd spacewalk in support of space station assembly, maintenance, and upgrades, the seventh in Artemyev’s career, and the third for Matveev.

** See Russian spacewalkers work outside Nauka module – VideoFromSpace

Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev have begun a spacewalk outside the International Space Station’s Nauka multipurpose module on Aug. 17, 2022. Watch live: https://www.space.com/russian-cosmona…

** Russian spacewalker’s spacesuit suffers glitch, connects to space station power – VideoFromSpace

Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev experienced voltage fluctuations on his spacesuit during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Aug. 17, 2022. Artemyev returned to the airlock to connect space station power. He was never in serious danger according to NASA. Full Story: https://www.space.com/russian-cosmona…

** Expedition 67 SpaceX Dragon CRS-25 Cargo Ship Departs International Space Station – Aug. 19, 2022 – NASA Video

Loaded with scientific experiments and supplies, the unpiloted SpaceX Cargo Dragon undocked from the International Space Station Aug. 19, completing a month-long mission to the outpost for the company’s 25th commercial resupply services mission for NASA. The SpaceX spacecraft undocked from the forward port of the Harmony module, headed for a splashdown off the coast of Florida Aug. 20 to complete its flight that delivered several tons of experiments and hardware to the station. Join NASA as we go forward to the Moon and on to Mars — discover the latest on Earth, the Solar System and beyond with a weekly update in your inbox.

** SpaceX Cargo Dragon drifts away from space station in these awesome views – VideoFromSpace

The SpaceX CRS-25 Crew Dragon spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station on Aug. 19, 2022. It is scheduled to splashdown off the coast of Florida on August 20. Full Story: https://www.space.com/spacex-dragon-l…

** Mission Highlights | Cosmic Kiss – European Space Agency, ESA on Youtube

Aug 14, 2022 ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer returned from his first mission to the International Space Station, known as ‘Cosmic Kiss’, on Friday 6 May 2022. Revisit some of the highlights of his first stay in orbit with us. During his mission, Matthias became the 600th person in space, conducted his first spacewalk, and supported over one hundred cutting-edge scientific experiments – the findings of which will improve life back here on Earth.

** Chinese space station’s ‘flexible solar wings’ in action in views from space – VideoFromSpace

Check out the Tiangong space station’s solar arrays move in these views captured by a camera outside the Tianhe module. Full Story: https://www.space.com/china-tiangong-…

** ISS Live video stream – IBM/ISS HD Earth Viewing Experiment

Currently, live views from the ISS are streaming from an external camera mounted on the ISS module called Node 2. Node 2 is located on the forward part of the ISS. The camera is looking forward at an angle so that the International Docking Adapter 2 (IDA2) is visible. If the Node 2 camera is not available due to operational considerations for a longer period of time, a continuous loop of recorded HDEV imagery will be displayed. The loop will have “Previously Recorded” on the image to distinguish it from the live stream from the Node 2 camera. After HDEV stopped sending any data on July 18, 2019, it was declared, on August 22, 2019, to have reached its end of life. Thank You to all who shared in experiencing and using the HDEV views of Earth from the ISS to make HDEV so much more than a Technology Demonstration Payload!

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