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PBS Space Time

Zero-Point Energy Demystified

Published 8th November 2017

Let’s talk about the mysterious zero-point energy and what it really can, and really can’t do.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Rh898Yr5YZ8

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Deep Astronomy

Telescope Talk | Telescopes For Under $500

Published 8th November 2017

Looking to buy your first telescope? This hangout will let you know the best telescopes for under $500

Looking to get started in amateur astronomy but are confused about the telescope to start off with? Our advice has always been to never spend more than $500 on your first telescope. Why? Like many hobbies that many people start, they aren't always sure they'll stick with it or if it will hold their interest so keeping the monetary investment to a minimum makes a lot of sense.

Plus, the lesser expensive scopes tend to have the best qualities for a beginner: ease of use, light weight and wide field of view. In fact, in my 30+ years of observing through a telescope, the one I still use the most is the one I bought first and spent only $269 on: a four-inch reflector.

Please join Tony Darnell, John Suffill, Adam Smith and Alexander Reinders for a discussion of beginning telescope and our recommendations for what you should buy.

Here are the links to the scopes we talked about:

Dobsonian

Sky-Watcher Collapsible Dobsonian 8? (203 mm) (US) $475
https://goo.gl/NbQZz7

8-inch (20 cm) Newtonian
Collapsable, easier to fit in your car
2? Crayford-style focuser with 1.25? adaptor
4-element Plössl 25 mm and 10 mm 1.25? eyepieces
8×50 right angle erect-image finderscope

Skywatcher Skyliner 250PX Dobsonian (UK) £429
https://goo.gl/5oodX6

Eyepieces Supplied (1.25"): 10mm & 25mm
Dual-Fit 1.25"/2" Crayford-style Focuser
9x50 Finderscope
Direct SLR Camera Connection

Maksutov-Cassegrain

Skywatcher SKYMAX-102 SynScan™ AZ GOTO (EU) €386
https://goo.gl/r6hQz9

Orion StarSeeker IV 102mm GoTo Mak-Cass Telescope Kit (US) $649
http://bit.ly/2zrGpSO

4-inch (10cm) Maksutov-Cassegrain
Goto Telescope w/ database of objects
Eyepieces Supplied (1.25"): 10mm & 25mm
x2 Deluxe Barlow lens (1.25") with camera adaptor
6x30 Finderscope
90° Star Diagonal (1.25”)
SynScan™ AZ GoTo Computerised Alt-Azimuth HD Go-To Mount

Alternative: Celestron AstroFi 102mm Wi-Fi Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope $419
http://bit.ly/2jbo0mU

Not a goto - Control your telescope via integrated WiFi using the free Celestron SkyPortal app for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices
The Astro Fi 102mm Maksutov-Cassegrain with fully coated glass optics provides outstanding views the Moon and planets, as well as bright deep space objects beyond our Solar System.
Accessory tray holds 2 x 1.25" eyepieces, miscellaneous accessories, including a rubber-lined area for a smart phone or small tablet.
Includes a StarPointer finderscope, 2 Kellner eyepieces, and mirror star diagonal

Newtonians

Orion Telescope N 114/500 StarSeeker IV AZ SynScan-GoTo (EU) €493
http://bit.ly/2AmQ1LB

Orion StarSeeker IV 114mm GoTo Reflector Telescope (US) $450
http://bit.ly/2hTTcUg

4.5-inch (114mm) diameter Newtonian
Goto telescope w/ 42,000 objects
Two wide-field 1.25" eyepieces are included: 23mm & 10mm
f/4.4 wide field

Orion Dobson telescope N 100/400 SkyScanner DOB (EU) €129
http://bit.ly/2zGxDBf

Orion SkyScanner 100mm TableTop Reflector Telescope (US) $99
http://bit.ly/2AkVGSw

Very easy to use, inexpensive
Very Portable
Analogous to the Edmund Astroscan (can sit on car hood)
Includes two 1.25" telescope eyepieces: 20mm (for 20 power magnification) and 10mm (for 40 power magnification),
EZ Finder II aiming device,
Starry Night astronomy software

Refractors
Skywatcher Evostar 120 with EQ3-2 (UK) £349
http://bit.ly/2m4EfUd

Good value for refractor
GOTO Telescope
Eyepieces Supplied (1.25"): 10mm & 25mm
Direct SLR Camera Connection
9x50 Finderscope
Dual-Fit 1.25"/2" Focuser
2" Star Diagonal

Celestron NexStar 102 SLT Computerized Refractor Telescope (US) $499
http://bit.ly/2zorJnD

GOTO
Two Eyepieces
1.25” Star diagonal

Honorable Mention:
Orion SkyQuest XT8 PLUS Dobsonian Reflector Telescope (US) $499
http://bit.ly/2yIKjrn

8-inch reflector (20 cm)
Comes with a 2” focuser
Lots of accessories:
2" 28mm DeepView eyepiece, 1.25"
10mm Sirius Plossl eyepiece,
Safety Film Solar Filter (!)
Shorty 2x Barlow
eyepiece rack
EZ Finder II reflex sight,
collimation cap
Thumb screw secondary makes for easy collimation.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=9wbIDjiA_Sg

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Space.com

SpaceX Rocket Engine Suffers Failure During Test

Published 8th November 2017



An explosion occurred during a test of a SpaceX Merlin engine on Saturday (Nov. 4) at the company's test facility in McGregor, Texas, according to a statement obtained by Space.com.

Read all about it here: https://www.space.com/38712-spacex-r...explosion.html

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What Is The Leonid Meteor Shower?

Published 8th November 2017

Every year in mid-November, the Leonid Meteor Shower — the fastest major shower of the year — lights up the sky with shooting stars.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=G0A_jB8f3JU

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Preparing for Impact: Asteroid-Tracking Exercise a Big Success, Scientists Say

Published 8th November 2017



Humanity just got some valuable practice in dealing with a potentially dangerous asteroid, astronomers say.

A NASA-led international campaign to track and study the small space rock 2012 TC4 before, during and after its Oct. 12 close flyby of Earth was a big success, project team members said.

Read all about it here: https://www.space.com/38699-planetar...oid-flyby.html

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Dwarf Planet Ceres May Have Had A Global Ocean In It's Ancient Past

Published 8th November 2017



Nestled in the asteroid belt, the dwarf planet Ceres contains water-rich materials that suggest it once boasted a global ocean in its distant past. Now, two new studies from NASA's Dawn mission may reveal traces of an ancient ocean in the crust, with remnants left behind in the muddy mantle beneath.

Read all about it here: https://www.space.com/38705-dwarf-pl...awn-finds.html

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Planet Saturn: Facts About Saturn's Rings, Moons & Size

Published 8th November 2017



Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun and the second largest planet in the solar system. Saturn was the Roman name for Cronus, the lord of the Titans in Greek mythology. Saturn is the root of the English word "Saturday.".

https://www.space.com/48-saturn-the-...ng-bearer.html

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Bizarre 3-Year-Long Supernova Defies Our Understanding Of How Stars Die

Published 8th November 2017



The appearance of a years-long supernova explosion challenges scientist's current understanding of star formation and death, and work is underway to explain the bizarre phenomenon.

Read all about it here: https://www.space.com/38708-bizarre-...rstanding.html

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Coast To Coast AM



Don Lincoln - Physics & ET Civilizations | Laird Scranton - Ancient Cosmology

Aired 7th November 2017 | Published 8th November 2017

A senior scientist at Fermilab, the US' premier particle physics laboratory, Don Lincoln splits his research time between the Fermilab Tevatron and the Large Hadron Collider, based at CERN in Europe. In the first half, he discussed the scientific possibility of whether advanced alien civilizations exist, the nature of our vast universe, as well as the latest evidence of the Higgs boson, the so-called God particle.

In the second half, Laird Scranton is the author of a series of books and other writings on ancient cosmology and language. He shared compelling perspectives on how our universe and the dimensions of time and space are believed to emerge from a non-material place, and how seemingly scientific archaic concepts formed an enduring foundation for ancient and modern religion.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=pA7sQxIiAD0

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EarthFiles



Earthfiles Live Report | Antarctica & Operation Highjump

Recorded & Published 8th November 2017

This report is all about Antarctica, Admiral Byrd & The UFOlogical...

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=FEXtPCotlT4

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Podcast UFO



Kevin Randall | Socorro : Encounter in The Desert

Recorded & Published 8th November 2017

The UFO landing at Socorro has been wrapped in controversy almost from the moment that police officer Lonnie Zamora watched a craft descend and land. Zamora saw alien beings near the craft and a symbol on its side but was told that he shouldn’t mention either. Encounter in the Desert reveals—for the first time—exactly what he saw in that arroyo in 1964 and what an examination of the landing revealed to investigators.

Socorro wasn’t a stand-alone case. Other sightings, some of them nearly as spectacular as Zamora’s, were reported at the time. A study of the Air Force investigation of this case reveals an effort, at first, to learn the truth that mutated into a clever attempt to hide the information from the public.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=daO4bVoT5Fw

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Dutchsinse & SpectroNet



Global Earthquake Forecast | East Coast USA Earthquake

Published 8th November 2017

Key for understanding globe diagram

Marker height off the globe = depth into the Earth.

When an earthquake strikes, you will hear a rumble, ding, and a bell toll. The bell will toll the number of times = to the earthquake which occurs. (example : M4.0 will ring 4 times).

The most recent earthquake has a green placemark / flag on it.

Blue flag / placemark = the last earthquake which was looked up

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Qc3IS7p6MXI

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Spectro Net

Earthquake & Volcano Monitor Livestream

Stream started 8th November 2017

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=I74L2ymhRd4

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Suspicious Observers News | 8th November 2017 | Where Are We Going? | Earth Without Protection

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=p4d7naDAsKU

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OffPlanet Media

Matt Landman | Frankenskies, Geoengineering, & The Tipping Point



Published 8th November 2017

Activist, researcher, and film maker, Matt Landman joins us to talk about his film, "Frankenskies". First, we talk to Richie From Boston, a very well respected alt-video maker, who has recently been hit with YouTube sanctions for his remarks over the Las Vegas shootings and being targeted for his activism. We also discuss similar issues with Ccrow777, who had his channel sanctioned as well.
We go into a detailed breakout of the history, politics, dishonest science, and dark military-industrial programs called H.A.A.R.P., "geoengineering", "climate change"; the fake carbon scare and weather warfare that ties to military "full spectrum dominance", weather warfare, and installation of artificial intelligence in a blanket of nanobots, radiation, and deadly .chemicals.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=hNgXONXzpIs

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Grimerica

David Mathisen | Star Myths & Celestial Language

Published 8th November 2017

David Mathisen joins us again to chat about his latest on star myths, the common celestial language of Myth that connects all people, and the myths representing us and our soul journey and not just being something physical.

Interview starts 30:27

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=AqQFVcC__xs

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European Space Agency

Pluto’s Mysteries

Published 9th November 2017

European scientists are learning more about Pluto’s mysteries from NASA’s New Horizons mission, even as the spacecraft continues its summer hibernation. Data sent back from the spacecraft reveals a dynamic planet filled with unusual features that are helping scientists understand this unusually dynamic and icy world.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=iz_okHXxkn4

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Sky & Telescope Magazine

An Exquisite Venus / Jupiter Conjunction

Published 8th November 2017



Venus may be on its way out of the morning sky, but it won't depart until it attends to some important business. On Monday morning, November 13th, the planet passes just 0.3° north of Jupiter in a strikingly close conjunction. Jupiter even pulls out all the stops with its four Galilean satellites spread to either side of its striped globe on that date.

Read all about it here: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser...r-conjunction/

Related musical interlude:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=kqGwixEOshA

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CNN.com

Lawmakers Scrap 'Space Corps' Proposal

Published 8th November 2017



Congressional negotiators have rejected the House's plan to create a new "Space Corps" -- omitting the proposal for a new military branch under the umbrella of the Air Force from the final version of a nearly $700 billion bipartisan defense policy bill called the National Defense Authorization Act.

Read all about it here: http://edition.cnn.com/2017/11/08/po...daa/index.html

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Suspicious Observers News | 9th November 2017 | Dark Matter Officially Fails, EM Bio-Danger

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=3QOP0O6qvig

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Deep Space TV

Wernher Von Braun : Challenge Of Outer Space

Recorded 1955 | Published 9th November 2017

Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun was a German, later American, aerospace engineer and space architect credited with inventing the V-2 rocket for Nazi Germany and the Saturn V for the United States. He was one of the leading figures in the development of rocket technology in Nazi Germany, where he was a member of the Nazi Party and the SS.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=4rs2ya0qF38

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Space.com

Rep. Lamar Smith | NASA SLS Delays? 'Considering Other Options' If Continues

Published 9th November 2017

Representative Lamar Smith criticizes the delays in the Space Launch System rocket in a hearing on Nov. 9, 2017.

Hearing is live @ time of posting here: https://www.space.com/17933-nasa-tel...-space-tv.html

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=jjaU9WtwwDw

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Taurid Meteor Shower 2017: When, Where & How to See It This Week

Published 9th November 2017



While the Taurid meteor shower doesn't have a lot of shooting stars to offer, the few that will streak across the sky in the coming days will be bright, spectacular fireballs. The North Taurid meteor shower will peak this weekend.

Read all about it here: https://www.space.com/34587-taurid-m...wer-guide.html

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Geoengineering Watch



Ozone Layer Collapse, A Former NASA Contract Engineer Warns Of Planetary Omnicide

Published 9th November 2017

We are told by “official” sources that the ozone layer is recovering, that we have nothing to worry about. This narrative is being pushed by power structure controlled agencies in order to pacify the public until the last possible moment. How close is that moment? If we remain on the current course, anthropogenic activities (with climate engineering at the top of the list) may completely destroy the ozone layer within the next decade or less. Without the ozone layer, all terrestrial life on Earth (and most aquatic life) will perish. The “official” sources who tell us climate engineering isn’t happening, who tell us that we are only seeing "condensation trail" grid patterns in our skies, are the same agencies telling us the ozone layer is getting better. Yet, the increasing intensity of UV radiation can be felt on the skin, on surfaces, is scorching foliage and tree trunks, and is sunburning whales and fish. The increasingly intense UV radiation from the disintegrating ozone layer can and is being metered by experts in the field. In this video a former NASA contract engineer discusses the immense and immediate UV radiation dangers we face from the disintegrating ozone layer which he is personally metering with state of the art equipment supplied through GeoengineeringWatch.org
Though the official ozone layer “recovery” lie is still being propagated, some sources are acknowledging reality as the truth becomes ever more difficult to hide.
Global power structures are increasingly desperate to keep populations from panicking as the biosphere collapse accelerates. The recent “ozone layer is recovering” official agency false narrative is a blatant example of the Orwellian world we now find ourselves in. We must think for ourselves, we must do objective investigation, we must examine the frontline facts for ourselves, we must use all available verifiable data to form our conclusions.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=3Ry_cACDWyY

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Deep Astronomy

Thomas Beatty, Jason Wright & Nikku Madhusudhan | Raining Sunscreen? The Atmosphere Of Kepler 13Ab

Published 9th November 2017

Kepler-13Ab is one of the hottest known planets, with a dayside temperature of nearly 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit and is located 1,730 light-years from Earth.

It has an unusual atmosphere that appears to contain titanium oxide (like sunscreen). The science team observed the Kepler 13 system and found that the atmospheric temperature of the hot planet gets colder with altitude, different from some other planets. But titanium oxide would cause the upper atmosphere to heat up. So what is going on? Likely the material is carried around to the nighttime side of the planet, away from the blistering heat, where it cools and rains down to the surface. Because the planet is so large, the titanium oxide is trapped on the surface and does not get mixed back up into the atmosphere. The Hubble observations allow astronomers to detect this precipitation process (called a "cold trap), for the first time.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=JLoQS18Uki8

[Bluegreen]

What's that on my roof?
Is that a grey?
Its my bedtime
Here they come

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=0BouiUFyqIU

The Grey Agenda "What's That On My Roof?"

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MegalithomaniaUK



Colossal Stone Heads of the Mysterious Olmec's - Mexico, 1800 BC - 1200 BC

Published 9th November 2017

Explore the world of the Olmec & the Maya with Megalithomania in January 2018, with hosts Brien Foerster, Hugh Newman & Jim Vieira. Details here: http://bit.ly/2uXhZxP. In this video Hugh Newman investigates some massive stone heads found on the Gulf Coast of Mexico. These Olmec heads were found at the ancient capital of San Lorenzo. Precision stonework is evident that is similar to what is found in Egypt and Peru, but who really were the Olmecs? Did the come from Africa or Polynesia, or a more mysterious origin?

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=8tGnPdtoWwo