August – Agosto 26 – Astronomy Bulletin Of the Day

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By Edward Emerson Barnard – https://adsabs.harvard.edu/pdf/1885Obs…..8..325B, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=128073411

In 1865 Johann Franz Encke died, a German astronomer known for his study of the comet called 12P/Pons-Brooks (see photo and graphic) which appeared in 1680 for which he won the Cotta Prize in 1817.

Nel 1865 muore Johann Franz Encke, astronomo tedesco noto per lo studio della cometa chiamata 12P/Pons-Brooks apparsa nel 1680 per cui vinse il Cotta Prize nel 1817.

In 1926, an article on the “quantization of the monatomic perfect gas” was published, showing that an electron gas inside a white dwarf had to be a degenerate “Fermi gas”. Read: https://arxiv.org/pdf/cond-mat/9912229.pdf.

Nel 1926 avviene la pubblicazione di un articolo sulla “quantizzazione del gas perfetto monoatomico” mostrando che un gas di elettroni all’interno di una nana bianca doveva essere un “gas di Fermi”. Articolo interessante: http://www.scienzaatscuola.it/fermi/scienza/scienza-26.html?fbclid=IwAR0P_7wb0uIgLLI8bGeF2Rpl2zCnC6VV4efZVcMho2SODO5W6Gyo3MYy7v0

In 1978 Sigmund Jähn became the first German astronaut, aboard the Soyuz 31 spacecraft.

Nel 1978 Sigmund Jähn diventa il primo astronauta tedesco, a bordo della navetta Soyuz 31.

In 2003, the commission of inquiry set up for this purpose published its final report on the disaster of the Space Shuttle Columbia.

Nel 2003 la commissione d’inchiesta appositamente istituita pubblica il suo rapporto finale sul Disastro dello Space Shuttle Columbia.

In 2021 launch of New Shepard (see photo), the 17th for Blue Origin and the 1st since the manned mission which took place on July 20th (read the bulletin!).

Nel 2021 lancio New Shepard (vedi foto), il 17° per Blue Origin e il 1° dalla missione con equipaggio avvenuta il 20 luglio (vedi bollettino).

Crew-7 Portrait (Jasmin Moghbeli, Andreas Mogensen, Satoshi Furukawa and Konstantin Borisov) PHOTO DATE: 03-03-23 LOCATION: Building 8, Room 183 – Photo Studio PHOTOGRAPHER: Bill Stafford and Robert Markowitz

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Dragon spacecraft on top is seen at sunset on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Crew-7 mission, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission is the seventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov are scheduled to launch at 3:50 a.m. EDT on Friday, August 25, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

In 2023 launch of SpaceX Crew7, the seventh crewed operational NASA Commercial Crew flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the eleventh overall crewed orbital flight. Official Nasa video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD2XDoeT8SI

Nel 2023 alle ore alle 7:27 dal Kennedy Space Center lancio dello SpaceX Crew7 con aggancio alla ISS il 27 agosto alle 12:50 UTC (10:50 CEST). Live in italiano AstronautiCast: https://www.astronauticast.it/live/

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