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THE SKY AT NIGHT

... THE SKY AT NIGHT Probing the depths of space by Patrick Moore Less than a century ago astronomers had to depend on what they could actually “see”. Large telescopes were built, notably William Herschel’s giant reflector with its 49 inch mirror, and the ...

Published: Tuesday 01 December 1981
Newspaper: Illustrated London News
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1652 | Page: 71 | Tags: none

THE SKY AT NIGHT

... THE SKY AT NIGHT The hunt for Pluto by Patrick Moore More than 50 years ago, on February 18, 1930, a young student astronomer named Clyde Tombaugh was examining star-plates taken at the Lowell Observatory in Arizona. He was searching for a new planet ...

Published: Thursday 01 May 1980
Newspaper: Illustrated London News
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 448 | Page: 65 | Tags: none

THE SKY AT NIGHT

... THE SKY AT NIGHT Over 17,000 photographs were taken of Saturn, its rings and its satellites by Voyager 1, he project was managed for NASA by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. main task. It is moving farther and far- • - 1 thcr from boih Saturn and the Sitflir ...

Published: Thursday 01 January 1981
Newspaper: Illustrated London News
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 3199 | Page: 27 | Tags: none