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... THE SKY AT NIGHT PATRICK MOORE The outermost planets Much has been heard recently about the inner planets, as well as about Jupiter and Saturn. Yet the three most remote known members of our sun’s family have beenso me what neglected; and this is a pity ...
... ARCHAEOLOGY THE SKY AT NIGHT More light on the stars his back, his head resting against the blocking wall which finally sealed the entrance. As is often the case with the human remains of this period, the skeleton showed plain signs of arthritic deformation ...
... THE SKY AT NIGHT PATRICK MOORE Views of Jupiter On March 5 of this year astronomers had their best ever views of Jupiter. Voyager 1, launched in September, 1977, flew past the giant planet a mere 49,000 miles above the cloud-tops and sent back breathtaking ...
... THE SKY AT NIGHT PATRICK MOORE Strange wanderer Early in the New Year a most extraordinary member of the Sun's family by-passed the Earth, approaching us as closely as it can ever do. This was the minor planet Eros, which has been known for over 70 years ...
... THE SKY AT NIGHT PATRICK MOORE The geography of the stars Most children leam the elements of geography while at school. There can be few people, even today, who do not know the meaning of latitude and longitude. Yet by no means everyone knows how the ...
... IE SKY AT NIGHT A hole in Arizona by Patrick Moore Go to the desert of Arizona, not so very far from the town of Flagstaff, and you will find perhaps the most majestic natural monument in the world. It is a huge crater, more than 4,000 feet in diameter ...
... THE SKY AT NIGHT From Kourou to Halley’s Comet by Patrick Moore On July 2,1985,1 was privileged to witness a particularly important event in the history of space exploration. From Kourou, in French Guiana, the Giotto probe to Halley’s Comet lifted off ...
... THE SKY AT NIGHT PATRICK MOORE The Sword ol Look up into the southern part of the sky on any clear evening during winter or early spring, and you cannot fail to notice Orion —perhaps the most splendid of all the constellations. Its seven main stars make ...
... THE SKY AT NIGHT PATRICK MOORE The hostile planet Venus is the most brilliant of all the planets. When best placed for observation it is even capable of casting a perceptible shadow; and when seen in the eastern sky before dawn, as was the case during ...
... THE SKY AT NIGHT PATRICK MOORE The year of the planets We know much more about the planets now than we did only a few months ago. Developments last year were spectacular by any standards, and several age-old problems have been solved —even though many ...
... THE SKY AT NIGHT PATRICK MOORE Unwelcoming Venus October, 1975, was one of the most exciting months in the whole story of space research. Two Russian probes made soft landings on the surface of Venus and sent back dramatic pictures which have led to a ...
... THE SKY AT NIGHT PATRICK MOORE Through the Zodiac Who has not heard of “the signs of the Zodiac”? Names such as Aries, Taurus and Gemini are known to most people, and in the days when astrology was ranked as a true science the Zodiac was of great importance ...