Popular Astronomy, Volume 50Goodsell Observatory of Carleton College, 1942 |
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... object being observed . But more than that , this telescope automatically finds stars . That is , it eliminates the need for the observer to hunt around in the sky - which is more difficult than would seem to locate the star he wants to ...
... object being observed . But more than that , this telescope automatically finds stars . That is , it eliminates the need for the observer to hunt around in the sky - which is more difficult than would seem to locate the star he wants to ...
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... object . We can readily see from the table that on February 1 Mercury is almost exactly one hour east of the sun , and that Venus is only a few minutes east of the sun . At first sight the position of Mars relative to the sun on ...
... object . We can readily see from the table that on February 1 Mercury is almost exactly one hour east of the sun , and that Venus is only a few minutes east of the sun . At first sight the position of Mars relative to the sun on ...
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... object burst . The radiant , evi- dently , can not be determined with any accuracy . This object must have been seen by thousands of intelligent people but these four were the only reports re- ceived . For this fireball there was ...
... object burst . The radiant , evi- dently , can not be determined with any accuracy . This object must have been seen by thousands of intelligent people but these four were the only reports re- ceived . For this fireball there was ...
Contents
Bolide observed A bright 451 | 114 |
STELLAR DISTANCES FREDERICK SLOCUM | 117 |
METEORITIC FOSSILS BEN HUR WILSON | 125 |
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