From: TerryMoselaol.com
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 19:02:29 EST
Subject: TV, Lectures, Sputnik
Hi all,
TV:
1. Mon, 6 Feb, 7.00pm BBC4 TV: The Sky at Night - the Hawaiian
observatories (repeat).
2. Thu, 9 Feb, 9.00pm, BBC2 TV: Horizon - Missing Matter - only 4% of
the Universe is made of stuff we understand. [Or maybe there's another
explanation! T.M.]
LECTURES
3. Prof Alan Fitzsimmons of QUB will give a lecture to the EAAS in Thompson
Primary School, Ballyrobert on Monday 6 February. Entitled "Deep Impact, the
Story So Far", it will begin at 8.0. Admission £3.
4. Wed. 8 Feb, 1.00pm, Thomas Davis Theatre, TCD: Dr Ian Elliott on 'Grubbs
of Dublin: Telescope makers and Victorian Entrepreneurs'. See
www.hamilton.tcd.ie/events/
5. Wed 8 February, 7.30 p.m. IAA public lecture in Lecture theatre 5,
Stranmillis College, Stranmillis Road, Belfast. It will be given by Dr Neill
Trappe, of NUI Maynooth, and is entitled "Far Infrared Space Optics". All
welcome; admission free, including light refreshments.
6. Sputnik 1 - Final word: I have just received this from Ron Fails. I
haven't attached his photo, but I confirm that it does show the trail. I'll
forward it (750Kb) to anyone who wants. So at the very least the rocket was visible.
"Hello Terry, Saw your e-mail rather late. Probably most people in 1957 saw
the carrier rocket but I think it was possible to see the smaller satellite.
Remember that the skies were less polluted in those days. I was only out of
Belfast at week-ends in those days and my first sighting was on the evening of
Nov. 1st. (It probably was the carrier rocket )
It was a very windy night with a lot of cloud and some clear areas. I set up
the camera on a shaky tripod pointing (I think) to the NNE from Ardglass.
The satellite appeared in a gap in the clouds, probably at an altitude of
about 40 degrees.
I have attached a very grainy pic. The satellite travelled left to right.The
trace is in the mid- upper left and the kink in the line was caused by the
tripod finally succumbing to the wind.
The lights at the bottom are from Bishopscourt airfield.
Cheerio, Ron."
Clear Skies,
Terry Moseley
aol.com Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 19:02:29 EST Subject: TV, Lectures, Sputnik Hi all, TV: 1. Mon, 6 Feb, 7.00pm BBC4 TV: The Sky at Night - the Hawaiian observatories (repeat). 2. Thu, 9 Feb, 9.00pm, BBC2 TV: Horizon - Missing Matter - only 4% of the Universe is made of stuff we understand. [Or maybe there's another explanation! T.M.] LECTURES 3. Prof Alan Fitzsimmons of QUB will give a lecture to the EAAS in Thompson Primary School, Ballyrobert on Monday 6 February. Entitled "Deep Impact, the Story So Far", it will begin at 8.0. Admission £3. 4. Wed. 8 Feb, 1.00pm, Thomas Davis Theatre, TCD: Dr Ian Elliott on 'Grubbs of Dublin: Telescope makers and Victorian Entrepreneurs'. See www.hamilton.tcd.ie/events/ 5. Wed 8 February, 7.30 p.m. IAA public lecture in Lecture theatre 5, Stranmillis College, Stranmillis Road, Belfast. It will be given by Dr Neill Trappe, of NUI Maynooth, and is entitled "Far Infrared Space Optics". All welcome; admission free, including light refreshments. 6. Sputnik 1 - Final word: I have just received this from Ron Fails. I haven't attached his photo, but I confirm that it does show the trail. I'll forward it (750Kb) to anyone who wants. So at the very least the rocket was visible. "Hello Terry, Saw your e-mail rather late. Probably most people in 1957 saw the carrier rocket but I think it was possible to see the smaller satellite. Remember that the skies were less polluted in those days. I was only out of Belfast at week-ends in those days and my first sighting was on the evening of Nov. 1st. (It probably was the carrier rocket ) It was a very windy night with a lot of cloud and some clear areas. I set up the camera on a shaky tripod pointing (I think) to the NNE from Ardglass. The satellite appeared in a gap in the clouds, probably at an altitude of about 40 degrees. I have attached a very grainy pic. The satellite travelled left to right.The trace is in the mid- upper left and the kink in the line was caused by the tripod finally succumbing to the wind. The lights at the bottom are from Bishopscourt airfield. Cheerio, Ron." Clear Skies, Terry Moseley
