... Planetary scientists have known since 1959 when the Soviet Union s Luna3 spacecraft returned the first images of the Moon s farside that our satellite s two hemispheres bear little resemblance to each other. ...
... Just 26 hours after arriving, Luna 16 had drilled into the lunar soil, retrieved a 13.7-inch-long (35 centimeters), 3.6-ounce (101 grams) geological sample, stowed it in a return capsule, and launched it toward Earth. ...
... We test Denkmeier's 3-D eyepieces . ... Approximately 25 above Vega stands magnitude 1.3 Deneb in Cygnus. ... After sunrise, Luna passes directly in front of (occults) Venus for observers across ...
... We test Denkmeier's 3-D eyepieces . Globular cluster NGC 2808, elliptical galaxy NGC 2986, and the Sextans Dwarf . ... El Tatio geysers . Valle de la Luna For more information, contact: . MWT Associates, Inc. 1-877-707-7827 Toll Free . ...
... We test Denkmeier's 3-D eyepieces . ... than perfect, first locate magnitude 3.8 Lambda ( ) Aqr; Sigma lies 6 southwest of ... Neptune will show a disk that measures 2.3" across and sports a blue-gray color. ...
... We test Denkmeier's 3-D eyepieces . Globular cluster NGC 2808, elliptical galaxy NGC 2986, and the Sextans Dwarf . ... back to 1959, when the Soviets sent a probe from their Luna spacecraft crashing into the lunar surface and, shortly after, NASA ...
... We test Denkmeier's 3-D eyepieces . Globular cluster NGC 2808, elliptical galaxy NGC 2986, and the Sextans Dwarf . ... When the angle is shallow, Luna dips only a few degrees below the horizon from one night to the next and rises with much less ...
... We test Denkmeier's 3-D eyepieces . Globular cluster NGC 2808, elliptical galaxy NGC 2986, and the Sextans Dwarf . ... This orbital period is a bit out of step with the 29.53 days it takes Luna to go from Full Moon to Full Moon. ...