1974 Feb SKY & TELESCOPE Jupiter Flyby PIONEER PROBE Tycho Brahe COMET KOHOUTEK

Description: Title: Sky and Telescope Date: February, 1974 Pagination: about 70pp in each issue (pp 75–142 in this issue) Condition: Good; covers scuffed and dingy from storage; no address label visible; some issues in this collection have had a bit of highlighting (they belonged to an Astronomy teacher); scuff mark on rear cover [OCR is approximate, as always] FEBRUARY, 1974 COVER: Amateur astronomer Carsten Deberitz stands beside the well-equipped observatory that houses his 5-inch Unitron refractor. He modified plans (from the Barrett Telescope Co.) to suit the high latitude and rugged landscape of his observing site, about 40 miles northeast of Oslo, Norway. (See page 122.) THE FLYBY OF JUPITER - Tom Gehrels PIONEER OBSERVES JUPITER A VISIT TO TYCHO BRAHES OBSERVATORY — Erik Simonsen IRELANDS BIRR CASTLE TODAY KOHOUTEK ROUNDS THE SUN 76 79 86 89 91 THE MINOR PLANETS: SIZES AND MINERALOGY — Clark R. Chapman and David Morrison A GRATING SPECTROGRAPH FOR A COLLEGE OBSERVATORY — Daniel J. Schroeder 92 96 AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS Half a Century of Stellafane Celebrated Atlanta Amateur Dies BOOKS AND THE SKY A Short History of Observatories Binary and Multiple Systems of Stars Sterne + Planeten The Planets: Some Myths and Realities CELESTIAL CALENDAR Interesting Winter Occultations of Mars and Saturn GLEANINGS FOR ATMs A Norwegian Observatory with Sliding Roof Sections LETTERS NEWS NOTES OBSERVERS PAGE Photographing the Rising or Setting Sun Reports on Decembers Two Eclipses Deep-Sky Wonders Notes on Three Autumn Meteor Showers RAMBLING THROUGH FEBRUARY SKIES SOUTHERN STARS Take a close look at the auction images for details of contents and condition. If you have any questions at all please send a message through eBay before bidding. NOTE: There may be more images in this listing than eBay shows in the top "gallery". Be sure to scroll down to view the full set, if so. Be sure to check our eBay Store for thousands of other listings like this one. Orders will be sent out within three business days of receipt of payment. If youre in a hurry and would like expedited shipping (Priority or Express shipping), please let us know before paying so we can adjust your invoice. Books are sent Media Rate within the US, and other small items are sent Parcel by default. If you would like combined shipping, please (1) contact us to let us know, and then (2) wait to pay until youre finished shopping (but try to keep it within a 4 day period, please). Just leave the items in your eBay Cart and then request an updated invoice after youre done. If you pay for an item, we are obliged to ship it to you, and cannot combine it with subsequent purchases. If youre waiting for a separate auction item to finish, please contact us to let us know. _gsrx_vers_1680 (GS 9.8.3 (1680))

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