The wandering astronomer

Beschrijving

Drawing On The Author’s Knowledge And Direct Experience Of The Key Events In Astronomy And Space Exploration, This Book Takes A Sideways Look At The Historical Reports And Contemporary Thought Behind A Range Of Astronomical Topics. It Includes A Collection Of Essays That Cover Various Things From The Case Of Vanishing Planets To Ufos Over Selsey. The Atmosphere Of The Moon. — The Man Who Discovered A Planet. — Moon In Shadow. — The Zodiacal Intruder. — Fishing Hipparcos Down. — The Past And Future Moon. — Visitor To The Acres Vallis. — Harvest Moons, Wolf Moons And Blue Moons. — The Cosmic Zebra. Flying Saucers In Selsey. — Gene Shoemaker. — The Blackness Of Mathilde. — Hitch-hider And Others. — Ice On The Moon?. — Mira Stella. — The Case Of The Vanishing Planets. — Poetic Moons. — A Lightning Decision!. — The Strange Case Of Ss Lacertae. — How The Lunar Craters Weren’t Formed. — The Lonely Brown Dwarf. — Sister Marie And Others. — To Catch A Comet. — Curious Callisto. — A Year On Icarus. — The Lighter Side Of Space. — Alshain. — Names In The Sky. — Travel To The Stars?. — Ghost Moons. — Ripples Of Creation. — Des Res On Mars?. — The Edge Of The Moon. — The Sad Case Of Dr Elliott. — Fast Lane To Pluto. — Life Can Appear But Will It!. — Thatcher’s Comet. — Apocalypse Postponed. — The Star In The East. — It Was In The Papers!. — Caribbean Eclipse. Patrick Moore. Includes Index.