Sunday 10th December 2017

Compare this to the previous post: same time, same place, different day, no Moon.

All astronomers until 1965 had the problem of weather stopping them from investigating space. But in 1965, the Russians launched Proton-1, the first orbital telescope, which worked on gamma rays. The first optical telescope was Hipparcos, by the European Space Agency in 1989.

Time 10:32.
Distance 236,811 miles.
Last quarter phase.
250 degrees W compass point (azimuth).
Altitude 20.6 degrees.

-1 degrees C.
Wind speed 13 mph.
NNE wind direction.
Humidity 97%.
Poor visibility.
Barometer 976mbars.