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Star-Gazing
The Three Wise Men who followed a star were not the first to seek knowledge from the skies and will by no means be the last. In 1986 the Space
Shuttle will launch an orbiting 'eye on the sky' telescope and Voyager II is due to send back the first photographs of the planet Uranus. But amateurs still make a real contribution to astronomy.
What observations can be made with relatively humble equipment? How much do we know about the far reaches of the universe? What was that. Christmas star?
Heather Couper, President of the British Astronomical Association, answers your questions, not least about
Halley's Comet, which may be at its most visible in January. In the Chair Jenni Mills
Produced by the Woman's Hour unit Lines open from 8.0 am

Source: Radio Times

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