Apollo 8 observations – Sky and Telescope

[Robin Leadbeater]

An interesting article by Christopher Taylor on observing the Apollo 8 booster from the UK 50 years ago

https://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/stargazers-corner/apollo-8-view/

Robin

[Nick James]

Robin, That’s a wonderful description of a very rare observation made by Chris from somewhere called Chelmsford. This is the JBAA report referenced in the S&T article.

[Grant Privett]

It says Henry Hatfield contributed observations. Would this be to the defunct BAA Section associated with artificial satellites, do you think?

[Eric Watkins]

though I did not see the Apollo 8 event I do vividly recall seeing the Apollo 12 event from a bedroom window..  This had been a predicted naked eye event.  I dare say many others saw it also.

Incidentally,  the same window from which I had my first telescopic view of the plant Mercury

Eric

[Mr Jack Martin]

I was one of the first outsiders to see Moon rock and dust samples in Nov 1969 bought back by Apollo 11, at Queen Mary University of London Chemistry department, who were given small samples for analysis.

Jack

Essex UK

[Robin Leadbeater]

I remember that too, though I think I saw it in the physics department.  (I was a physics undergrad there at the time)

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