ECHO SIGHTINGS TO END

Press, Volume C, Issue 29501, 1 May 1961, Page 20

ECHO SIGHTINGS TO END

Satellite Visible Tonight

should be the last night on which the American balloon satellite, Echo One. will be easilv visible,” said Mr C. S. L. Keay, a lecturer at the University of Canterbury last evening. The satellite would cross the north-western sky from the west at 6.33 pm, to the north at 6.49 p m., he said. “Echo has remained visible for a week longer than I anticipated a fortnight ago and its continued appearance has brought many inquiries," said Mr Keay.

“Its visibility has been prolonged by the seasonal lengthening of the evenings .and because the orbit has not moved westward as rapidly as I expected. The number of inquiries has shown that there are many persons following the movements of the satellite, including some school classes doing their own day-by-day time predictions*" said Mr Keay.

Converted Car.—A 1959 Vauxhall Velox car, registered No. 595-295, has been missing from Perth street. Timaru, since between 7 a m. and 630 p.m. yesterday. The top of the car is painted light green, and the lower part beige. It has a radio aerial on the right front fender, twin foglighte, and mudflaps on all wheels. Anyone seeing this car is asked to inform the police.