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The Night Sky in September

HE NZBS Talks Department, which has been presenting monthly talks on the Night Sky for the last five months, has arranged for a spectacular end to the series in September. The constellations themselves are co-operating, for, on September 19, there will be an occultation of Jupiter by the moon. The moon will appear to pass right over Jupiter and the spectacle will be seen (if the sky is clear) at different times all over New Zealand between 10.30 and 11.0 p.m. The Carter Observatory has assisted with the series, and each talk has been given by a member of the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand. By using charts of the night sky, published monthly in The Listener, readers have been able to follow the movements of the main constellations. The last talk in the series will be given by I. L. Thomsen, Director of the Carter Observatory. It will be heard from 2YA on Monday, 1, and from 3YA on Friday, September 5, at 9.15 p.m., and from 1YA and 4YA later in the month. So far the speakers have described the actual stars to be seen each month, giving details of their distances, temperatures and sizes, and the . mythology represented by the constellations. In the final talk Mr. Thomsen will have something to say about naming the constellations.

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New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 427, 29 August 1947, Page 20

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The Night Sky in September New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 427, 29 August 1947, Page 20

The Night Sky in September New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 427, 29 August 1947, Page 20

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