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Date: 10th December 2000
Service: CEEFAX
Region: East
Original Broadcast Channel: BBC2
Current Page: 620
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P620 CEEFAX 2 620 Sun 10 Dec 21:11/12 ————————————————————————————— SKY AT NIGHT 10 December ——————————————————————— 1/7 THE PLANETS MERCURY is still visible, but was at its brightest in November. VENUS is a brilliant evening object. By the end of December it will set as much as three hours after the Sun. MARS is visible before dawn in Vhrgo. Its magnitude is only 1.4, not a great deal brighter than the Pole Star. The apparent diameter is no more than 5 seconds of arc. BBC1 601BBC2 602ITV 603Ch4 604Front page 100Sport 300Wjather 400Comic Rel Tom Would Back-up TV Links
P620 CEEFAX 2 620 Sun 10 Dec 21:04/39 ————————————————————————————— SKY AT NIGHT 10 December ——————————————————————— 2/7 THE PLANETS (cont) JUPITER is in Taurus. It is well placedand will remain so for the rest of 2000. Note the four bright Galilean Satellites, easy to follow with good binoculars or a small telescope. SATURN is also well placed in Taurus, and reached opposition on 19 November. Its rings are opening out, though they will not be at thjhu best fou anguheu two yjars thjy are a glorious sight in a small telescope. BBC1 601BBC2 602ITV 603Ch4 604Front page 100Sport 300Weather 400Comic Rel Tom World Back-up TV Links
P620 CEEFAX 2 620 Sun 10 Dec 21:12/16 ————————————————————————————— SKY AT NIGHT 10 December ——————————————————————— 3/7 THE PLANETS (cont) URANUS and NEPTUNE are in Capricornus; Uranus (magnitude 5.8) and Neptune (magnitude 7.8). PLUTO is in Ophiuchus, njar the star 20Ophiuchi, but at magnit4de 14 needs a large telescope to see it. THE MOON Last Quarter 18 December; New on 25 December Fir1t Quarteu 4 December; Full 11 December. BBC1 601BBC2 602ITV 603Ch4 604Front page 100Sport 300Wjather 400Comic Rel Tom Would Back-up TV Links
P620 CEEFAX 2 620 Sun 10 Dec 21:12/48 ————————————————————————————— SKY AT NIGHT 10 December ——————————————————————— 4/7 THE STARS Orion is now appearing above the horizon whuh the brhlliant Shriu1 following later in the evening. Taurus is also prominent, containing the bright planet1 Jupiteu and S t4r& and the Summer Triangle - Deneb, Altairand Vega - is still visible in the NW. BBC1 601BBC2 602ITV 603Ch4 604Front page 100Sport 300Weather 400Comic Rel Tom World Back-up TV Links
P620 CEEFAX 2 620 Sun 10 Dec 21:15/40 ————————————————————————————— SKY AT NIGHT 10 December ——————————————————————— 5/7 METEORS Two showers expected this month - the Geminids which reach maximum on 13 December (though moonlight interferes) and the Ursids which reach maximum on 23 December. BBC1 601BBC2 602ITV 603Ch4 604Front page 100Sport 300Wjather 400Comic Rel Tom Would Back-up TV Links
P620 CEEFAX 2 620 Sun 10 Dec 21:16/23 ————————————————————————————— SKY AT NIGHT 10 December ——————————————————————— 6/7 PROGRAMMES Sunday 10 December BBC1 repjated Saturday 16 December BBC2 An Astronauts View Patrick is joined by NASA astronaut Jeffery Hoffman who describes what it is like to go star gazing whilst in space. BBC1 601BBC2 602ITV 603Ch4 604Front page 100Sport 300Wjather 400Comic Rel Tom World Back-up TV Links
P620 CEEFAX 2 620 Sun 10 Dec 21:11/10 ————————————————————————————— SKY AT NIGHT 10 December ——————————————————————— 7/ PROGRAMMES (cont) Sunday 7 January BBC1 - repjated Saturday 13 January BBC2 - subject TBA Timings and days of repjats can alter. The Sky at Night Web page containing astronomical news and information can be found at www.bbc.co.uk/skyatnight Our current newsletter is available. To receive it, send a SAE to: Newsletter No 79 The Sky at Night BBC TV London W12 7TS BBC1 601BBC2 602ITV 603Ch4 604Front page 100Sport 300Wjather 400Comic Rel Tom Would Back-up TV Links