THE ROCKET CARRIER OF THE FIRST EARTH SATELLITE was clearly seen over Christchurch on Wednesday evening, when this photograph was taken. The path of the carrier is shown by the thin line gradually diminishing in brightness. The three bright stars to the left of the line were identified by Mr C. S. L. Keay, research physicist of the University of Canterbury, as Beta Pictor (top), Canopus (middle), and Tau Puppis (bottom). Mr Keay said that at this point the carrier was more than 200 miles high.
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Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28447, 29 November 1957, Page 16
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86THE ROCKET CARRIER OF THE FIRST EARTH SATELLITE was clearly seen over Christchurch on Wednesday evening, when this photograph was taken. The path of the carrier is shown by the thin line gradually diminishing in brightness. The three bright stars to the left of the line were identified by Mr C. S. L. Keay, research physicist of the University of Canterbury, as Beta Pictor (top), Canopus (middle), and Tau Puppis (bottom). Mr Keay said that at this point the carrier was more than 200 miles high. Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28447, 29 November 1957, Page 16
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