Re: October 2007 Sky & Telescope article

From: JAY RESPLER (jrespler@superlink.net)
Date: Wed Sep 05 2007 - 22:43:07 EDT

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Ed Cannon wrote:
> I wrote:
> 
> "The October issue of Sky & Telescope has two good, relevant 
> articles for our hobby - first on spotting satellites, and 
> second on (small) binoculars for astronomy (very relevant to 
> satellite watching)."
> 
> Then later I found that it also has an article entitled, 
> "Project Moonwatch: Satellite Tracking at the Dawn of the 
> Space Age" (pages 30-35).
> 
> All three of the articles are mentioned on the cover of the
> issue and are, in my opinion, definitely worth reading!

The first satellite I saw was Sputnik 3 rocket and I'd like to know what it 
really looked like. Are there any pictures available of Sputnik 1, 2 or 3 
Rockets before launch?

Can anyone supply an illustration of what these 3 rockets looked like while 
in orbit?

Thanks.
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Jay Respler
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