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observation teams would be re-
quired in ATTITUDES beyond 81
degrees north and 81 degrees
south.
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While at Barcelona. he said.
preliminary arrangements were
made for organization Of Ital-
ian MoonWatch teams. These
arrangements were made with
Or. AIlessandro Boni Of the
Italian Afnliate Of the I. Az
IN addition. he said. I'VE
made something more than
preliminary arrangements with
the British Interplanetary So
eieiy's representatives"
These called for perhaps as
many Is 20 Moonwatch teams
in The British Isles. but GER
tainly more than TO-
~. ]. Allen Hynek. associate
director Of the Smithsonian
Asfrophysical Observatory. said
the rocket. as Il passed oveI
Neu England shortly before
dawn today vas at least Of firsi
masnitnde. u not brighter.
Joseph Ashbrook, an edifoI
Of the asfromical magazine Sks
and Telescope. said II appeared
20 him to be yelloW-orange q
color with three maxima and
two minima Of brightness dur
Ing q minute and q half.
II was explained that the
rocket portion tumbling enc
over end in the sky varies In
brightness according to the
amount Of surface exposed Il
the sun.
Brighter Than CapeIIa
Mr.. AShbrook said il wa:
slightly brighter than the stal
Capella. which was the second
brightest star above the horizon
at the time Of observation
capella Is between zero ane
plus-one in magnitude.
De described the rocket as Of
almost the same brightness a
Vega in the constellation Lyra
DR., Hynek said the amateur
telescope makers Of Boston
who manned the Moonwatcf
this morning. reported they hac
the object under observation
for half q minute.
Tomorrow. he said. the rocket
should be sighted very high II
the northwest sky over Boston
at 6:O7 am. edit.
Meanwhile a top American
satellite specialist predicts tn
United States baby moon vii
stay aloft for q couple o
years" If it is fred into IT
planned orbit.
And DR.. Fred L. Whipple est
mated in Cambridge. Mass. las
night that 1t would be month
before the Russian satellite
drops back to earth.
DR.. Whipple is director of tn
Smithsonian Astrophysical OBJ
servatory at Cambridge.
DR.. John P. Hagen. directo
of the United States satellit
program. said Saturday nigh
that scientists at the Unite
States Naval Research Labora
tory here expect the Russial
moonlet to stay in outer spac
"for at least a year."
Seen as DRY Run" for U. s.
Dr.. Whipple said officials a
the Smithsonian Observator
believe the Soviet satellite
which has beenfwhirling aroun
the globe since II was launche
October 4, will serve as an ex
tremely valuable dry run" fo
operations when the Unite
States satellite Is launched.
In Mclean. Va. Trevo
Gardner. former chief Of Al
Force research, said. II don
think the Russian satellit
being ahead Of US is nearl
as serious as the President
reaction to 1t. -. II he doesn
realize the problem then "
can't get OF FIRST base"
Mr.. Gardner resigned las
year as Assistant Secretary G
the Air Force because he sal
he felt United States missile
development wasn't betn
pushed fast enough.
,criticizing President Eisen
hower's new conference state
ments on the issue last weel
Mr.. Gardner said in an intel
view that it's hard for him q
understand that the Presiden
after getting expert advice. ca
indicate that the Russian sal
elite has no military implics
ton"
Mr.. Gardner said the SoviI
ieat is full Of bad news Of Rul