Jun 27 1964
From The Space Library
Analysis of findings by Stratoscope II balloon-astronomy investigation last November was announced by National Science Foundation and Princeton Univ. astronomers. Dr. Martin Schwarzschild, director of Project Stratoscope II, reviewed first findings of the telescope and instrument package carried aloft by balloon. Studies of the moon showed lunar surface material reflected more solar light in the infra-red band than in the visible spectrum. Other findings included confirmation that water vapor exists near red giant stars-for example, there is "about as much water vapor above one square mile of Mira as there is above one square mile of Earth." (NYT, 6/28/64, 56; Burkett, Houston Chron., 6/28/64)
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