Moore's Marathon

Sir Patrick Moore has picked his 55 favourite night sky objects and over the month of April would like you to see as many as you can.  The Moore Marathon will help celebrate 55 years of The Sky at Night, which was first broadcast on 24^th April 1957.

From the Moon to the star Albrieo, the Moore Marathon has something for everyone.  You can spot some with your eyes, others need binoculars or a telescope, and you can take part on your own or as a group.

On BBC1 May 6^th and BBC4 May 10^th, The Sky at Night will feature a selection of your observations, from the simple to the most interesting!  You can find the Moore Marathon observing forms by going to our website: bbc.co.uk/skyatnight.

Here you have two choices:

QUICK OBSERVING FORM

Download, save on your computer, fill in and email back to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . To be included in the programme, this must be emailed by 24^th April 2012.

or

DETAILED OBSERVING FORM

Download, print and fill in by hand. Post back to: The Sky at Night, BBC Birmingham, The Mailbox, Birmingham, B1 1RF.  To be included in the programme, we must receive forms by 24^th April 2012.

Message from Sir Patrick:

“I hope you enjoy the objects I have picked out for you to observe in April and I look forward to finding out how you get on. Good luck and thank you for taking part.”

Attachments:

File	Description	File size
SkyAtNight55_DetailedForm.pdf	Detailed Form	206 Kb
SkyAtNight55_ObservingGuide.pdf	Observing Guide	1333 Kb
SkyAtNight55_QuickForm.xls	Quick Form	57 Kb