well they fly because they have big ears!
Observatories need for the area to have dark skies so that they have a better view of the heavens. In Arizona, the City of Tucson regulates lights of businesses and streets so that the skies are dark enough for the astronomers at Kitt Peak.
it was the name of the roman god of the skies, and king of the gods. greek name is zeus.
well i have been told that the small skies go faster ad the bigger skies go slower. so it depends.
A telescope is commonly used to watch the skies. It enables astronomers and stargazers to observe celestial bodies like planets, stars, galaxies, and other objects in space with greater clarity and detail.
Yes, they need a dark sky; yes, lights can be a problem.
The dry area is a good place for the astronomers for telescopes.
So that the whole sky is covered. In the northern hemisphere, you don't get to see all of the stars in the southern skies and vice versa. If you are observing something that moves from the south to the northern skies then you need to involve someone in the southern hemisphere. Also, South Africa is on more or less the same longitude; similar time difference, so observations at each site will be happening at the same time.
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The planet is named after the Roman god Mercury. He was very speedy and which is why he was a messenger for the gods. When the ancient astronomers found a planet which travelled rapidly across the skies, they named it after this speedy god.
Go to the wood that howled and there will be a giant rock with holes go in and there you go
Those who are also astronauts or cosmonauts.
When "primitive" people watched the skies without modern technology, they often related the patterns that they saw to the stories told of the heroic gods who ruled the heavens. One such god was Mars, the god of War; when early astronomers observed a bright red wanderer in the skies, the association must have been immediate.