| SPOTTING THE FIRST SPUTNIKS, MAINLY THE SPENT ROCKETS, WAS THE CRAZE DURING THE EARLY SPACE AGE |
| MID JULY 1958- COMING OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST SKY, THE SPUTNIK-3 ROCKET BODY IS SEEN AS IT ADVANCES TO THE NORTHEAST. THIS TIME LAPSE PHOTO WAS MADE FROM CHICAGO AND THE STREAKS OF LIGHT ON THE FILM SHOW HOW THE SPENT ROCKET STAGE WAS TUMBLING ALONG IN ORBIT. IN REAL-TIME, IT WAS VISIBLE AS A PULSATING POINT OF LIGHT TO EARTH BOUND OBSERVERS. CLICK ABOVE PHOTO TO SEE CREDITS AND ADDITIONAL INFO. NOTE- THESE OLD PRESS PHOTOS, ABOVE AND BELOW, WERE PURCHASED ON EBAY. |
| NEWSPAPERS ROUTINELY PRINTED MAPS THAT FORECAST WHEN AND WHERE THE SPUTNIKS WERE VISIBLE. THE ABOVE MAP PREDICTS DIFFERENT ORBITAL PASSES FOR SPUTNIK-2 ON NOVEMBER 8, 1957. |
SEE BELOW - SPUTNIK SPOTTING GEAR FOR YOUNGSTERS |
