Word: moonwatch
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...loss of radio contact with the satellite had caused Smithsonian astronomers to place increased emphasis on the visual spotting program organized in this country under "Operation Moonwatch...
...Cambridge "moonwatch" group, composed of amateur astronomers, planned to assemble at 7 a.m. this morning to attempt to spot the satellite when it passes over central Connecticut at about...
...first sighting of the Russian satellite was made by a "moonwatch" group at Terre Haute, Ind., at 9:50 EDST. The next report of seeing the object came from Columbus, Ohio, at 11:28 EDST. Both of these reports indicated the satellite travelling in an west to east direction...
...launching was received at the Observatory at about 6:30 p.m. from an Associated Press release. J. Allen Hynek, the Associate Director of the Smithsonian in charge of the tracking program, and Kenneth H. Drummond, an administrative officer, immediately summoned what staff they could assemble and began to telephone "moonwatch" posts throughout the country...
Whipple said he had no idea where or when U.S. observers will be able to see the object, though it should be visible through binoculars during the early morning and evening. He revealed that he was trying to contact Russian authorities through the Washington bureau of "Operation Moonwatch," but so far without success