Word: skies
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...been struggling, averaging just 5.0 points per game, but went wild last night, going four-for-four from the charity stripe and six-for-10 from the floor--including a spectacular, late-first-half sky hook...
Most of the clothes are ceremonial, although the occasion does not have to be grand. Some of the most elegant dresses are of indigo cotton, appliqued with gold, made to be worn during India's harvest festival in the late fall, when the dark of the sky is deepest. There are social nuances in every garment, highborn or not. A man's white cotton overblouse can be tied in 58 ways, each with its own social connotation. The knots at the waist of a courtesan's skirt could be so intricate that only she could undo them: fashion...
...that flickered across television monitors. But like countless amateur stargazers around the world, the astronomers wanted to see the cosmic celebrity with their own eyes. Huddled in the chill mountain air outside an observatory dome, necks craned, binoculars raised, they and a group of visitors searched a patch of sky...
...20th century. As Halley's came into view in 1910, some residents of Chicago prepared themselves for death by cyanogen-gas poisoning when, as it was widely predicted, the earth passed through the comet's tail. As recently as 1970, Vietnamese peasants quaked at the sight of the "Sky Broom," the unexpectedly vivid passage of Bennett's comet...
...chosen date. This spot will help you determine the comet's position relative to familiar groups of stars. But the time of day for observing Halley's and the direction in which to look will vary. This week, for example, observers in the northern hemisphere should search the southwestern sky during the evening. The best view is on clear, moonless nights, far from city lights...