Word: starlight
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...have calculated 40 points on the comet's route at which it will pass directly in front of a relatively bright star. During one of these passages, which are expected to last about 15 minutes, they hope to learn how dust is distributed in the coma by analyzing the starlight shining through it. At Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii, nearly 14,000 ft. above sea level, Astronomer Dale Cruikshank is using infrared photometry and imagery to measure the heat radiation from Halley's coma and the distribution of dust within it, as well as to look for certain isotopes...
Puttin on the Ritz: Starlight Rooftop, 575 Commonwealth Ave., Friday and Saturday...
Mose Allison Trio: Starlight Rooftop, 575 Commonwealth Ave., Friday and Saturday...
Mose Allison Trio: Starlight Roof, 575 Commonwealth...
...most rewarding thing in show business is to become a brand name, presold to audiences, like Agatha Christie or Neil Simon. Andrew Lloyd Webber may be headed toward that status as composer of such glossy, high-energy musicals as Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Cats and Starlight Express. Lloyd Webber has mastered the trick of seeming to juggle big ideas while actually asking little of his audience beyond a pleasant passing of time...