SEPTEMBER 27, 1984
by Thomas Milley
Collegian Staff Writer
Late September brings many
changes to the skies. The outer
planets begin to set earlier and
earlier each night until they are
lost in the sunset. Saturn is
already in the low southwestern
sky at sunset, and from the obser
vatory floor, it is quickly lost in
the trees.
Straggling along behind Saturn
are Uranus, Mars, Neptune, and
Jupiter, all of which were seen
after the Sept. 17 meeting of the
Astronomy Club. I had seen
Uranus only once before, and this
was the first time I ever tried to
look at Neptune. I found this
rather exciting. Still, Neptune
seemed almost indiscernably
starlike, until viewed at high
power, and even then it was just a
by Phyllis O'Hara
Collegian Staff Writer
When considering the purchase
of books each semester, most
students look to the less expensive
used books available in the book
store. Students also consider the
fact that they will be able to sell
their books back to the store.
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triangle), Aries, Taurus the bull
and Orion the hunter with his
hunting dogs Canis Major and
Canis Minor - the big and little
dogs, respectively.
Fall is one of the best times for
viewing the deep sky wonders,
because there are so many ex
emplary objects to view. Before
Hercules sets, you can view MI3,
the great northern globular. It is
the largest and brightest globular
cluster visible from the northern
hemisphere.
Next we can view the Ring
Nebula, M 57 in Lyra, the Harp.
This nebula is a classical example
of a planetary nebula, so called
because it is among the brightest
nebulae, and through early
telescopes appeared to be a poorly
blue, blurry disc.
Book Store Steals Books
This process of buying and sell
ing used books is supervised by
Mr. Robert MacDonald. There
are basically three factors which
MacDonald considers before the
store will buy a used book. The
first factor is the shape of the
book; it must still be usable and
readable. MacDonald then con
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Another change is the setting of
the Summer Triangle, which
begins at dusk, as bright Vega
almost directly overhead crosses
the meridian and begins her des
cent. The other corners of the
triangle are formed by Deneb, in
Cygnus the Swan (or Northern
Cross), and by Altair, in Aquila
the Eagle.
With their setting comes the ris
ing of the winged horse Pegasus,
and Andromeda, the lady in
chains and her protector Perseus,
who rises in the northeast.
Followed by these fall constella
tions are Triangulum (as you
might have guessed, it means
resolved planet.
Actually, the nebula was form
ed by a star that went through an
explosion, and instead of going
siders his need for the book. If
there are already more new books
in stock than will be used in a
given semester, the used book will
not be needed and therefore will
not be bought - back. Related to
this is the third factor - whether or
not the book is current and will
be used here again.
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nova, the star merely blew off a
tremendous bubble of glowing
gas, and rejuvenated itself.
Moving farther eastward, we
come to the Dumbell Nebula,
M 27, also named for its shape.
This nebula, (also planetary) is the
result of an explosion about three
times more severe than the explo
sion that formed the Ring
Nebula. The result is a twisted,
fibrous, filamentary object
shaped like a dumbell, with a
glowing gassy area surrounding
the entire "handle."
Next we come to the primary
example of a galaxy, the An
dromeda Spiral, M3l and
neighboring galaxies, M 32 and
NGC2OS. The Andromeda Spiral
is so large and so bright that it can
be seen with the naked eye on the
If a student has a book that is in
good condition and MacDonald
cannot use it, he or she has
another alternative. There is a us
ed book company which will buy
used books from our store and sell
them to other book stores. This
company, however, also considers
how current the book is.
The pricing of used books is
also the job of Mr. MacDonald.
If the book meets all three of the
requirements, MacDonald says he
will pay half of the original price.
This may even apply. if the book
was purchased used.
If a student must resort to sell-
Blowout Bash
by Paula Penco
Collegian Staff Writer
"Hey, I just got my name
placed on the guest list for the
party!"
"What's that? Did I hear
you say party?"
"That's right. P-A-R-
T-Y!"
"Where did you say?"
"The name in hair care."
"HAIRCUTTERS SALON -
America's Salon."
Haircutters Salon will hold
"The Blowout Bash" at the
end • of the spring semester.
Yes, that's right. Greg and his
staff members at Haircutters
want you to celebrate with
them.
What do you have to do to
get invited? It's really very
darkest nights, and is visible in
binoculars on any night (provided
there are no clouds in the way, of
course).
In fact, the galaxy is so large
that we can not view the entire
length of it through the telescope,
even with our lowest power and
widest field eyepieces. And this
galaxy is no stones throw away. It
is some 2,200,000 light-years dis
tant.
What that means is we are see
ing that galaxy not as it is, but
rather as it was some two million
years ago. In effect, the light that
left Andromeda when the
dinosaurs roamed the Earth, is
just reaching us now.
So you can consider a telescope
a time machine. And you thought
time travel was impossible ...
ing books to the used book com
pany, they will receive a lower
price. "The best they can expect
from the company is about one
third," MacDonald says "at
most." The book company has a
price list which contains only cur
rent editions of texts.
There are cases where none of
these alternatives are possible for
a student. MacDonald pointed
out a book which sold for $35.45
this semester. When those
students are finished with it, "I
won't be able to give them a pen
ny for it," MacDonald said.
simple. Just visit the salon five
times over the school year and
your name will automatically
be placed on the guest list,
allowing you to attend "The
Blowout Bash."
Haircutters is open seven
days a week. Their hours are
Monday through Saturday, 10
a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday 10
a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays
are student days at Haircut
ters. On these days Behrend
students pay $6 for a style cut.
Consultation is always free.
So remember five visits to
Haircutters will place your
name on the "Blowout Bash"
guest list. For further details
just call Greg at Haircutters
Salon.
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