Keeping Starwatch
Title | Keeping Starwatch PDF eBook |
Author | Norma Cutsforth |
Publisher | Publishamerica Incorporated |
Pages | 340 |
Release | 2006-11 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 9781424150137 |
The wonder and science of astronomy meld with the life and thoughts of a working mother in this contemplative and delightful collection of essays. Begin with any themed chapter and journey through the year with Starwatch tales. These essays will add joy and depth to your perspectives on time, travel, relationships, work, parenting, volunteering, and the natural world. See the skies over Florida, South Dakota, California, Illinois, Minnesota, and Iowa as you read the stories, past and present, of peoples of these lands. Twelve You Look Up sections show you how to directly experience the night sky. Just bring a simple sky map outside, such as the ones found in Astronomy and Sky and Telescope magazines.
Virginia StarWatch
Title | Virginia StarWatch PDF eBook |
Author | Mike Lynch |
Publisher | |
Pages | 164 |
Release | |
Genre | Astronomers |
ISBN | 9781610605663 |
Written in a folksy, down-to-earth style, this user-friendly guide to the night sky is designed for beginner and intermediate stargazers ages twelve and up. It begins with chapters explaining the stars, nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies—and what readers can expect to see from their own backyards with a modicum of equipment. Virginia StarWatch then examines the major constellations, offering updated tales of the mythology surrounding them and detailing their seasonal movements in the sky. Later chapters delve into the moon, solar and lunar eclipses, planets, and "celestial extras," such as comets, meteor showers, and aurora borealis. The final chapter provides advice on purchasing a telescope and other stargazing equipment. Appendices include monthly star maps for Virginia’s northern latitude, a local resource guide, and a list of Virginia’s brightest stars.
Indiana StarWatch
Title | Indiana StarWatch PDF eBook |
Author | Mike Lynch |
Publisher | |
Pages | 166 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781610604130 |
Ohio StarWatch
Title | Ohio StarWatch PDF eBook |
Author | Mike Lynch |
Publisher | |
Pages | 164 |
Release | |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9781610604611 |
From America's favorite stargazing instructor, a guide to Ohio's night sky, with detailed text, monthly star maps, constellation diagrams, and more than 80 color photographs.
Carolina Starwatch
Title | Carolina Starwatch PDF eBook |
Author | Mike Lynch |
Publisher | Voyageur Press |
Pages | 164 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780760328453 |
With the down-to-earth style and far-ranging knowledge that have made him America's favorite stargazing instructor, Mike Lynch guides amateur and expert alike through the wonders of the night sky over North and South Carolina. Whether watching the sky from a backyard lawn chair or manning a high-powered telescope, stargazers of all levels will learn how and when to identify the major constellations at the Carolinas' latitude. With chapters on the origins and movements of stars, the mythology of constellations, the phases of the moon, the planets, and even buying a telescope, this book also serves as an accessible and in-depth beginner's guide to the night sky. It includes 12 monthly star maps for Carolina skies, 21 constellation diagrams, a local resources guide, a list of the brightest stars in the region, and more than 80 beautiful color photographs of the heavens.
Montana StarWatch
Title | Montana StarWatch PDF eBook |
Author | Mike Lynch |
Publisher | |
Pages | 164 |
Release | |
Genre | House & Home |
ISBN | 9781610604505 |
Written in a folksy, down-to-earth style, this user-friendly guide to the night sky is designed for beginner and intermediate stargazers ages twelve and up. It begins with chapters explaining the stars, nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies-and what readers can expect to see from their own backyards with a modicum of equipment. Montana StarWatch then examines the major constellations, offering updated tales of the mythology surrounding them and detailing their seasonal movement in the sky. Later chapters delve into the moon, solar and lunar eclipses, planets, and "celestial extras" such as comets, meteor showers, and aurora borealis. The final chapter provides advice on purchasing a telescope and other stargazing equipment. Appendices include monthly star maps for Montana's northern latitude, a local resource guide, and a list of Montana's brightest stars.
Southern California Starwatch
Title | Southern California Starwatch PDF eBook |
Author | Mike Lynch |
Publisher | |
Pages | 164 |
Release | |
Genre | Astronomy |
ISBN | 9781610605069 |
With the down-to-earth style and far-ranging knowledge that have made him America's favorite stargazing instructor, Mike Lynch guides amateur and expert alike through the wonders of southern California's night sky. Whether watching the sky from a backyard lawn chair or manning a high-powered telescope, southern Californian stargazers of all levels will learn how and when to identify the major constellations at their region's latitude. With chapters on the origins and movements of stars, the mythology of constellations, the phases of the moon, the planets, and even buying a telescope, this book also serves as an accessible and in-depth beginner's guide to the night sky. It includes 12 monthly star maps for southern California skies, 21 constellation diagrams, a local resources guide, a list of the brightest stars in the region, and more than 80 beautiful color photographs of the heavens.