Astronomy of practical objectives and activities that get readers actively involved in skywatching. Completewith star maps and color photos, Astronomy For Dummies helps http://www.money-mouse.de/spacebooks_e/astronomy/astronomy.htm
Extractions: by Guy Consolmagno, Dan M. Davis, Karen Kotash Sepp (Illustrator) , Anne Drogin, Mary Lynn Skirvin Owners of small telescopes will appreciated this revised edition of a classic, which has been updated to AD 2006, and which includes hundreds of night sky objects easily viewed by the home observer. From seasonal challenges in making observations to locating common guideposts and visible clusters, this is the home astronomer's 'bible'. Fred Schaaf has spent years perfecting the teaching of skywatching and astronomy to newcomers. Here, he distills his experience into a revolutionary new approach to learning about the night sky. No other book on the market offers anything like the simple, interactive, step-by-step program Schaaf has created for new skywatchers of all ages.
Book: Skywatching (Nature Company Guide) It then covers astronomy concepts, such as star types, azimuth it has 12 or so fullscale maps of the sky The other chapters include skywatching through the ages http://www.travelerscompany.com/product/078354751X/AsinSearch/1/
Starting Out Right, By Rob Lentini reviews of other atlases and star maps used by colored figures will obscure the starpositions in you're impressing neophyte visitors with your skywatching. http://www.novac.com/nl/96/starting.html
Extractions: Rob Lentini When the gift of a telescope got me started in astronomy, it took me very little time to realize I was lost amongst the stars. I was fortunate enough to begin with a copy of Turn Left At Orion , a guide to worthwhile targets for small telescopes that doesn't require that you know stars and constellations. As the brighter stars became familiar sights, a Rand McNally Star Finder was a nice complement to the book, allowing me to investigate how the constellations were arranged across the sky. Mine shows stars down to 4th and 5th magnitude. At some point I realized I was ready for a star atlas. Finding all of the Messier objects would require a fairly good one. Wil Tirion has had a hand in publishing a variety of popular atlases, including The Bright Star Atlas The Cambridge Star Atlas Uranometria 2000.0 , and Sky Atlas 2000.0 Just a side note: There was some discussion on the NOVAC listserv about the plural of atlas. Atli or Atlases or Atles? Someone found a reference to the plural of Atlas being Atlantes. Atlas was the name of a Titan who was condemned to hold the sky on his shoulders for all eternity (the ancient Greek answer to why the sky doesn't fall). Greek architects occasionally used sculpted male figures in place of columns for support, and the Latin plural of Atlas is Atlantes. So you could say, "Look at those anatomically correct Atlantes holding up that entablature!" Female figures used for the same purpose are caryatids, by the way. However, if we're just talking about a collection of maps, www.dictionary.com indicates the plural is simply atlases.
Library Hemisphere Sky maps) .Berry Discovering the Sidewalk Astronomer ..Dobson skywatching ..Levy,David Ancient Cultures ..Aveni star Hopping ..Garfinkle http://www.texasastro.org/library.htm
English Books > Science > Astronomy - Star Guides Robin; Hardback; Book ISBN 0671874675 star maps For Beginners Book ISBN 3540657029Violent star Formation From 30 ByMonth Journey Of skywatching Schaaf, Fred http://book.netstoreusa.com/index/bkbsa452.shtml
Extractions: First page Prev Next Last page ... Accretion Disks In Compact Stellar Systems Other Wheeler, J. Craig Hardback; Book; ; ISBN: 9810212739 Alpha Star Finder: A Planisphere Firefly Books Paperback; ; ISBN: 1552976475 Amateur Astronomers Handbook (- Prepared) Sidgwick, J. B. Paperback; ; ISBN: 0486240347 An Atlas Of Local Group Galaxies Hodge, Paul W. Hardback; Book; ; ISBN: 140200673X An Intimate Look At The Night Sky Raymo, Chet Hardcover; ; ISBN: 0802713696 Astronomers Eyepiece Companion Gilmour, Jess K. Paperback; ; ISBN: 1852334746 Astronomy Pasachoff, Jay M. Paperback; ; ISBN: 0395935423 Astrophotography For The Amateur (Revised) Covington, Michael A. Paperback; ; ISBN: 0521409845
What's Up? Plan your skywatching sessions by visiting several of the better online sky guides Skymaps.com free monthly star maps, available in Adobe Acrobat PDF; Call the http://www.wsanford.com/~wsanford/exo/whats_up.html
Geologyone.com - Earth Science Bookstore Practical skywatching (Nature Company Guide) David H. Levy the Night Sky star bystar Includes a Four Dimensional Analysis of Geological maps Techniques of http://www.geologyone.com/bookstore.htm
Kansas City Star Light User's Group - KCSLUG for the rest of our lives, with star parties twice a is The Nature Company GuidesADVANCED skywatching This has the newer observer are the sky maps, these are http://www.kcslug.org/phpws/article.php4?sid=78
Discovery Channel School - Search Results skywatching Created especially for aspiring astronomers, this CDROM offers real-worldskywatching tips your students Includes a series of seasonal star maps. http://school.discovery.com/schoolsearch/results/g3ralls3.html
Extractions: From the Moon to Mars and from Mercury to Pluto, discover what scientists have learned about our solar system since manned space exploration began three decades ago. Is there life on Mars after all? What lies beneath the swirling gas storms of Jupiter? And what remains to be seen on Pluto when NASA lands a spacecraft there in 2001?
KryssTal : Monthly Sky Page (April 2003) Philip's Pocket star Atlas uses maps to details Colins skywatching is another beginner'sbook with information about the solar system, stars, nebulae and http://www.krysstal.com/sky.html
Extractions: The Nine Planets The planets resemble stars except that generally they do not twinkle. They wander amongst the stars so their visibility varies as the relative position of the Earth, Sun and planet vary. The descriptions below are for viewers in the Northern Hemisphere, especially London and the United Kingdom. All times on this page are in GMT Greenwich Mean Time also known as Universal Time Add one hour for British Summer Time (between March and October). A degree is twice the apparent diameter of the Moon. Mercury appears in the evening sky for the first three weeks of the month. The planet sets in the West over an hour and a half after the Sun. The Moon will be seen close to the planet on 2nd and 3rd. Mercury is much brighter at the beginning of the month, fading dramatically during April. Venus is a brilliant morning object but now rises less than an hour before the Sun in the East and is becoming difficult to spot. Venus may be spotted close to the crescent Moon on 28th and 29th. Mars is a morning object in Sagittarius moving into Capricornus during April. The planet continues to rise about three hours before the Sun. The planet is actually rising earlier each day but at this time of the year, so is the Sun. By the end of April, Mars will be rising before 02:00 GMT.
Untitled Document by Antonin Ruekl. Other books not yet added to catalog skywatching; The stars.HA Rey. Carole Stott. star maps for Beginners. Levitt and Marshall. http://www.skywonders.com/sky_books.html
Extractions: 2nd Ed., Field Laminated Edition by Wil Tirion, Roger W. Sinnott Sky Catalogue 2000.0, Vol I. by Alan Hirshfeld, Roger W. Sinnot, Francois Ochsenbein Sky Catalogue 2000.0, Vol II. by Alan Hirshfeld, Roger W. Sinnot NGC 2000.0 by Roger W. Sinnot The Cambridge Star Atlas by Wil Tirion The Herald-Bobroff AstroAtlas by David Herald, Peter Bobroff Millennium Star Atlas by Roger W. Sinnott, Michael A. C. Perryman Uranometria 2000.0 Vol. I
ASP: Current Books Of Note on selecting the most appropriate equipment for skywatching. It includes hundredsof maps and photographs, with galaxies, as well as monthly star charts and http://www.astrosociety.org/books/currentbooks.html
Extractions: SEARCH ASP SITE: Resources Topics: Books Books of Note Books of Note Archives Book Excerpts ... NGC March 2003 New Books of Note Help the ASP by buying a Book of Note from Amazon.com! Click on a Book of Note's title or image to buy it from amazon.com . When you use these links to buy from amazon.com, part of the proceeds will go to the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Cambridge University Press, 2003, ISBN: 0-521-80693-3, $25 A fascinating introduction to astronomy and the wonders of the night sky begins by looking at the universe as a whole, describing what we can see in the night sky. The authors, an astronomer and a primary school teacher, then go on to explore the planets of our solar system, from the hot world of Mercury near the Sun to the distant, frozen world of Pluto. Moons, asteroids, meteoroids and comets are described in detail, and objects outside the solar system are explained. Young readers will learn what stars are, and how they cluster together to form galaxies that allow us to map out the furthest reaches of our Universe. A key feature is a section in which John Brown, Astronomer Royal for Scotland, answers astronomy questions posed by schoolchildren.
Science & Nature / Astronomy / Star-Gazing 65 color photos, 24 color sky maps. on skywatching through the ages, stars and galaxies,skywatching tools and The star Guide Learn How to Read the Night Sky http://www.stavar.i.se/bookstore/Sci_Star-Gazing.html
Extractions: The third edition of Nightwatch continues its tradition of being the best handbook for the beginning astronomer. Terence Dickinson covers all the problems beginners face, starting with the fact that the night sky does not look the way a modern city-dweller expects. He discusses light pollution, how...
Astronomy Books of practical objectives and activities that get readers actively involved in skywatching. Societyof Canada 158 pages, soft cover, foldout star maps, 15cm x http://members.rogers.com/astronet/bookreviews.htm
Extractions: Book Reviews Note: What follows is a brief review of some of the astronomy books I owe. These books in my opinion are excellent in their particular subject matters and will make your transition into astronomy a more pleasant one. First there will be a description by the publisher/reseller and then my brief thoughts about each book ( not yet added-check back soon ). If you want to suggest more books to add to this list, feel free to contact me. However I've only included those books I've actually read. Your complete guide to understanding the universe If you gaze up at the night sky and wonder what's out there, then this is the book for you. From asteroids to black holes, this easy-to-understand guide takes you on a grand tour of the universe-and shows you how to get the most out of stargazing, plantetarium visits, and other cool astronomical activities.
BAA Journal Review Skywatching skywatching The Ultimate Guide to the Universe. Some twenty or so pages are allocatedto compass oriented sky maps, with individual constellation charts http://www.star.ucl.ac.uk/~hwm/levy.htm
Constellations Taken from the constellation maps from Antonín Rükl skywatching byD. Levy Advanced skywatching by R file containing two files a star list used http://www.skymap.com/constellations.htm
Extractions: The links below allow you to download new "constellation figures" for use in SkyMap Pro . These new figures have been created using the constellation figure editor, available on the Tools page of this library area. SkyMap Pro installation directory, overwriting the old file of the same name. Submitted by: John Talbot ( john@talbot49.freeserve.co.uk Date: 15-DEC-2001 Description: Here is a new set of constellation figures for SkyMap 8 as used in "The Observer's Sky Atlas" by E. Karkoschka. Download: Karkoschka_cf.zip (12kb) Submitted by: Ben Siemerink ( siemerink@lucent.com Date: 01-JAN-2002 Description: Taken from the constellation maps from Antonín Rükl from "Souhvezdí", published by Artia, Prague in 1971 and from second book with unknown original title (spanish translated title is "Estrellas y Planetas") published 1988 by Artia, Prague in 1988. Download: rukl_cf.zip (16kb) Submitted by: Paul Kemp ( paulkemp@xtra.co.nz Date: 15-MAR-2002 Description: These constellation figures are based on the popular Nature Company Guide books:
Suggested Books 52 maps. star Ware The Amateur Astronomer's Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Buying,and Using 40 Nights to Knowing the Sky A NightBy-Night skywatching Primer. http://www.astro-tom.com/technical_data/suggested_books.htm
Extractions: The third edition of Nightwatch continues its tradition of being the best handbook for the beginning astronomer. Terence Dickinson covers all the problems beginners face, starting with the fact that the night sky does not look the way a modern city-dweller expects. He discusses light pollution, how to choose binoculars and telescopes, how to pronounce the names of stars and constellations, telescope mounts, averted vision, and why the harvest moon looks especially bright. Most of the lovely photographs in the book were taken by amateurs, which gives the section on astrophotography a particularly inspirational gleam. Dickinson's star charts are very handy, each covering a reasonable field of view and mapping the most interesting amateur objects. He gives good advice for planet watching, which he notes "is one of the few astronomical activities that can be conducted almost as well from the city as from dark rural locations." Altogether, the watchword for Nightwatch is indeed "practical" this is a book to be used, not just read. Spiral-bound to lie flat or to fold back undamaged, it's a field guide that pulls its own weight in the field. Author Timothy Ferris says, "Like a good night sky, Nightwatch is clear and wind-free. Try it and see for yourself."
Astronomy Page skywatching Center. Here is a Meteor shower Database to look up which showers areactive on todays date, or any day or dates of your choice, star maps included. http://w3.one.net/~charlie/4.html
Extractions: Sun, Planets and Moons Comets and Asteroids Meteors and Meteor Showers Deep Sky Objects ... What can I see Tonight ? Or You may go to any of our pages, by clicking on the Image of your choice. Or you may go to any of our pages, by clicking on their names below. Geology Caves Archaeology Index This page last updated on Feb. 21, 2000 The collection of pages linked form here where edited for dead links on Feb. 21, 2000 Before any trip to see the sky's wonders, check out the Weather on this Link for the location you are going to visit. Weather Sun, Planets and Moons Planetary Missions, Data and Information A Parade of New Planets The Nine Planets 2 All the Planets of the Solar System ... [Back to the Top of the Page] Comets and Asteroids Comet Observation Home Page Latest Pictures of Comets Minor Planet Center Monthly Information about Comets ... [Back to the Top of the Page] Meteors and Meteor Showers Meteors and the Native Americans SKY Online's Meteor Page International Meteor Organization Asteroids, Comets and Meteoroids
Sky Highways - Level II enough to print up corrected star maps every 50 Dyer, Garfinkle etc, Advanced skywatching,published by Norton, Nortons star Atlas, published by http://www.wyalusing.org/stars/highway2.htm
Extractions: A Level II Primer for Astronomy (summer season) by George Wertwijn Again we try to go to M11. If we are trying it with the Celestron, no peeking at the RA circle! The starchart near M11 looks like Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 depicts M11: Advanced Skywatching The sketches used here, I took out of Edmund Scientific Star-Atlas of 1970
Door Peninsula Astronomical Society Sky Gazing Tips ADVANCED skywatching by Robert Burnham, Alan Dyer, David Levy many aspects of backyardastronomy including starhopping with key maps and discussion http://www.doorastronomy.org/skygazing5.html
Extractions: Capella Brightest star in the Northeast in October and November and part of the constellation Auriga, it is near the zenith in February and sinks below the horizon in the Northeast in late May or early June, all referring to evening skies. A line across the two stars which form the top of the bowl of the Big Dipper and extended away from the handle will point to Capella. Aldebaran in Taurus Low in the East during November evenings, it follows the ecliptic so it is often near one or more planets November through April evenings. When Orion is in the sky, follow a line formed by Orions belt to the right to find Aldebaran. Aldebaran is a red giant, which appears yellowish orange. Deneb and Albireo in Cygnus Bright bluish white Deneb is the tail star in Cygnus the swan or the top of the Northern Cross asterism. Deneb also forms part of the summer triangle along with Vega and Altair. Albireo is the head of Cygnus or the bottom of the Northern Cross. It is a famous double but you need a telescope to make the separation.
