Pennsylvania StarWatch: The Essential Guide To Our Night Sky
Book Details
Author(s)
Lynch, Mike
Publisher
Voyageur Press
ISBN / ASIN
0896586774
ISBN-13
9780896586772
Availability
In Stock.
Sales Rank
#4,731,892
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
Description
Make the Stars Your Old Friends! . . . with Mike Lynch, America s Master Stargazing instructor. Mike has led stargazing classes for over 30 years and has instructed 1000s of would-be backyard astronomers (and maybe a few would-be professional astronomers!) Now with "Pennsylvania StarWatch" you can easily pick up what beginning and advanced stargazers ages 12 and up have learned in his popular stargazing classes.
Use the detailed seasonal constellation charts to quickly identify
their main stars and find celestial goodies such as star clusters,
nebulae, and other galaxies.
Enjoy the stories and mythology of characters for whom the
constellations are named, including Orion the Hunter, Cassiopeia
the Queen, and Perseus the Hero.
Locate the most prominent seasonal constellations with
easy-to-use monthly star maps designed especially for
Pennsylvania s northern latitude.
Learn about the moon, solar and lunar eclipses, planets, as well as
comets, meteor showers, and aurora borealis. There s even a
planet locator guide good through 2015!
Gain firsthand advice on purchasing a telescope and other stargazing equipment, plus find listings of local astronomy resources. You won t find a more enthusiastic guide to the night sky than Mike Lynch, and you won t find a better guidebook to our night sky than "Pennsylvania StarWatch."
Use the detailed seasonal constellation charts to quickly identify
their main stars and find celestial goodies such as star clusters,
nebulae, and other galaxies.
Enjoy the stories and mythology of characters for whom the
constellations are named, including Orion the Hunter, Cassiopeia
the Queen, and Perseus the Hero.
Locate the most prominent seasonal constellations with
easy-to-use monthly star maps designed especially for
Pennsylvania s northern latitude.
Learn about the moon, solar and lunar eclipses, planets, as well as
comets, meteor showers, and aurora borealis. There s even a
planet locator guide good through 2015!
Gain firsthand advice on purchasing a telescope and other stargazing equipment, plus find listings of local astronomy resources. You won t find a more enthusiastic guide to the night sky than Mike Lynch, and you won t find a better guidebook to our night sky than "Pennsylvania StarWatch."
