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 Arizona and New Mexico. Whether watching the sky from a backyard lawn chair or manning a high-powered telescope, southwestern stargazers of all levels will learn how and when to identify the major constellations at their states’ 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 Arizona and New Mexico 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.
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Midwest Book Review, June 2007
“Offers regional specifics perfect for local star-gazing groups, and far superior to the more general astronomy overviews which neglect the attributes and appearances of the local skies.”
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With the help of monthly star maps, constellation diagrams, a list of the brightest stars in the region, and more than 80 color photographs, America’s favorite stargazing instructor conducts readers through Arizona and New Mexico’s night skies—from the origins and movements of stars, the mythology of constellations, the phases of the moon, the planets to the ins and outs of buying a telescope.
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This review is from: Arizona and New Mexico StarWatch: The Essential Guide to Our Night Sky (Spiral-bound)
OK, so I don't live in Arizona or New Mexico. But I live in the state just north of Arizona, and this was the closest book I could get. I bought it for a youngster that's just beginning to show interest in astronomy. She's twelve and sitting out one evening and having her identify various stars to her mother and I was nothing less than fantastic. And this from a kid with less than stellar (sorry I couldn't resist) grades in school. You've just got to find something that interests them. I guess that come Christmas time I'm going to be in the market for a telescope.The book was exactly what I was seeking. It's aimed at the younger reader so that the descriptions are not too complex, not too mathematical -- that can come later. It's personalized, if that's the word, to the local states (and the same author has other versions of the book for other states).
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