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The Astronomical Pocket Diary [Unknown Binding]

Norbert Haley (Author)
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)


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Book Description

January 1, 1989
The Astronomical Pocket Diary is usable for everyone. In a strongly bound passport-sized book it gives room for your notes and interesting "facts about the future". It contains a surprising amount of such facts: public holidays, enlightening anniversaries and of course astronomical phenomena. On a week per double-page it gives the "important trivia" and dates and times of astronomical phenomena ... rise, transit and set times & angles (azimuths) for Sun, Moon and planets, Moon phase, distance and declination, high & low tide times and levels. It features a flip-book animated solar-system display with the 13 (!) zodiac star signs and flick-book animated star maps of the morning and evening skies. It gives precise solar and lunar eclipse details, times of occultations of bright stars by the Moon, conjunctions, oppositions and elongations, perihel & aphel, meteor showers and other phenomena's dates and precise times, as well as international public holidays and anniversaries, VIP birthdays and notorious' people's death days.

The APD is a year-book, in a handy to use (passport-sized) pocket diary format, extremely strongly bound and with reusable plastic cover to make it withstand a year in your trouser-pocket.

It is published in special editions, custom-calculated for your location, currently in english, german, french, italian, spanish and greek editions. Published since 1989 it boasts a few dozen real fans around the world, who appreciate the value of the data, the concise presentation and the free-thinking-attitude of this unique publication.

The APD has been known to be used by stock brokers, managers, science teachers, sailors, gardeners, stargazers etc. .. generally anyone who can benefit from having "facts about the future". It has even been described as a "Prophets Handbook"! The APD is also used as a schoolbook in evening astronomy classes, a low-cost alternative and complement to bigger astronomy books.

Even some esoterically misguided people use it to enhance their understanding of astrology. Some outright astrologers use it to supplement their charts and income. For them it is easy to say that Venus is in Scorpio, but to see whether she is in front or behind the Sun when she is in Scorpio, this is new ... and allows for more costly blather.

Some people take it with them everywhere ... and use it to point out the features of the night-sky, Sun and tides. Its a real out-doors companion, too.

Order your copy for the next year as soon as possible. Even if you manage to see just a single heavenly phenomenon its worth more than a hollywood movie and a bad Bud. Familiarise yourself a little bit with the heavens, its the stuff which made humankind wonder enough to develop philosophy. And who can live without a certain philosophy these days?


Editorial Reviews

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Timothy Zarazan, Illinois: (oct95) "Looking forward to receiving your remarkable astronomical tool !"

Nature Discovery's Dianne Middleton, New Zealand: (May96) "... of excellent quality"

G. Pereth, England:(Jun96) "I'm enjoying using your almanach & would like some more information regarding where to obtain next year's copy, in this country."

T. Ross, San Francisco: (Jul96) "But I would hate to miss my 1997 edition!"

Tom Robinson, San Luis Obispo, California (26dec96) "I am most impressed with it. I have been running around waving it at family and friends ever since. I find it packed with useful & interesting information and refer to it often."

February 1997 edition of Swiss Amateur Astronomer Magazine "Orion" (review, page24):

Vaughn, Kalamazoo Community College (astronomy teacher): I begin each class by projecting the current weeks pages from your Star Diary on an overhead. I blow them up by a factor of 2.56 so each page fits almost exactly on an 8.5 x 11. Then I go over what is happening in the sky each day. I interpret the daily Moon parameters and the weekly Sun and planet parameters for them. We also run through the key dates. Often they understand some of your references to people and events that I don't, at least those having to do with popular culture. It makes a nice, friendly way to start the class; reduces stress, etc. After that its all push and enterprise. I make assignments involving the use of the Star Diary that I give them for homework. So far these have involved the motion of the Sun and the Moon. I also use it when I cover seasons.

I think the Star Diary is a very valuable tool and I intend to stick with it indefinitely.

Mike Steinsnyder, California (26aug97) "Seems like a great idea your Pocket Diary, may just get me keep records..." -- Reviews

From the Publisher

The Astronomical Pocket Diary is distributed world-wide within 11 time zones and currently 6 languages, namely english, french, spanish, german, italian, and greek. Finnish, swedish, norwegian, dutch (Flemish) are in preparation.

Product Details

  • Unknown Binding: 112 pages
  • Publisher: Indispensable Press (January 1, 1989)
  • ISBN-10: 0473025396
  • ISBN-13: 978-0473025397
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,024,544 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Norbert Haley, astronomical pocket diary: a little wonder for your pocket, February 12, 2012
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This astronomical pocket diary was since the 80's a must to have for every hobby astronomer. Now 2012 edition will be the very last, made by Norbert Haley, since he died in February 2012 because of cancer. The calendar will be hugely missed as he will be. Hopefully someone will take over the production of this popular little book. please contact for more details: aetoma (at)arcor.de
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