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 Florida’s night sky. Whether watching the sky from a backyard lawn chair or manning a high-powered telescope, Florida stargazers of all levels will learn how and when to identify the major constellations at their state’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 Florida skies, 21 constellation diagrams, a local resources guide, a list of the brightest stars in the state, and more than 80 beautiful color photographs of the heavens.
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The Book Watch, March 2007
“Will appeal to library collections of each state, which will relish the specific details unique to each region.”
Accent on Tampa Bay, May/June 2007
“With the down-to-earth style and far-ranging knowledge, Mike Lynch guides amateur and expert alike through the wonders of Florida’s night sky.”
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With the help of monthly star maps, constellation diagrams, a list of the brightest stars in the state, and more than 80 color photographs, America’s favorite stargazing instructor conducts readers through Florida’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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