Written in a folksy, down-to-earth style, this user-friendly guide to the night sky is designed for beginner and intermediate stargazers ages twelve and up. It begins with chapters explaining the stars, nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies-and what readers can expect to see from their own backyards with a modicum of equipment. Oregon StarWatch then examines the major constellations, offering updated tales of the mythology surrounding them and detailing their seasonal movement in the sky. Later chapters delve into the moon, solar and lunar eclipses, planets, and "celestial extras" such as comets, meteor showers, and aurora borealis. The final chapter provides advice on purchasing a telescope and other stargazing equipment. Appendices include monthly star maps for Oregon's northern latitude, a local resource guide, and a list of Oregon's brightest stars.
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Statesman Journal (Salem, OR), Dec. 25, 2005 (circ.: 62,375)
“If you have a telescope and want to use it to the maximum, this is the book for you.”
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Minnesota native Mike Lynch has been a broadcast meteorologist with WCCO Radio in Minneapolis for over 25 years. Also an astronomy enthusiast, Mike is the author of Mike Lynch’s Minnesota StarWatch, published by Voyageur Press in 2004, and a stargazing columnist for the St Paul Pioneer Press. Mike and his wife, Kathy, live in Eagan.
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The Essential Guide, Our Night Sky, Milky Way, Big Dipper, North Star, Summer Triangle, Average Distance, Ursa Major, Rotation Period, Robert Gendler, Mount Olympus, Andromeda Galaxy, Earth's Surface Gravity, Orion the Hunter, Big Bear, Thomas Matheson, Cygnus the Swan, Little Dipper, Earth's Moons, Leo the Lion, Canis Major, Taurus the Bull, Russell Croman, Great Orion Nebula, Lyra the Lyre Browse Sample Pages:
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