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Have you ever found yourself looking up at the starry night, wondering and wanting to know more?
Congratulations! You're a stargazer.
Unlike its more scientific sister astronomy, stargazing requires no equipment—except perhaps something comfortable to sit on and a star map. The Stargazer's Guide provides these maps and shows you what there is to see in the sky, why it's interesting, and how previous generations viewed and interpreted it. Organized by month, The Stargazer's Guide takes you through the night sky's stories—mythological, historical, and scientific—offering simple diagrams that enable you to easily identify the constellations. Let expert stargazer Emily Winterburn enthrall you with true stories of romantic and scientific endeavors, and mythic tales of beasts and battles that led to the naming of the stars. With this enchanting, accessible, and fun guide to the heavens, you'll discover and revel in the beauty and wonder of the night sky.
Acknowledgements viii
Introduction 1
1 April and the Bears 10
2 May and Hercules 37
3 June and the Sun 63
4 July and Bayer's Menagerie 82
5 August and Lacaille's Mountain 102
6 September and the Milky Way 121
7 October and Orion the Hunter 145
8 November and Shooting Stars 164
9 December and Queen Cassiopeia 184
10 January, Tea and Stars 203
11 February, Jason and the Argonauts 222
12 March, Astrology and the Zodiac 241
Afterword 265
Further Reading 268
Picture Credits 271
Index 274
Anonymous
Posted July 25, 2012
If you are buying this to use the charts in it, dont bother! They are too small to read and cannot be enlarged. Am hoping at least the background stories are interesting
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Posted January 30, 2012
This book is the greatest!
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Overview
Unlike its more scientific sister astronomy, stargazing requires no equipment—except perhaps something comfortable to sit on and a star map. The Stargazer's Guide provides these maps and shows you what there is to see in the sky, why it's interesting, and how previous generations viewed and interpreted it. ...