Title: The Backyard Stargazer: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Skywatching With and Without a Telescope
Publisher: Quarry Books
Publication Date: 2005
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1592531482
ISBN 13: 9781592531486
Binding: Soft cover

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Stargazing is an activity that lasts a lifetime. There is nothing like the thrill of glimpsing at the rings of Saturn for the first time or seeing, with the aid of a simple pair of binoculars, a fuzzy patch in the sky resolve into a cluster of sparkling stars. The Backyard Stargazer will help you discover new wonders in the night sky, whether you observe from a lounge chair in your backyard, a camp set up far from city lights, or the deck of a ship on a special stargazing cruise.

Written in a conversational, accessible style, The Backyard Stargazer is a down to earth guide to observing the night and daytime sky without having to invest in a lot of equipment.

You will discover:

What you need to get started: a clear night, a red light flashlight, and a copy of The Backyard Stargazer to guide your observing sessions
Seasonal star maps to help you spot constellations ,and more, year round
Things you never knew about the Moon, Sun, and planets
What causes an eclipse and how you can travel to see one
How stars are born and where comets come from
How to photograph auroras, meteors, and constellations
What you can see with the naked eye, binoculars, and, when you're ready, a small telescope

Includes 46 easy projects for planet watching, moon viewing, and constellation spotting!

About the Author

Pat Price is a freelance writer and editor whose interest in astronomy was sparked in the late 1960s by the Apollo Moon missions and kindled in the '80s by a stint as a writer/producer of astronomy shows at the Edmonton Space Sciences Centre in Alberta, Canada. She lives, writes, and stargazes with her amateur astronomer husband in Edmonton, Alberta.

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