ISTAT Astronomy: Skywatching - Stars And Planets In The Sky Students use star maps and an online ephemeris generator to locate planets inrelation to constellations. They test their mapping by observing the planet. http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/IU/ISTAT/astross/sky_stars.html
Extractions: Phases and Eclipses Seasons, Clocks and Calendars Introduction Course Outlines ... ISTAT Home Each activity or resource is labeled by access mode: Requires computer access Requires downloading from the Web Non-electronic Order materials and supplies Standards Science Probe Text Science Probe I, §14.2 The Stars You See in the Sky Activity Access Description SP I activity 14A Stars and Patterns of Stars Students examine their existing ideas about the distances to stars compared with the Sun, and create their own constellations. SP I activity 14B A Beginner's Star Map Students are supplied with a star map, which they use to locate and label constellations. They practice using pointer stars as aids to find other constellations. SP I activity 14C A More Advanced Star Map Students enhance their previous map by finding and labeling the zodiacal constellations and speculate on when each would be visible in the northern hemisphere. SP I activity 14D Observing the Night Sky Students use their star map to find constellations and stars in the sky and note how their locations correspond to the time. Several students can be assigned to observe the sky at different hours and compare their locations.
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Extractions: With a Planisphere By Alan MacRobert Adapted from Above: With a planisphere, or star wheel, you turn a disk to set your time against your date. The edge of the star map then represents the horizon all around you at that time. Some planispheres come with extra features. David Kennedal's Precision Planet and Star Locator, shown here, includes settings to build in corrections for daylight saving time and your longitude, as well as a marker on the sky map that can be dialed to any right ascension and declination. The most important aspect of a planisphere, however, is the clarity and realism of its star map. Among the many devices on the market, the Precision Planet and Star Locator and The Night Sky by David Chandler take the prize in this regard. All photographs with this article are by Chuck Baker. (Click here for larger view) T HE MOVEMENTS of the stars have taxed the human intellect throughout the ages from ancient Babylonians seeking to predict sky events, to Greek philosophers wrestling with the structure of the universe, to beginning amateurs today trying to point a new telescope at the Andromeda Galaxy. At first, the turning of the celestial sphere perplexes everyone who takes up skywatching. Sooner or later the picture snaps into place and the whole setup becomes obvious. But those who think the sky's motion is inherently simple should try explaining to a beginner why every star follows a different curved path across the sky at a different speed. And why do some stars move from west to east while most move east to west? Can you explain why some constellations turn somersaults during the night while others just tilt from side to side?
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Extractions: Format: Trade Cloth A handbook for skygazers that combines the best in astrophotography with a unique system of beautiful and easy-to-read star charts. Designed to make it simple for the reader to find and identify every major natural celestial object visible throughout the year with up-to-the-minute research and clear, accessible text, charts, and cross-references. 410 illustrations. ISBN: 0395910994 Format: Trade Cloth Totally visual, totally accessible, The Star Guide is a guide to actual observation of the night skywhat you can see for yourself with the naked eye or through binoculars or a telescope. Includes a rotating "planisphere" that enables the reader to locate the positions of constellations. 300 color photos and illustrations.
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Extractions: September evening skies present many delightful sights for new and experienced stargazers alike. There is much to see no matter whether you observe with binoculars, a telescope, or just your eyes. Go outside on a clear, moonless night and enjoy the view! The distinctive W-shape of Cassiopeia , a mythical Queen, is high in the northeastern sky. Her husband Cepheus and daughter Andromeda are by her side. Nearby you will find the Andromeda Galaxy , M31, the most distant object visible to the naked eye. Look for an elongated smudge of light on a clear dark night. Can you see it? The light from the Andromeda Galaxy started its journey to us over 2 million years ago! Directly overhead lies the well known and prominent star pattern known as the Summer Triangle . Two other geometrical star patterns are also visible the Great Square of Pegasus and the much fainter Circlet in Pisces. In the opposite part of the sky
Books > Subjects > Science > Astronomy > Star-Gazing 1 View from the Nearest star How would Earth look from the vantage point of the nearest star? Sunday, September 12, 1999 DB This is Earth and Sky for Sunday, September 12. On old star maps, the Queen is sometimes pictured reclining on that Mshape her throne among the stars. Check out Tonight's Sky (Goodbye Spica) in our skywatching Center. http://science.readersremote.com/science/browse/astronomy/star_gazing_1.htm
Extractions: The third edition of Nightwatch continues its tradition of being the best handbook for the beginning astronomer. Terence Dickinson covers all the problems beginners face, starting with the fact that the night sky does not look the way a modern city-dweller expects. He discusses light pollution, how... Read more
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Extractions: Starlight Nights: The Adventures of a Star-Gaze r by Leslie C. Peltier (Sky Publishing; Cambridge, MA; 1999 A wonderful book chronicling one man's odyssey in backyard astronomy, written by one of the 20th century's most gifted amateur astronomers. To show a skeptic why astronomy is so compelling, give them this charming book.
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Science & Nature / Astronomy / Star-Gazing Synopsis Picking up where skywatching left off, here is an invaluable, advanced observer'sprimer and field guide to Includes 72 star maps and 52 atlas charts. http://hallsciences.com/astronomy/9.shtml
Extractions: THE AMATEUR STARCAZER'S ULTIMATE HOME COMPANION 365 Starry Nights is a unique and fascinating introduction to astronomy designed to give you a complete, clear picture of the sky every night of the year. Divided into 365 concise, illustrated essays, it focuses on the aesthetic as well as the... Read more Owners of small telescopes will appreciated this revised edition of a classic, which has been updated to AD 2006, and which includes hundreds of night sky objects easily viewed by the home observer. From seasonal challenges in making observations to locating common guideposts and visible clusters,... Read more
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Extractions: A Skywatcher*s Year J. Kanipe (pb) pp.184 [1999] £12.95 : Through 52 articles you are guided to what is visible with the naked eye, binoculars or small telescopes. Gives information on the planets until 2010 and the eclipse planner until 2025. A Walk Through the Southern Sky (pb) pp.105 [7.95] £7.95 : A guide tothe southern hemisphere stars and constellations and their legends Advanced Amateur Astronomy G North (pb) pp.399 [2nd 1997] £19.95 : A useful guide to practical amateur astronomy. This is updated from the first edition and has a new chapter on electronic imaging. Astronomy With Small Telescopes S Tonkin (pb) pp.172 [2001] £17.00 : An insight into just what is possible with telescopes up to 5 inches / 125 mm. For newcomers or people who want a really portable telescope. Cambridge Guide to Constellations Bakich (pb) pp. [] £18.95 : Data on names, magnitudes, sizes, visibility, positions, pronunciations etc of naked eye stars. A reference book of facts, but not mythology. Celestial Handbook Vol 1 Burnham (pb) pp. [] £14.95 :in three volumes. This set of handbooks is unique. They can be purchased separately but as they cover the constellations alphabetically all three are required. Tables of objects to be found in each constellation lead to lengthy There is much of historical and theoretical interest. Well illustrated with black/white photographs.
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Extractions: Skywatching Visit the Observers Table to get the latest news, reviews, and good old observation notes from fellow astronomers. It also includes a database that's searchable by keyword. Here are some tips to improve your viewing enjoyment.. One of the handiest skills you can develop is called 'averted vision' (also known as 'indirect vision'). It basically means looking at something, but only out of the corner of your eye. For example, if you're looking towards the constellation of Andromeda through clear skies, and there's no light pollution (or very little light pollution), you might see a fuzzy 'smudge' in that same region. It's M31, a.k.a. the Andromeda Galaxy. Now, if you think "Wow, what's that?" and try to look directly at it, odds are you won't see it anymore. Or at least, you won't see it as well as you did when you weren't looking at it directly. While perusing the night sky you'll see many things out of the corner of your eye that will 'disappear' when you try to look directly at them. Practice averted vision, and you'll be able to pick out many more faint clusters, nebulae, and galaxies than you would while trying to keep these same objects centered in your field of view, regardless of whether you're naked-eye viewing or using a telescope. Buy yourself a good set of star charts. Or, if you like, buy an astronomy program or download a freeware astronomy program from the
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