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Michigan StarWatch: The Essential Guide to Our Night Sky
Michigan StarWatch The Essential Guide to Our Night Sky Author:Mike Lynch "Make the Stars Your Old Friends!" . . . with Mike Lynch, Americas Master Stargazing instructor Mike has led stargazing classes for over 30 years and has instructed 1000s of would-be backyard astronomers (and maybe a few would-be professional astronomers!) Now with "Michigan StarWatch" you can easily pick up what beginning and advanced... more » stargazers ages 12 and up have learned in his popular stargazing classes. -Use the detailed seasonal constellation charts to quickly identify their main stars and find "celestial goodies" such as star clusters, nebulae, and other galaxies. -Enjoy the stories and mythology of characters for whom the constellations are named, including Orion the Hunter, Cassiopeia the Queen, and Perseus the Hero. -Locate the most prominent seasonal constellations with easy-to-use monthly star maps designed especially for New Englands northern latitude. - Learn about the moon, solar and lunar eclipses, planets, as well as comets, meteor showers, and aurora borealis. Theres even a planet locator guide good through 2015! -Gain firsthand advice on purchasing a telescope and other stargazing equipment, plus find listings of local astronomy resources. You wont find a more enthusiastic guide to the night sky than Mike Lynch, and you wont find a better guidebook to our night sky than "Michigan StarWatch".« less