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Learning the Sky |
Akira Fujii
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Can you locate the Big Dipper tonight? How about the constellation Hercules? The articles below will help you to get your bearings on the heavens so that star patterns and constealltions will become your familiar friends, allowing you to find observing targets with ease. With the right "road map to the stars," you'll be able to navigate to interesting stellar pairings as well as find "deep-sky objects" — the star clusters, galaxies, and nebulas that binoculars and telescopes will reveal. No one can help you learn your way around the night sky like Sky & Telescope magazine can. |
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Would you like to be able to navigate your way around the night sky with confidence? Using this simple, easy-to-make Star Wheel, you can "dial the sky" for any time or date.
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Astronomy doesn't deserve its reputation as a tough, expensive hobby. You just need to begin with the right advice.
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How do you find out what stars are visible tonight? With a planisphere or "star wheel." It's easy!
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Here's what you need to know to navigate the heavens with a telescope and star atlas.
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Ready to voyage beyond the Solar System? Here's what you can see.
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