| Preface |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Section I: The Naked-Eye Sky |
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Finding Your Way in the Sky |
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Using a Star Map to Read the Sky |
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Locating the Constellations and Bright Stars of the Circumpolar Sky |
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Locating the Constellations and Bright Stars of Spring |
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9 | (3) |
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Locating the Constellations and Bright Stars of Summer |
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12 | (3) |
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Locating the Constellations and Bright Stars of Autumn |
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15 | (3) |
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Locating the Constellations and Bright Stars of Winter |
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18 | (4) |
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Which Stars Can I See Tonight? Building Your Own Planisphere |
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22 | (3) |
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Star Brightness I: How Bright Is That Star? |
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25 | (3) |
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Star Brightness II: Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover |
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28 | (3) |
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Telling Time by the Stars |
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31 | (4) |
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Where Am I?: Using an Astrolabe to Find Your Latitude |
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35 | (4) |
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``It Was This Big!'': Measuring Sizes in the Sky |
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39 | (4) |
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Spotting Artificial Satellites |
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43 | (2) |
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How Dark Is Your Backyard?: Understanding Light Pollution |
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45 | (4) |
| Section II: The Moon |
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49 | (26) |
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``Jack and Jill'' and the Moon's Phases |
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49 | (5) |
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Oceans on the Moon?: Looking for Lunar ``Seas'' |
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54 | (2) |
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Potholes on the Moon?: Looking for Lunar Craters |
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56 | (6) |
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Where Did the Astronauts Land on the Moon? |
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62 | (4) |
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Observing the Odd Lunar Crescents of Summer and Winter |
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66 | (3) |
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69 | (6) |
| Section III: The Sun |
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75 | (28) |
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How Not to Look at the Sun |
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75 | (2) |
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Estimating the Sun's Period of Rotation |
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77 | (3) |
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Electricity in the Sky: The Northern Lights |
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80 | (4) |
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84 | (5) |
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Figure Eight in the Sky: Making an Analemma |
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89 | (7) |
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96 | (7) |
| Section IV: The Solar System |
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Hide and Seek: Finding Elusive Mercury |
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103 | (3) |
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Following the Phases of Venus |
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106 | (3) |
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The ``Dizzy'' Planet: Following the Backward Motion of Mars |
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109 | (4) |
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Jupiter: A Dynamic Planet |
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113 | (3) |
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Jupiter's Family of Satellites |
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116 | (3) |
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Ring around the Planet: Observing Saturn |
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119 | (3) |
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Weighing Yourself on Other Planets |
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122 | (1) |
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Looking for Meteors, Meteor Showers, and Fireballs |
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123 | (5) |
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Looking for Micrometeorites |
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128 | (1) |
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Dirty Snowballs?: Observing Comets |
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129 | (4) |
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What Are the Planetary Paths?: Making Ellipses |
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133 | (3) |
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Building a Pocket Solar System |
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136 | (5) |
| Section V: Deep Space |
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141 | (20) |
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Seeing Double: Observing Double Stars |
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141 | (3) |
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Families of Stars: Observing Star Clusters |
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144 | (6) |
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Clouds in Space: Observing Nebulae |
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150 | (5) |
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Distant Islands of Stars: Observing Galaxies |
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155 | (6) |
| Section VI: Telescopes & Photography |
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161 | (52) |
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161 | (2) |
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A Telescope and Binocular Primer |
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163 | (6) |
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Building Your Own Reflecting Telescope |
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169 | (9) |
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Discovering ROY G. BIV: Building Your Own Spectroscope |
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178 | (2) |
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Understanding Your Camera: The World of Astrophotography |
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180 | (5) |
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Showing That Earth Spins: Making Photographic Star Trails |
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185 | (2) |
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Building a Camera-Tracking Platform |
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187 | (5) |
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192 | (21) |
| Appendices |
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197 | (1) |
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2 Resource List and Dealers of Astronomy Equipment |
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198 | (1) |
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3 Lunar Phase Dates (2000--2010) |
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199 | (3) |
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4 Planet Positions (2000--2010) |
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202 | (3) |
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205 | (5) |
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210 | (3) |
| Index |
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213 | (1) |
| About the Authors |
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