Simply Stargazing: Your Guide to the Stars, Moon, and Night Sky [Spiral bound]

Your Night Sky Companion

To gaze skyward is to be filled with wonder. You might find yourself asking questions like, Is that bright object a planet or a star? What does the constellation Perseus look like? Whens the next meteor shower? Find these answers and more inSimply Stargazing. The tabbed booklet is simple and convenient to use, with full-color photographs and illustrations. Topics are organized by season for quick and easy identification, and award-winning author Jonathan Poppele offers observation tips and instructions on everything from the moon, planets, and deep-sky objects to the ecliptic and the zodiac. Six full-sky?charts make locating constellations a snap at any time of year. Plus, youll learn about spotting planets, meteor showers, and moreand a timetable for meteor showers further enhances your knowledge of stargazing. The booklets pocket-sized format is much easier to use than laminated foldouts, and the tear-resistant pages help to make the book durable in the field. KeepSimply Stargazingclose at hand on your next nighttime outing.

• Introduction
• Star Maps
• Using the Star Maps
• Early Spring
• Late Spring
• Summer
• Fall
• Late Fall/Early Winter
• Late Winter
• Navigating the Spring Sky
• Navigating the Summer Sky
• Navigating the Fall Sky
• Navigating the Winter Sky
• The Ecliptic and the Zodiac
• The Moon
• The Planets
• Deep-Sky Objects
• Meteor Showers