Colorado Starwatch: The Essential Guide to Our Night Sky - Hardcover

Lynch, Mike

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0760324638 ISBN 13: 9780760324639

Publisher: Voyageur Press, 2006

Synopsis

Written in a folksy, down-to-earth style, this user-friendly guide to the night sky is designed for beginner and intermediate stargazers ages twelve and up. It begins with chapters explaining the stars, nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies - and what readers can expect to see from their own backyards with a modicum of equipment. "Colorado Starwatch" then examines the major constellations, offering updated tales of the mythology surrounding them and detailing their seasonal movement in the sky. Later chapters delve into the moon, solar and lunar eclipses, planets, and "celestial extras" such as comets, meteor showers, and aurora borealis. The final chapter provides advice on purchasing a telescope and other stargazing equipment. Appendices include monthly star maps for Colorado's northern (40 per cent) latitude, a local resource guide, and a list of Colorado's brightest stars.

About this title

About the Author

Mike Lynch has been a broadcast meteorologist and personality at WCCO Radio in Minneapolis, Minnesota, since 1981, and writes a starwatch column for several papers across the country. Lynch has taught thousands of stargazing classes since 1973. He lives in Eagan, Minnesota.

Edition details

• Publisher: Voyageur Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0760324638
• ISBN 13: 9780760324639
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160