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

Lynch, Mike

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0760324638 ISBN 13: 9780760324639

Publisher: Voyageur Pr, 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%) latitude, a local resource guide, and a list of Colorado’s brightest stars.

About this title

About the Author:

Minnesota native Mike Lynch has been a broadcast meteorologist with WCCO Radio in Minneapolis for over 25 years. Also an astronomy enthusiast, Mike is the author of Mike Lynch’s Minnesota StarWatch, published by Voyageur Press in 2004, and a stargazing columnist for the St Paul Pioneer Press. Mike and his wife, Kathy, live in Eagan.

Review:

Daily Camera Boulder, April 26, 2007

“A great tool in which to invest. It’s a beautiful resource that weaves science, mythology and astrophysics together into an easy-to-approach guide.”

About this edition

• Publisher: Voyageur Pr
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0760324638
• ISBN 13: 9780760324639
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160