Resources (to view and/or download click
on links below)
Some recommended readings and observing aids have links. Others,
like books, can be a) ordered new or used online, b) found in your local
library, or c) borrowed by members from SAC's library
Learn More - Info
Related to SkyWatches
- Guide
to
Fall Sky
- Monthly
Skymap
- DIY Planisphere and Time
Correction for setting planisphere
- Chandler,
David, The Night Sky (Advanced Planisphere) 30-40 deg North
- Chandler,
David, Sky Atlas for Small Telescopes and Binoculars, 3rd Ed,
Publsiher: David Chandler, 2007
- Stellarium App for
Desktop, Tablet, Phone, or Web-based
- Link
to
Wood, Charles A., The Lunar 100
- Let's Learn about the Moon
- Moon
Journaling
- Astronomical
Sketching
Resources
- Handy,
Richard
– Moody, David – Perez, Jeremy – Rix, Erika – Robbins, Sol;
Astronomical Sketching: A Step-by-Step Introduction, Springer 2007
- Telescope
Basics by Chuck Hawks
- Harrington,
Philip S., Star Ware: The Amateur Astronomer’s Guide to Choosing,
Buying, and Using Telescopes and Accessories, 4th Ed, John Wiley &
Sons, Inc. 2007
- Consolmagno,
Guy and Davis, Dan, Turn Left at Orion, 3rd Ed., Cambridge University
Press, 2000
- Harrington,
Philip
S., Star Watch: The Amateur Astronomer’s Guide to Finding, Observing,
and Learning about over 125 Celestial Objects, John Wiley & Sons,
Inc. 2003
- Variable
Star of the Month
- Asimov
1979 Essay titled 'Science and the Sense of Wonder'
- Mysteries
of the Sun -Copy and paste following Link to interactive NASA website
-
https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/resources/mysteries-of-the-sun/
- Mysteries
of the Sun (20 page booklet in pdf format)
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