1. NightSky Friday: Rotanev, Derf, Navi, And Other Backward Star Names They first appeared in the Palermo star Catalogue in 1814, but nobody seemed to have a clue as to their origin. They even innocently turned up on some star maps that were published during the late 1960s and 1970s Astrophotography 101. skywatching Tips Terms. Sky Calendar Moon Phases http://www.space.com/spacewatch/star_names_030829.html

SEARCH: advertisement Rotanev, Derf, Navi, and other Backward Star Names By Joe Rao SPACE.com's Night Sky Columnist posted: 07:00 am ET 29 August 2003 Star names are sometimes simple, as with Vega, and sometimes total mouthfuls, like Betelgeuse. Others are just plain backward. To learn why, you might want to first go outside and look up. One of the smallest constellations is reaching its highest point in the southern sky at around midnight local daylight time this week: Delphinus, the Dolphin. It certainly attracted the attention of ancient watchers of the sky, for despite its tiny size and the fact that it only consists of faint stars, they’re so closely spaced that they are easily seen on dark, clear nights. Here you will find a small diamond with perhaps one or two stars below it. There is something especially cute about it, positioned out in the dark just east of the bright summer Milky Way. Some reference books refer to the diamond as "Job’s Coffin," though the origin of this name is unknown. Two stars in the Delphinus diamond have rather odd names: Sualocin (Alpha Delphini) and Rotanev (Beta Delphini). NightSky Friday Visit SPACE.com each Friday to explore a new backyard astronomy feature.

2. Sky Publishing - Star-Finding With A Planisphere turning of the celestial sphere perplexes everyone who takes up skywatching. Sky PlanisphereDavid Chandler s Night Sky planisphere features star maps on both http://www.wwnorton.com/astro21/sandt/planispheres.html

STAR-FINDING WITH A PLANISPHERE By Alan MacRobert Adapted from T HE MOVEMENTS OF THE STARS have taxed the human intellect throughout the ages from ancient Babylonians seeking to predict sky events, to Greek philosophers wrestling with the structure of the universe, to beginning amateurs today trying to point a new telescope at the Andromeda Galaxy. At first, the turning of the celestial sphere perplexes everyone who takes up skywatching. Sooner or later the picture snaps into place and the whole setup becomes obvious. But those who think the sky's motion is inherently simple should try explaining to a beginner why every star follows a different curved path across the sky at a different speed. And why do some stars move from west to east while most move east to west? Can you explain why some constellations turn somersaults during the night while others just tilt from side to side? To bring the sky's motion down to Earth, astronomers for millenniums have built little mechanisms that duplicate it. A working model not only illustrates how the sky turns but can help locate objects at any given time. The simplest sky model is a planisphere.

3. CCAS Useful Links - Stargazing Bill Ferris sky watching organized by season. Earth Sky skywatching Center. ExploreZone.com Night Sky The Sky this Month. Munich Archive star maps. NASA Skyview Virtual Telescope http://www.ccastronomy.org/links_stargazing.htm

C ENTRAL C OAST A STRONOMICAL S OCIETY San Luis Obispo County, California, USA Sharing the Skies since 1979 Directory Calendar Astro News Club Scopes ... Useful Links USEFUL LINKS Stargazing and Sky Charts Last Update: 4-19-2001 Abrams Planetarium Sky Calendar Abrams Planetarium Skywatcher's Diary Albert Einstein Planetarium Monthly Skywatcher's Report and Star Charts Astro Cards ... Deep Sky Database Saguaro Astronomy Club create your own observation list Deep Sky Tours Bill Ferris sky watching organized by season ExploreZone.com - Night Sky good primer on skywatching ExploreZone.com - Tonight's Sky Hal Kibbey's StarTrak Monthly Viewing Tips Interactive Sky Charts Chris Dolan Izzy's Sky Calendar JPL Space Calendar Learn What's Up: Sky Charts San Luis Obispo is in latitude category 30-40 degrees Mount Wilson Observatory Star Map Morrison Planetarium - The Sky this Month Munich Archive Star Maps NASA Skyview Virtual Telescope ... Night Watchman identification and appreciation of constellations Planet Locator by Constellation you enter the year Regulus "What's Up" for this Month

4. Unaided Eye Beginner Observer's Books Nake eye star charts Eight star maps of all the sky, only major constellations are identified A field guide for amateur astronomers. Pages 280. skywatching by David H. Levy http://www.e-z.net/~haworth/eyes/nebeglib.html

HOME CONTENTS UNAIDED EYE OBSERVING Unaided Eye Beginner Observer's Books The below astronomy information covers various aspects of unaided eye observing and is subdivided into: Beginner Observer's Books Beginner Observer's Yearly Guides Beginner Observer's Video Tapes Beginner Observer's Cassette Tapes Also check the unaided eye advanced observer's books. Beginner Observer's Books To find these books first check your local library, then your astronomy club's book library, next try used book stores and then as a last resort check new book stores . Some of the books may be out of print and may not be available at new book stores. 365 Starry Nights by Chet Raymo Nake eye star charts: A alot of constellation star charts. Complete sky unaided eye circle star charts: None. An introduction to astronomy for every night of the year. Pages: 225 Nake eye star charts: Many constellation star charts. Complete sky unaided eye circle star charts: A star chart for each of the four seasons. A guide to stars and constellations and their legends. Pages: 72 Nake eye star charts: Complete set of all 88 constellation star charts.

5. ISTAT Astronomy: Skywatching - Stars And Planets In The Sky Students use star maps and an online ephemeris generator to locate planets inrelation to constellations. They test their mapping by observing the planet. http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/IU/ISTAT/astross/sky_stars.html

Stars and Planets in the sky Phases and Eclipses Seasons, Clocks and Calendars Introduction Course Outlines ... ISTAT Home Each activity or resource is labeled by access mode: Requires computer access Requires downloading from the Web Non-electronic Order materials and supplies Motions of objects in the night sky Constellations Observing Planets Standards This topic touches on California for 8th grade Earth Science Standard 4e. Science Probe Text Science Probe I, §14.2 The Stars You See in the Sky Activity Access Description SP I activity 14A Stars and Patterns of Stars Students examine their existing ideas about the distances to stars compared with the Sun, and create their own constellations. SP I activity 14B A Beginner's Star Map Students are supplied with a star map, which they use to locate and label constellations. They practice using pointer stars as aids to find other constellations. SP I activity 14C A More Advanced Star Map Students enhance their previous map by finding and labeling the zodiacal constellations and speculate on when each would be visible in the northern hemisphere. SP I activity 14D Observing the Night Sky Students use their star map to find constellations and stars in the sky and note how their locations correspond to the time. Several students can be assigned to observe the sky at different hours and compare their locations.

6. Earth & Sky : Browse Science Links - Space - Skywatching University Awardwinning month-at-a-glance skywatching calendar The reverse side consistsof a simplified star map of the The sky maps are designed for use at a http://www.earthsky.com/browse/index.php?s=Skywatching&c=Space

7. Earth & Sky : Science FAQs About Skywatching (General) (answer) FAQs About skywatching (General). On old star maps, the Queen is sometimespictured reclining on that Mshape her throne among the stars. http://www.earthsky.com/scienceqs/browsefaq.php?f=102

8. Skymaps.com: Astronomy And Space Articles Quality sky maps (star charts) for stargazing, education and publishing. The Evening Sky Map free each month. Find constellations, planets and comets. is a striking quadruple star system. Binoculars show a double star, but a small telescope by Bob Berman (more info) skywatching by David H http://www.skymaps.com/articles/n0009.html

Home Services Store Downloads Articles Help As published in The Evening Sky Map Articles Back Next A Walk Through the Heavens An easy-to-use guide to the constellations and their legends. More info Buy now Many a Sight for the Starry-Eyed September evening skies present many delightful sights for new and experienced stargazers alike. There is much to see no matter whether you observe with binoculars, a telescope, or just your eyes. Go outside on a clear, moonless night and enjoy the view! The distinctive W-shape of Cassiopeia , a mythical Queen, is high in the northeastern sky. Her husband Cepheus and daughter Andromeda are by her side. Nearby you will find the Andromeda Galaxy , M31, the most distant object visible to the naked eye. Look for an elongated smudge of light on a clear dark night. Can you see it? The light from the Andromeda Galaxy started its journey to us over 2 million years ago! Directly overhead lies the well known and prominent star pattern known as the Summer Triangle . Two other geometrical star patterns are also visible the Great Square of Pegasus and the much fainter Circlet in Pisces. In the opposite part of the sky

9. Astronomy & Space 3D star maps Stellarium Astronomy displays / Space Exhibits by J.C http//www.earthsky.com/Features/ skywatching. 31. http://www.msnusers.com/AstronomySpace/constellationsstarmaps.msnw

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10. David Levy, Collins Skywatching (English Language Edition) Astronomy & Cosmology DAVID LEVY, COLLINS skywatching (ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDITION). Covers thehistory of astronomy through various types of stars and star maps. http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews26023.html

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11. Library Journal A View Of The Moon The Stars KeepMedia There are star maps, tables of astronomical events through 2010, and an excellent discussion on equipment The Practical Guide to the Skills and Techniques of skywatching. DK. 1999 http://rdre1.inktomi.com/click?u=http://www.keepmedia.com/ShowItemDetails.do?ite

12. Abrams Planetarium - Sky Calendar The Abrams Planetarium Sky Calendar promotes skywatching for people reverse side consistsof a simplified star map of the The sky maps are designed for use at http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/SkyCalendar/Index.html

The Abrams Planetarium Sky Calendar promotes skywatching for people of all ages. As its name implies, the sheet for each month takes the form of a calendar. Diagrams in the boxes invite the reader to track the moon's rapid motion past the planets and bright stars of the zodiac, as well as to follow the more leisurely pace of the planets in their gatherings with bright stars and other planets. The reverse side consists of a simplified star map of the month's evening sky. The sky maps are designed for use at a convenient time in mid-evening, for a latitude useful for the entire continental U.S. (40 degrees north). The Sky Calendar has evolved into one of the nations most highly illustrated, easy-to-follow guide to sky events. Not only is it enjoyed by over 10,000 paid subscribers, but it is used (with permission) by classroom teachers with their students, by planetariums and astronomy clubs, and by park interpreters for audiences at sky talks. Both the sky map (on the reverse side) and the calendar appear in each issue of Science and Children , a journal of the National Science Teachers Association.

13. Using A Planisphere of the celestial sphere perplexes everyone who takes up skywatching. Sky Telescopeor the interactive star chart on The Night Sky presents two maps, one on http://www.astro-tom.com/getting_started/using_a_planisphere.htm

Home Up Star-Finding with a Planisphere By Alan M. MacRobert The movements of the stars have taxed the human intellect throughout the ages — from ancient Babylonians seeking to predict sky events, to Greek philosophers wrestling with the structure of the universe, to beginning amateurs today trying to point a new telescope at the Andromeda Galaxy. At first, the turning of the celestial sphere perplexes everyone who takes up skywatching. Sooner or later the picture snaps into place and the whole setup becomes obvious. But those who think the sky's motion is inherently simple should try explaining to a beginner why every star follows a different curved path across the sky at a different speed. And why do some stars move from west to east while most move east to west? Can you explain why some constellations turn somersaults during the night while others just tilt from side to side? To bring the sky's motion down to Earth, astronomers for millennia have built little mechanisms that duplicate it. A working model not only illustrates how the sky turns but can help locate objects at any given time. The simplest sky model is a planisphere. Untold numbers of these star finders have been designed and published in the last century. Even the most experienced observers rely on them, especially at unfamiliar hours of the night. The word "planisphere" simply means flat sphere. It incorporates a map of the sky that pivots at the celestial pole. As the map revolves around the pivot, it slides under a mask that represents your horizon. Turning the map mimics the apparent daily motion of the sky, complete with risings and settings at the horizon edges.

14. Beginners Astronomy Rate Beginning Urban skywatching Guide for the Beginner Levy, David H. Learn aboutObserving Variable stars A Guide for the Beginner star maps for Beginners http://astronomy.designerz.com/amateur-astronomy-beginners.php

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15. VBCPS Planetarium - Astronomy Links Current Sky Information. Earth Sky (skywatching Center). See what tonight ssky looks like. stars Notable Nearby stars. 3-D Online star maps. star Tales. http://www.planetarium.vbschools.com/links.html

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16. Surfing The Net With Kids: Stargazing for tips on learning the rhythm of the sky, and Sky maps, for timely Meet DeborahByrd, skywatching columnist. It might be a constellation, a star, or a planet http://www.surfnetkids.com/stargazing.htm

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17. SpaceTides - Site Moved Sources for good starmaps include astronomy books from bookstores (“skywatching”by David star maps You can buy an astronomy book with star maps in, go to http://www.geocities.com/assabfn/spacetides/astronomy/skyobservation.htm

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18. Skywatching skywatching Visit the Observers Table to get the latest news, reviews, and goodold Not only does it make you star maps for your location, you can also get http://www.stargazers-pub.net/observation.html

Skywatching Visit the Observers Table to get the latest news, reviews, and good old observation notes from fellow astronomers. It also includes a database that's searchable by keyword. Here are some tips to improve your viewing enjoyment.. One of the handiest skills you can develop is called 'averted vision' (also known as 'indirect vision'). It basically means looking at something, but only out of the corner of your eye. For example, if you're looking towards the constellation of Andromeda through clear skies, and there's no light pollution (or very little light pollution), you might see a fuzzy 'smudge' in that same region. It's M31, a.k.a. the Andromeda Galaxy. Now, if you think "Wow, what's that?" and try to look directly at it, odds are you won't see it anymore. Or at least, you won't see it as well as you did when you weren't looking at it directly. While perusing the night sky you'll see many things out of the corner of your eye that will 'disappear' when you try to look directly at them. Practice averted vision, and you'll be able to pick out many more faint clusters, nebulae, and galaxies than you would while trying to keep these same objects centered in your field of view, regardless of whether you're naked-eye viewing or using a telescope. Buy yourself a good set of star charts. Or, if you like, buy an astronomy program or download a freeware astronomy program from the

19. Astronomy & Space In addition try http//www.earthsky.com/Features/skywatching and http The sky viewsare image maps. Click on a constellation or brighter star to learn its name http://groups.msn.com/AstronomySpace/fieldguide.msnw

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20. SB&F: Bookstore sky, including a series of star maps for both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.Forty Nights to Knowing the Night Sky A Nightby-Night skywatching Primer. http://www.sbfonline.com/store_skywatching.htm

AAAS EHR Reviews Hot Links ... Contact Sky Watching Advanced Skywatching. Robert Burnham et al. (Illus.; a Nature Company Guide.) Time-Life Books, 1997. 288pp. $29.95. ISBN 0-7835-4941-5. Order Advanced Skywatching is a series of well-written, short (typically two-page) essays on various aspects of astronomy, planetary science, and observing the sky. Each essay can stand alone, providing valuable information on topics ranging from "The Best Binoculars" for sky watching to individual essays on each planet. The writing style is lighter and more easily readable than that of a typical astronomy textbook. Each essay is a well-researched mix of historical background, scientific knowledge, and extensive color illustrations. The book includes a 100-page "Starhopping Guide" containing detailed maps, photographs, and basic instructions for observing the sky with small telescopes. The Backyard Astronomer's Guide, Revised Edition. Terence Dickinson and Alan Dyer. (Illus.) Firefly, 2003. 336pp. $49.95. ISBN 1-55209-507-X. Index.

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