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Florida StarWatch: The Essential Guide to Our Night Sky    
 
Author: Mike Lynch

“With the down-to-earth style and far-ranging knowledge, Mike Lynch guides amateur and expert alike through the wonders of Florida’s night sky.”
Accent on Tampa Bay

“Will appeal to library collections of each state, which will relish the specific details unique to each region.”
The Book Watch

With the down-to-earth style and far-ranging knowledge that have made him America's favorite stargazing instructor, Mike Lynch guides amateur and expert alike through the wonders of Floridas night sky. Whether watching the sky from a backyard lawn chair or manning a high-powered telescope, Florida stargazers of all levels will learn how and when to identify the major constellations at their states latitude.

With chapters on the origins and movements of stars, the mythology of constellations, the phases of the moon, the planets, and even buying a telescope, this book also serves as an accessible and in-depth beginners guide to the night sky. It includes 12 monthly star maps for Florida skies, 21 constellation diagrams, a local resources guide, a list of the brightest stars in the state, and more than 80 beautiful color photographs of the heavens.

Format: Softbound
Pages: 160
Length: 9.25w x 10.88h
ISBN-13: 9780760328460
ISBN: 0760328463
Catalog ID: 144259

 
Price: $26.95
 

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