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365 Nights of Skywatching

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the star-tour-brochures dept.

Fraser Cain writes "Universe Today has released a free, downloadable PDF book for its What's Up this Week astronomy column. This 400+ page ebook has an entry for what you can see in the night sky every day in 2006, as well as additional information on choosing equipment, viewing conditions, and additional resources."

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  1. This is brilliant by thatguywhoiam · · Score: 3, Interesting
    I am very happy to have found this.

    I used to be pretty good at my constellations when I was much, much younger - I had those dumb stickers that you affixed to your bedroom ceiling that would glow in the dark. Painstakingly applied in the most realistic manner I was capable of at the time (think I was around 11-12). But of course time moves on and you spend more time looking at the monitor than looking at the stars... anyways I had been hoping to find a nice 'refresh primer' and this looks like it will do that nicely.

    If you want to re-learn your stars, or start for the first time, this is a high quality free guide.

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  2. Re:Go outside? by paroneayea · · Score: 1, Interesting
    Do they think I go out with my laptop in the night while I could be coding in my basement?


    I just wish I had that option. I live in Chicago. I can't see the stars even if I want to. Which I do.

    But even when I lived in the suburbs, it was hard as hell to see the stars anyway. The city's light penetrates that far.
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