Constellation Finder: A guide to patterns in the night sky with star stories from around the world
by Dorcas S. Miller
List Price:
Our Price: $1.92
You Save: $3.03 (61%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $0.95 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Dorcas S. MillerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-05-01
ISBN: 0912550260
Number of pages: 64
Publisher: Nature Study Guild Publishers
Book Reviews of Constellation Finder: A guide to patterns in the night sky with star stories from around the world
Book Review: Constellation Finder
Summary: 5 Stars
From simply finding the North Star, and the Big Dipper, to finding and understanding the Constellations, (and what their names mean in mythology) this little book will give you both seasonal and Lattitude correction, done simply.
This book is for all of us near the 40th Lattitude, (Europe, SW Asia, China, Japan, and the USA.) Best of all, this little book slips into your shirt pocket, so you have BOTH hands to carry your flashlight, and hold onto your child's, (or Gandchild's) hand, as you walk to your best 'Low Light Pollution' spot. It even helps you know how to protect your flashlight from causing your own light pollution!
Great for Home Schoolers, and Families that like to do things together, other than sitting in front of the 'Tube'!
Even GREAT, for those that like to lay out on the lawn, all alone, and watch the heaven's in awe of our Grand Creator, Jehovah!
Summary of Constellation Finder: A guide to patterns in the night sky with star stories from around the world
A guide to patterns in the night sky, with star stories from around the world. People around the world, and through the centuries, from the ancient Egyptians to the Pomo of California, have given names to the patterns they see in the night sky. The latest book in the Finders series of pocket guides introduces constellations from many cultures, and shows how to find them in the sky. With hints for stargazing, seasonal star maps, and constellation profiles; heavily illustrated by the author.Most useful for stargazing between the 30th and 50th parallels in the northern hemisphere. In North America, this includes the contiguous United States (except the Florida peninsula and southernmost Texas), and southern Canada. Also includes southern Europe, Turkey, northern China, and Japan.
Star-Gazing Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Star-Gazing Books
Amateur Astronomerby Shawn Carlson, Scientific American
John Wiley & Sons; Published: 2000-12; Unbound; Book
The Active X-Ray Sky: Results from BeppoSAX and RXTE (Nuclear Physics. B, Proceedings, Supplements, V. 69/ 1-3.)North Holland; Published: 1998-09-03; Hardcover; Book
Price in other shops:
The Lawnchair Astronomerby Gerry Descoteaux
Dell; Published: 1995-05-10; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.00
Price in other shops:
Star Maps: History, Artistry, and Cartography (Springer Praxis Books / Popular Astronomy)by Nick Kanas
Praxis; Published: 2007-08-24; Paperback; Book
Best price: $20.97
Price in other shops:
Internet Tiered Services: Theory, Economics, and Quality of Service (Lecture notes in physics)by George N. Rouskas
Springer; Published: 2009-04-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $8.50
Price in other shops:
Illuminating the Hidden Planet: The Future of Seafloor Observatory Scienceby National Research Council
National Academy Press; Published: 2000-01; Paperback; Book
Price in other shops:
Electrography and Astronomical Applications: Conference ProceedingsUniversity of Texas Press; Published: 1975-04; Paperback; Book
Physical Processes in Circumstellar Disks around Young StarsUniversity Of Chicago Press; Published: 2011-05-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $29.85
Price in other shops:
Radio Astronomy (Pelican)by F. Graham Smith
Penguin (Non-Classics); Published: 1975-01-30; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $674.42
Nonsolar Gamma-rays: Symposium Proceedings, 1979 (Advances in space exploration)Pergamon Press; Published: 1980-04; Hardcover; Book
Similar Books and other products
Pacific Coast Bird Finder: A Pocket Guide to Some Frequently Seen Birds (Nature Study Guides)by Roger J. Lederer
Nature Study Guild Publishers; Published: 1977-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $0.95
Price in other shops:
Pacific Coast Tree Finder: A Pocket Manual for Identifying Pacific Coast Trees (Nature Study Guides)by Tom Watts
Nature Study Guild Publishers; Published: 2004-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.87
Price in other shops:
Bird Finder: A Guide to the Common Birds of Eastern North America (Nature Study Guides)by Roger J. Lederer
Nature Study Guild Publishers; Published: 1990-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $0.89
Price in other shops:
Fern Finder: A Guide to Native Ferns of Central and Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada (Nature Study Guides)by Barbara Hallowell
Nature Study Guild Publishers; Published: 2001-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $0.95
Price in other shops:
Winter Weed Finder: A Guide to Dry Plants in Winter (Nature Study Guides)by Dorcas S. Miller
Nature Study Guild Publishers; Published: 1989-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.72
Price in other shops:
Flower Finder: A Guide to the Identification of Spring Wild Flowers and Flower Families East of the Rockies and North of the Smokies, Exclusive of Trees and Shrubs (Nature Study Guides)by May Theilgaard Watts
Wilderness Press; Nature Study Guild Publishers; Published: 1955-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.99
Price in other shops:
Track Finder: A Guide to Mammal Tracks of Eastern North America (Nature Study Guides)by Dorcas S. Miller
Miller; Nature Study Guild Publishers; Published: 1981-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $0.95
Price in other shops:
Berry Finder: A Guide to Native Plants with Fleshy Fruitsby Dorcas S. Miller
Nature Study Guild Publishers; Published: 1986-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $0.95
Price in other shops:
Tree Finder: A Manual for Identification of Trees by their Leaves (Eastern US) (Nature Study Guides)by May Theilgaard Watts
Wilderness Press; Nature Study Guild Publishers; Published: 1991-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.51
Price in other shops:
Winter Tree Finder: A Manual for Identifying Deciduous Trees in Winter (Eastern US) (Nature Study Guides)by May T. Watts, Tom Watts
Nature Study Guild Publishers; Published: 1970-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.88
Price in other shops: