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Mike has led stargazing classes for over 30 years and has instructed 1000s of would-be backyard astronomers (and maybe a few would-be professional astronomers!). Now, with this book you can easily pick up what beginning and advanced stargazers ages 12 and up have learned in his popular stargazing classes. Features: Use the detailed seasonal constellation charts to quickly identify their main stars and find 'celestial goodies' such as star clusters, nebulae, and other galaxies; Enjoy the stories and mythology of characters for whom the constellations are named, including Orion the Hunter, Cassiopeia the Queen, and Perseus the Hero; Locate the most prominent seasonal constellations with easy-to-use monthly star maps designed especially for New England's northern latitude; Learn about the moon, solar and lunar eclipses, planets, as well as comets, meteor showers, and aurora borealis. There's even a planet locator guide good through 2015!; Gain firsthand advice on purchasing a telescope and other stargazing equipment, plus find listings of local astronomy resources. You won't find a more enthusiastic guide to the night sky than Mike Lynch, and you won't find a better guidebook to our night sky than 'New England StarWatch'.

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BookWatch, September 2005 (circ.: 80,000) Star-gazers who want area-specific astronomy guides will relish the new StarWatch titles by Mike Lynch, which are written for newcomers to the art, loaded with simple explanations, and geared to specific areas. It's the casual tone paired with science which makes theses so accessible to new astrologists of all ages. New Hampshire Magazine, August 2005 (circ.: 26,000) Lynch writes in an easygoing, user-friendly style, making the stars, galaxies, asteroids, the planets and the moon understandable to the average person. BookWatch, September 2005 (circ.: 80,000) Star-gazers who want area-specific astronomy guides will relish the new StarWatch titles by Mike Lynch, which are written for newcomers to the art, loaded with simple explanations, and geared to specific areas. It's the casual tone paired with science which makes theses so accessible to new astrologists of all ages.

BookWatch, September 2005 (circ.: 80,000) Star-gazers who want area-specific astronomy guides will relish the new StarWatch titles by Mike Lynch, which are written for newcomers to the art, loaded with simple explanations, and geared to specific areas. It's the casual tone paired with science which makes theses so accessible to new astrologists of all ages.

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"Mike Lynch has been a broadcast meteorologist and personality at WCCO Radio in Minneapolis, Minnesota, since 1981, as well as a regular weekly astronomy columnist for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Lynch has taught thousands of stargazing classes since 1973. He loves teaching the basics of stargazing and especially loves pointing out constellations and telling the stories about them. The main goal Lynch has for his students is to ""make the stars your old friends!"

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