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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 Ohio's night sky. Whether watching the sky from a backyard lawn chair or manning a high-powered telescope, stargazers of all levels will learn how and when to identify the major constellations visible at Ohio's latitude (37-41). 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 serves as an accessible and in-depth beginner's guide to the night sky. It includes 12 monthly star maps for Ohio 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.

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Ohio Magazine, September 2006 <br> Travel light years away from the earth by simply turning a page. <br> <br> Recorder-Courier, Aug. 25, 2006 <br> Keep this helpful, entertaining book in mind when it's gift-giving time, to give a child a lifelong love of the sky. <br>

Ohio Magazine , September 2006 Travel light years away from the earth by simply turning a page. Recorder-Courier, Aug. 25, 2006 Keep this helpful, entertaining book in mind when it's gift-giving time, to give a child a lifelong love of the sky. Ohio Magazine, September 2006 Travel light years away from the earth by simply turning a page. Recorder-Courier, Aug. 25, 2006 Keep this helpful, entertaining book in mind when it's gift-giving time, to give a child a lifelong love of the sky.

Ohio Magazine , September 2006 Travel light years away from the earth by simply turning a page. Recorder-Courier, Aug. 25, 2006 Keep this helpful, entertaining book in mind when it's gift-giving time, to give a child a lifelong love of the sky.

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Mike Lynch has authored StarWatch volumes for Minnesota, New England, Wisconsin, the Dakotas, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Montana, Illinois, and Indiana. He has been a broadcast meteorologist and personality at WCCO Radio in Minneapolis, Minnesota, since 1981, and writes a starwatch column for several papers across the country. Lynch has taught thousands of stargazing classes since 1973. He lives in Eagan, Minnesota.

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