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Some tips on astronomy
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These tips will help you make your pursuit of astronomy more
enjoyable, and the events more memorable.
- Counteract light pollution. This is your biggest enemy, after the IRS. Make a point of
asking your municipality and others to use outdoor lighting that does not scatter light
upward.
- Form or join a local group. This will give you resources for battling light pollution,
getting group discounts, etc. You could meet once a month for two hours, and still have
plenty of time for other things.
- Buy books on astronomy. These will give you the theory and training
you need to maximize the return on the time and money you invest.
- Buy astronomy
videos. These will do wonders for your enjoyment level.
- Keep records on what you view. Documenting the experience helps you with "bragging
rights," as well as reinforcing the discipline every good astronomer must have.
- Throw a party for special astronomy events, such as comet-watching. Just keep the lights
dim!
- Take an astronomy vacation. Getting out to a new location from which to view the heavens
can be exhiliarating.
- Find a long-distance partner you can e-mail about astonomical events. This effectively
expands the panoramic range of your telescope, if you send images back and forth.
- Drink plenty of water, exercise regularly, and take a multi-vitamin. Healthy eyes work
better.
- Offer to provide astronomical images to local newspapers, newsletters, television
stations, businesses, webmasters, etc., for a very small fee. This adds importance to your
work. And it can lead to bigger things--such as getting your images published in print
internationally. Visit http://www.icstars.com for an
example of what two very impassioned part-time astronomers are doing.\
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Astronomy Books Sampling
Astronomy Today by Eric Chaisson (Hardcover - July 26, 2004).
Chaisson/McMillan is a trusted text that offers the most complete and innovative learning package available for introductory astronomy. The goal of the Fifth Edition is to focus on the process of discovery and to better convey how science is done. Particular attention was given to clearly and concisely presenting scientific terms to the non-science student.
Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe by Eric Chaisson (Paperback - July 23, 2003).
The authors incorporate three themes in the briefer of their two textbooks; process of science (how we know what we know), the size and scale of the universe as well as the evolution of the universe. A Beginner's Guide emphasizes critical thinking and visualization, and a leading-edge technology program.
Astronomy For Dummies by Stephen P. Maran (Paperback - May 6, 2005).
An accessible guide to the wonders of the night sky. From asteroids to black holes, from quasars to white dwarfs, this new edition of Astronomy For Dummies takes backyard stargazers on a grand tour of the universe. Featuring star maps, charts, gorgeous full-color photographs, and easy-to-follow explanations, this fact-filled guide gives readers a leg up on the basic principles of astronomy and shows how to get the most out of binoculars, telescopes, planetarium visits, and other fun astronomical activities. This updated edition includes an updated color signature and covers the many discoveries made in recent years, as well as new astronomy Web sites.
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Keywords that may have brought you here: astronomy,
telescope, constellations, planets, galaxies, asteroids, solar system studies,
space science, stars, observatory, NASA, aerospace
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