Mon, 18 December 2006
Carpe Noctem - Seize the Night! Image courtesy of Dr. Tyler Nordgren and his students.
ORION Eight stars pinhis frame to the night. He lies just above Not quite yet. Eight silent silver bells
Listener FeedbackFrom Ted - "I'd like to suggest a great book that I stumbled across at Barnes & Noble about 18 months ago. It is called "The Next Step, Finding and Viewing Messier's Objects." It was written by Ken Graun. The main part of the book is a section about the Messier Object. There are 2 pages per object. It has a little history and notes from Messier's original description. It gives the coordinates and a reference to it's location on star maps included in the book. What really sets this book apart is that it includes pictures taken by the author thru a 4 inch scope. It allows you to see exactly what you are looking for. The book also has a biography of Charles Messier, and a few general tips on astronomy. The book it not very large so it is easy to carry with you. I find the book extremely helpful to show people what they are looking for before they step up to the eyepiece. I hope you can find the book to review and recommend it on a future podcast. " Don has another book suggestion: "A great book for gifts is "There Once Was a Sky Full of Stars", by Bob Crelin. Great for helping children (and adults) learn about the effects of light pollution." Special Thanks!Woodland Hills Camera and Telescope for helping our club buy a PST for use with our club outreach!Just a reminder, Woodland Hills Camera and Telescope is offering a 5% discount for any AAGG listener! Just put "AAGG" in the discount code box at checkout to receive your discount.
Holiday lights in the sky - Stellar Spectrum
Mnemonics
for the Harvard Spectral Classification Scheme SunsunspotsPlanets  Evening Planets
 Morning Planets
Constellations Time for a quiz! Fornax - the Furnace - Invented by Lacaille during his stay at the Cape of Good Hope in 1751 - 1752 (who else!) ViewingNaked eye and binoculars - the Pleiades -the Hyades At a distance of only about 150 light years, the Hyades form one of the nearest open cluster to Earth.  Greek mythology, nymphs; daughters of Atlas and Aethra. They cared for both Zeus and Dionysus as infants. In recognition of these services, they were placed among the stars of the constellation Taurus, where their rising and setting corresponded to the rainy seasons. Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), the bright red star, is not a member of the cluster and situated much closer to us (about 60 light years, a factor 2.5 closer than the Hyades). Telescope - Northern Hemisphere chart You can use Taki's chart #14, chart 72 in the Pocket Sky Atlas NGC 7380 bright irregular open cluster, 7.2 mag, with bright nebulosity around. Once edge looks scalloped.NGC 7510- the "Little Piggy" cluster (Alice's name only) in Cephus 7.9 wedge or trapazoid shaped open cluster. Right across the boarder from... M52 - evil dustbunny cluster, 6.9 open cluster in Cassiopeia and just a few degree towards Polaris from Caph (beta Cassiopeia) is NGC 7790
Gifts for the Astronomer!Do it yourself (DIY) giftsThere are so many creative things you can do for your astronomer, or for yourself, that won't cost and arm and a leg! Consider the following:
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Atlases
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