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Cassiopeia Published October 6, 2005
Hawaiian Astronomical Society Map Index of Cassiopeia Area
Hawaiian Astronomical Society Map Index of Double Cluster (NGC869 & 884) and the Owl Cluster (NGC 457)
Hawaiian Astronomical Society Map Index of M-52 Area
The Sea of Obscruity Published October 13, 2005
Hawaiian Astronomical Society Map Index of Capricornus Area
Hawaiian Astronomical Society Map Index of Aquarius Area
Hawaiian Astronomical Society Map Index of Pisces Area
Hawaiian Astronomical Society Map Index of Cetus Area
Everything is Moving Published October 20, 2005
Todays Visible Satellites, Click here to see if the Space Station will be visible from the Catawba Valley
The Ram and The Triangle Published October 27, 2005
Hawaiian Astronomical Society Map Index of Aries Area
Hawaiian Astronomical Society Map Index of Triangulum Area for M-33
Hawaiian Astronomical Society Map Index of Pisces Area for M-74
Latest Article
Cygnus and Alberio Published September 29, 2005
Hawaiian Astronomical Society Map Index of Cygnus Area
Past Articles
The Celestial Closet Published September 22, 2005
Hawaiian Astronomical Society Map Index of Vulpecula Area
Hawaiian Astronomical Society Map Index of Sagitta Area
Hawaiian Astronomical Society Map Index of Aquila Area
Hawaiian Astronomical Society Map Index of Delphinus Area
Image of the Coat Hanger Cluster (Collinder 399 or Brocchi's Cluster)
Lyra and Vega Published September 15, 2005
Hawaiian Astronomical Society Map Index of Lyra Area
The Summer Triangle Published September 8, 2005
Hawaiian Astronomical Society Map Index of Cygnus Area
Hawaiian Astronomical Society Map Index of Lyra Area
Hawaiian Astronomical Society Map Index of Aquila Area
Guessing The Weather Published September 1, 2005
Clear Sky Clock for the Catawba Valley
Visual, Infrared, and Water Vapor Satellite images and loops
The Center of the Galaxy Published August 25, 2005
Hawaiian Astronomical Society Wide Area Field Map of Sagittarius Area
Sagittarius Published August 18, 2005
Hawaiian Astronomical Society Wide Area Field Map of Sagittarius
Hawaiian Astronomical Society Sagittarius Page with lots of maps and great photos!
Scorpion Hunting Published August 11, 2005
Hawaiian Astronomical Society Scorpius Page with lots of maps and great photos!
See The Perseid Meteors Published August 4, 2005
NASA Link to Perseid Meteors
The Challenge of Hercules Published July 28, 2005
Hawaiian Astronomical Society Hercules Page with lots of maps and great photos!
The 2005 Mars Hoax Published July 21, 2005
Special Needs Astronomy Published July 14, 2005
A Kite and a Crown Published July 7, 2005
Deep Impact on July 4th Published June 30, 2005
NASA Deep Impact Website and Pictures
Tight Planets and a Big Low Moon Published June 23, 2005
Summer Moon Illusion form Science@NASA
High Country Sky Gazing Published June 16, 2005
Morning Star or Evening Star? Published June 9, 2005
"Seeing" Sky Quality Published June 2, 2005
Observatory or Planetarium? Published May 26, 2005
Listening to the Sun Published May 19, 2005
Venus is Back Published May 12, 2005
Springtime Constellations Part 3 - Virgo Galaxies Published May 5, 2005
Detail Map of Galaxies in Leo, Virgo, and Coma
May 2005 sky chart with Jupiter and Saturn
May sky chart without planets
Springtime Constellations Part 2 - Leo and Coma Published April 28, 2005
May 2005 sky chart with Jupiter and Saturn
May sky chart without planets
Springtime Constellations Part 1 - The Spring Sky Published April 21, 2005
May 2005 sky chart with Jupiter and Saturn
May sky chart without planets
Astronomy Outreach Published April 14, 2005
Moon Observing Part 4 Published April 7, 2005
Moon Data for today and other days.
Moon Observing Part 3 Published March 31, 2005
Moon Data for today and other days.
Moon Observing Part 2 Published March 24, 2005
Moon Data for today and other days.
Moon Observing Part 1 Published March 17, 2005
Moon Data for today and other days.
It's Jupiter! Published March 10, 2005
Astronomy Books, Magazines, and Online Resources Published March 3, 2005
Star Charts 3: Names of Non-Stellar Objects Published February 24, 2005
Star Charts 2: How Stars are Named and Should Not Be Named Published February 17, 2005
Star Charts 1: Selecting and Using Star Charts Published February 10, 2005
The Winter Sky Part 3 - Winter Deep Sky Objects Published February 3, 2005
The Winter Sky Part 2 - Canis Minor, Auriga, Gemini Published January 27, 2005
The Winter Sky Part 1 - Orion, Taurus, Canis Major Published January 20, 2005
Our page of starcharts you can download
Our January starchart you can download
Pleiades Color picture with Comet Machholz
Using An Almanac For Astronomy Published January 13, 2005
When You Can and Cannot See the Planets - Conjunctions and Opposition Published January 6, 2005
Latest Planet Summary Data
Stargazing In Cold Weather December 30, 2004
Star Party Etiquitte
What Was The Christmas Star? Published December 23, 2004
We Want Our Sky Back - A Primer on Light Pollution Published December 16, 2004
The International Dark Sky Organization
So You Want A Telescope Published December 9, 2004
That Star Is Moving! - Satellites Published November 25 and December 2, 2004
Tonights visible satellites
Iridium Flares visible from Maiden
You must enter your location to see Iridium flares. In other words, Maidens information will not work for Hickory. Click here and follow directions to select your location.
How Big and How Far? Published November 18, 2004
The Leonid Meteors Published November 11, 2004 Google Search on Leonid Meteors,
What's So Special About the North Star? Published November 4, 2004
Google Search on Polaris North Star
Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy North Star Page Highly Recommended Reading!!!
Lucile Miller Observatory Polaris Finder Card (print on strudy paper, cut out and assemble per instructions.)
Flying Horses and a Nearby Galaxy Published October 28, 2004
Useful Links to this article: Miller Observatory October Sky Map
Detailed Andromeda Galaxy Finder Chart
Google Search on Andromeda Galaxy
Google Search on Pegasus Constellation
Red Moon? The October 27 Lunar Eclipse Published October 21, 2004
Useful Links to this article: SpaceWeather.com
NASA Science News Eclipse Story
Google Search on Lunar Eclipse
The Milky Way Published October 14, 2004
Useful Links to this article: Google Search on Milky Way Galaxy
Can You See The Color Of Stars? Published October 7, 2004
Useful Links to this article: Mitchell Charity - What Color are the Stars?
KidsAstronomy.com
Google Search on Star Color
Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy All Stars Are White Page
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Burnham, Robert Jr. Burnham's Celestial Handbook An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System. 3 vols. 1966. Flagstaff: Celestial Handbook Publications. Revised and Elarged ed. New York: Dover, 1978. ISBN: paperbound 0-486-23567-X, clothbound 0-486-24063-0. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 77-082888
Levy, David. The Sky: A Users Guide. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. ISBN: 0-521-39112-1 hardback
Norton, Arthur P. Norton's 2000.0 Star Atlas and Reference Handbook. Ed. Ian Ridpath. (Epoch 2000.0) 18th ed. 1989. Essex: Longman Scientific and Technical ; New York: John Wiley and Sons. 1991. ISBN: 0-470-21460-0
Olcott, William Tyler. Olcott's Field Book of the Skies. Revised. R. Newton Mayall, Margaret W. Mayall. 4th ed. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1954.