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Easy Star GazingAutumn 2016
The Night SkyThe oldest and greatest show on Earth
And no commercials
The Earth’s ShadowGet to Know Luna
Constellation Road MapPlanisphere Demonstration
The Visible PlanetsMeteor ShowersVisible SatellitesUsing Binoculars
AstrophotographyAdditional Resources
Easy Star GazingEarth’s Shadow
Easy Star GazingThe Moon
Moon Phase Names
The Old Moon in the Arms of the Young Moon
Best observed in binoculars
Know the place like you live there
Lunar Markings
• Highlands are older – primarily made of the low-density mineral called anorthosite (a sodium-calcium feldspar)
• Maria are younger – created by lava flows or basalt
Quiz Time!
Quiz Time!
The Man on the Moon
Lunar Encounter Calendar
Easy Star GazingA Constellation Road Map
Easy Star GazingPlanisphere Demo
Easy Star GazingThe Autumn Planets
Mornings
September 1 – 13
September 29 - 30
October 1 - 11
Easy Star GazingMeteors
Meteor Showers Autumn 2015
• Orionids: 20-21 October (21 day old moon)• Leonids: 17-18 November (17 day old moon)• Geminids: 13-14 December (14 day old moon)
Easy Star GazingWatching Satellites
Easy Star GazingUsing Binoculars
What’s 7X50?
Binocular Objects• Mizar and Alcor • Summer Milky Way• Alpha Persei Association• Andromeda Galaxy• Pleiades• Hyades• Jovian Satellites
Easy Star GazingUsing a Digital Camera
Galilean Satellites
Star ClustersThe Seven Sisters
The Hyades
Astronomical Resources• Boise Astronomical Society• Whittenberger Planetarium• Bruneau Dunes State Park Observatory• Herrett Center CSI• NearSys.com – click the Easy Star Gazing link• Idaho Skies (blog, tweets, and 89.9 FM)• www.starmaps.com