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- 2. The Earth’s Shadow Getto Know Luna Constellation Road Map Planisphere Demonstration The Visible Planets Meteor Showers Visible Satellites Using Binoculars Astrophotography Additional Resources
- 3. Easy Star Gazing Earth’sShadow
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- 8. The Old Moonin the Arms of the Young Moon Best observed in binoculars
- 9. Know the placelike you live there
- 10. Lunar Markings • Highlandsare older – primarily made of the low-density mineral called anorthosite (a sodium-calcium feldspar) • Maria are younger – created by lava flows or basalt
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- 22. The Man onthe Moon
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- 27. Easy Star Gazing AConstellation Road Map
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- 35. Easy Star Gazing TheAutumn Planets
- 36. Mornings September 1 –13 September 29 - 30 October 1 - 11
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- 47. Meteor Showers Autumn2015 • Orionids: 20-21 October (21 day old moon) • Leonids: 17-18 November (17 day old moon) • Geminids: 13-14 December (14 day old moon)
- 48. Easy Star Gazing WatchingSatellites
- 54. Easy Star Gazing UsingBinoculars
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- 56. Binocular Objects • Mizarand Alcor • Summer Milky Way • Alpha Persei Association • Andromeda Galaxy • Pleiades • Hyades • Jovian Satellites
- 63. Easy Star Gazing Usinga Digital Camera
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- 65. Star Clusters The SevenSisters
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- 67. Astronomical Resources • BoiseAstronomical 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