| SUBSCRIBE Home About Archives Sign Up FAQ Contact So You Want To Be A Stargazer? by Brian Ventrudo, Publisher, One-Minute Astronomer “Do not be afraid to become a star-gazer. The human mind can find no higher exercise.” – Garrett P. Serviss Have you gazed in wonder into the sky on a dark, clear night? The Moon, the crackling stars, and the graceful arc of the Milky Way across the sky have held humanity in awe since the time of our earliest ancestors. If you’ve arrived at this web page, then you too must wish to know the night sky . Perhaps, for one reason or another, you never had the chance. But as you read this page, you’ll discover an astonishing resource that will make it easy to learn the stars and constellations as well as you know the streets of your own home town. And you won’t just learn a few bright stars. You’ll get a personal tour of hundreds of stars and the major constellations in the northern and near-southern sky, along with an introduction to the brighter galaxies, star clusters, and nebulae visible with the unaided eye or with a simple pair of inexpensive binoculars. >>Read more... |
