A presentation on star gazing this autumn. What to look for, both when and where. There's additional information at, http://nearsys.com/easy/index.htm

1. Easy Star Gazing
Autumn 2016
The Night Sky
The oldest and greatest show on Earth
And no commercials

2. The Earth’s Shadow
Get to Know Luna
Constellation Road Map
Planisphere Demonstration
The Visible Planets
Meteor Showers
Visible Satellites
Using Binoculars
Astrophotography
Additional Resources

3. Easy Star Gazing
Earth’s Shadow

6. Easy Star Gazing
The Moon

7. Moon Phase Names

8. The Old Moon in the Arms of the Young
Moon
Best observed in binoculars

9. Know the place like you
live there

10. 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

12. Quiz Time!

18. Quiz Time!

22. The Man on the Moon

26. Lunar Encounter Calendar

27. Easy Star Gazing
A Constellation Road Map

34. Easy Star Gazing
Planisphere Demo

35. Easy Star Gazing
The Autumn Planets

36. Mornings
September 1 – 13
September 29 - 30
October 1 - 11

43. Easy Star Gazing
Meteors

47. 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)

48. Easy Star Gazing
Watching Satellites

54. Easy Star Gazing
Using Binoculars

55. What’s 7X50?

56. Binocular Objects
• Mizar and Alcor
• Summer Milky Way
• Alpha Persei Association
• Andromeda Galaxy
• Pleiades
• Hyades
• Jovian Satellites

63. Easy Star Gazing
Using a Digital Camera

64. Galilean Satellites

65. Star Clusters
The Seven Sisters

66. The Hyades

67. 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