Schaaf, Fred

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A year of the stars

a month-by-month journey of skywatching
2003
Offers a month-by-month guide to identifying various objects in the night sky, with diagrams and instructions for finding planets, stars, constellations, and other celestial objects.

The Starry Room

Naked eye Astronomy in the Intimate Universe
2002

The starry room

naked eye astronomy in the intimate universe
1988

Comet of the Century: from Halley to Hale-Bopp

1997
A look at Comets throughout history and up to the present.

Seeing the sky

100 projects, activities, and explorations in astronomy
1990
Contains 100 projects and experiments for beginning and amateur astronomical observation.

The amateur astronomer

explorations and investigations
1994
Guide to astronomy including basic vocabulary, positions of stars, hands-on projects, and more in text and accompanying photographs.

40 nights to knowing the sky

a night-by-night skywatching primer
1998
Contains forty lessons that are designed to teach people how to locate the different elements of the night sky, including constellations, star clusters, eclipses, and planets.

Planetology

comparing other worlds to our own
1996
Discusses the planets, with particular emphasis on comparing them to each other and especially to Earth.

The 50 best sights in astronomy and how to see them

observing eclipses, bright comets, meteor showers, and other celestial wonders
2007
Profiles fifty sights in the night sky, such as constellations, planets, and meteor showers, describing their unique traits and explaining how to observe them.
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