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