September 17th is Constellation Day. I have several interesting books about constellations, the stars in the sky. The first book is “The Stars and Their Legends” by Roy Worvill, 1977. This book explains a little of the history and stories of some constellations, and the stars behind them. The next book is my astronomy textbookContinue reading “September 17 “Oops…Houston, we have a problem””
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April 29 ‘dancing under the stars’
Happy stargazing on April 29, International Astronomy Day. (shouldn’t it be Astronomy Night?) I have several old astronomy books printed with gold on the covers-pictorial boards. Both books are quite striking with the gold, even with their age. First is “The Expanse of Heaven” by Richard Proctor, published in 1874. The second “Giant Sun andContinue reading “April 29 ‘dancing under the stars’”
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