How to Gaze at the Southern Stars

How to Gaze at the Southern Stars
Author: Richard Hall
Publisher: Awa Press
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2004
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780958250993

Fifty thousand years ago, a small family of our ancestors huddled around a campfire. Robbed of vision, they were vulnerable in the darkness; the night is the time of the predator. As they listened to the crackle of the fire and the sounds of the night, they looked upwards. What, they wondered, were those mysterious lights in the sky? So begins astronomer Richard Hall's engrossing account of the stars as seen from Down Under! Today scientists know a great deal about the universe we live in. Photos have even been taken of the planet Mars, 35 million miles away. But for most people it's all still a mystery.

Southern Stars

Southern Stars
Author: Good Melissa
Publisher: Yellow Rose Books by RCE
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2017-10-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9781619293489

At last, Dar and Kerry get to go on their long awaited and anticipated vacation in the Grand Canyon. They are looking forward to computer free time, beautiful scenery, and white water rapids. As always, though, life doesn't go smoothly and soon challenges are at hand.

A Walk through the Southern Sky

A Walk through the Southern Sky
Author: Milton Heifetz
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2012-10-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1139537156

A Walk through the Southern Sky is a beautifully illustrated guide to the stars and constellations of the southern hemisphere. By following the simplified and easy-to-use starmaps, readers will be able to identify constellations with no equipment but normal sight and a clear night sky. This book provides clear instructions on how to determine star sizes and the distances between stars, allowing readers to move easily between constellations. The budding astronomer is introduced to the mystery and wonder of the southern sky as the myths and legends of its stars and constellations are wondrously retold. The third edition of this magical book features a new moon map, an updated list of planet positions, additional illustrations and more realistic star maps. It is an invaluable and beautiful guide for beginner stargazers, both young and old.

Souls of the Southern Stars

Souls of the Southern Stars
Author: Johnny S. Geddes
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 149
Release: 2007-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1430315792

Ed Williams has had enough. He's lost his wife, his IT job and his ability to sleep. He knows he must drive south to learn why his mind is quaking with the hum of a hundred voices. He does not know that he's the latest inheritor of the souls of Civil War cavalrymen ambushed en route to a fort in New Mexico and which were freed from the cursed earth by a road repair gang. Nor does Ed know that the closer he gets to Tucumcari, New Mexico, the more energy the mummified remains of the cavalrymen will receive as their lost spirits demand the bodies rise up to kill... And kill... And kill...

A Walk Through the Heavens

A Walk Through the Heavens
Author: Milton D. Heifetz
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2004-02-12
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780521544153

Easy-to-use guide to the constellations of the night sky and their myths and legends.

Southern Sun, Northern Star

Southern Sun, Northern Star
Author: Joanna Hathaway
Publisher: Tor Teen
Total Pages: 375
Release: 2021-04-20
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0765396491

Battles, revolution, and romance collide in Southern Sun, Northern Star, the conclusion to Joanna Hathaway's stunning, World Wars-inspired fantasy series. Reeling from the tragedy that beset her family, Princess Aurelia has joined the resistance in Havenspur, spying on the Northern leaders who were once her allies and determined to stop her uncle’s machinations for war. Meanwhile, her beloved pilot Athan leads his squadron into battle as the Safire wage a losing war abroad and combat growing unrest back home. When Athan is sent on leave to Havenspur following the death of a comrade, the pair reunite and rekindle their romance until Aurelia uncovers one of Athan’s secrets, a secret that could save countless lives. But exposing it to the right people will cost her Athan's trust, and this time, their shared memories of love might not be enough to stop the fateful path of destruction that threatens all they’ve fought to defend. As history unfolds around them, every move they make drives them one step closer to either recreating their parents’ shadowed past or redeeming the alliance that could bring peace. The breathtaking finale to a legendary series. Part war drama, part romance, Southern Sun, Northern Star is the epic conclusion to the Glass Alliance series. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Star Tales

Star Tales
Author: Ian Ridpath
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2018-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0718894782

Every night, a pageant of Greek mythology circles overhead. Perseus flies to the rescue of Andromeda, Orion faces the charge of the snorting Bull, and the ship of the Argonauts sails in search of the Golden Fleece. Constellations are the invention of human imagination, not of nature. They are an expression of the human desire to impress its own order upon the apparent chaos of the night sky. Modern science tells us that these twinkling points of light are glowing balls of gas, but the ancient Greeks, to whom we owe many of our constellations, knew nothing of this. Ian Ridpath, award-winning astronomy writer and popularizer, has been intrigued by the myths of the stars for many years. Star Tales is the first modern guide to combine all the fascinating myths in one book, illustrated with the beautiful and evocative engravings from two of the leading star atlases: Johann Bode’s Uranographia of 1801 and John Flamsteed’s Atlas Coelestis of 1729. This classic book, now in a revised and expanded edition, presents additional information on the constellations with new and enchanting illustrations. For anyone interested in the stars and classical mythology, for anyone who is an armchair astronomer, this is the perfect gift.