The Brightest Stars: Discovering the Universe through the Sky's Most Brilliant Stars | 
| Author: Fred Schaaf
Publisher: Wiley
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Pages: 288
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 0471704105
Dewey Decimal Number: 523.8
EAN: 9780471704102
ASIN: 0471704105
Publication Date: April 21, 2008
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"Fred Schaaf is one of the most experienced astronomical observers of our time. For more than two decades, his view of the sky-what will be visible, when it will be visible, and what it will look like-has encouraged tens of thousands of people to turn their eyes skyward."
—David H. Levy, Science Editor, Parade magazine, discoverer of twenty-one comets, and author of Starry Night and Cosmic Discoveries "Fred Schaaf is a poet of the stars. He brings the sky into people's lives in a way that is compelling and his descriptions have all the impact of witnessing the stars on a crystal-clear dark night."
—William Sheehan, coauthor of Mars: The Lure of the Red Planet and The Transits of Venus In this book, you’ll meet the twenty-one brightest stars visible from Earth. You’ll learn how to find these stars and discover the best ways to see them. Each star is profiled in a separate chapter, with detailed guidance on what to look for while observing it. Suitable for beginners as well as experienced amateur astronomers, the book shares fascinating information about the lore and legends connected with each star through history, as well as what the science of astronomy has to teach us about the star’s physical nature.
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The Brightest Stars June 12, 2008
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The Brightest Stars by Fred Schaff is an easy to read and highly informative book which uses the sky's most brilliant stars as a way to guide readers to discover the Universe.
The book is divided into three sections. In the first and second sections, Schaff explains how to locate the brightest stars as well as some of the major constellations. The reader also learns the basics of making astronomical observations, the nature of stars, their locations and yearly motions, and the various kinds of stars. This background will provide teachers with a greater understanding of ways to study our Universe.
The third section of this book provides the reader with a unique look at the brightest stars. It provides chapter-by- chapter profiles of each of the brightest stars, as well as detailed information about what to look for in the observational experience of the star, including the star's season and relationship in its constellation. Each profile also offers the lore and legends connected with the star. Schaff uses these as a measure of what the human race as a whole has found interesting and individual about the stars.
I highly recommend The Brightest Stars by Fred Schaff to any k - 12 teacher who teaches astronomy units, or are interested in astronomy. Additionally, reading this book will enable teachers to provide outdoor astronomy lessons. Teachers will be able to help their students locate and name specific stars and constellations in the night sky. I would also recommend this book to middle school and high school language arts teachers who are teaching students to write about science folklore and legends. The third section provides a wealth of background information for those teachers.
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