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Stargazing

Stargazing

One of the best things about living in North Dakota, is being able to gaze up at the night sky and see the beautiful stars every night from my very own backyard. AND each year I get to see the Northern Lights several times!

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ is a guide on where to go to get the best views... not just for the stars but also to take in the awesome landscapes around the world!

๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ-๐˜€๐—ธ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—บ๐˜†, ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป.

This fascinating introductory guide to stargazing provides diagrams of constellations, calendars of meteor showers, details for upcoming eclipses, and information on where to view launches of spacecraft - plus - insider knowledge of the best times to visit so you can plan the ultimate starry-eyed trip.

Inside ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ:

โœจExplore 45 of the best stargazing destinations around the world including sites accredited by the International Dark-Sky Association offering unforgettable views and scenery

๐ŸŒŸFeaturing more than 20 further destinations to see astronomy in action at world-famous observatories, laboratories, and aurora-viewing hotspots

โœจIntroduces astrophotography for beginners, tips for stargazing, essential equipment and gear, plus so much more

๐ŸŒŸStunning photography and illustrations within the internal pages of the book

โœจWritten by Valerie Stimac, an expert author on astrotourism

๐ŸŒŸForeword by astronomer Phil Plait, a.k.a the Bad Astronomer

Pub Day

Pub Day

Stars in an Italian Sky

Stars in an Italian Sky