Stars
and Constellations
- See
the highly recommended sources in Starting
Points.
- Library
- Donald
H. Menzel and Jay M. Pasachoff, A
Field Guide to the Stars and Planets,
Peterson Field Guide Series (Boston, Houghton
Mifflin, 1983).
- Location:
Bizzell Library reference collection
(noncirculating), QB 64 .M4.
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Contains monthly star charts
(by Wil Tirion), photographs,
illustrations, and chapter introductions
to a variety of celestial phenomena.
This guide, plus
Raymo's 365 Starry Nights
and a few nights each month
outdoors, are all you need to
become familiar with the nighttime
sky.
- Robert
Burnham, Burnham's
Celestial Handbook (New York, Dover,
1978), 3 vols.
- Location:
History of Science Collections,
Holl Collection (non-circulating).
- This
three-volume labor of love is
like Raymo's
365 Starry Nights cubed:
an indispensable treasure-trove
of constellation lore, star
types and positions, and helpful
descriptions of every kind.
It is available in paperback
from Astronomics,
680 S.W. 24th Ave., Norman,
OK, 1-800-422-7876.
- Richard
Hinckley Allen, Star Names and Their
Meanings (New York: G.E. Stechert,
1899, reprinted 1936).
- Location:
Bizzell Library, 523.89 A154s
(Deck 4; ask at reference desk
for directions).
- Although
dated, this book remains a standard
reference on the myths, legends
and stories behind the names
of stars. It is still in print
as Star
Names: Their Lore and Their
Meaning (Dover Press, 1963).
- Internet
- Stars.
Award-winning site by Jim Kaler, professor
of astronomy, University of Illinois.
This is a comprehensive website covering
star names, constellation images from
early celestial atlases, weekly sky charts,
constellation photographs, naked-eye open
star clusters, information about stars
with associated planets, etc.
- Constellations
(SEDS)
- Constellation
index (BCP)
- Out
of This World: The Golden Age of the Celestial
Atlas. An Exhibition of Rare Books
from the Collection of the Linda Hall
Library. Written by William B. Ashworth,
Jr., assisted by Bruce Bradley.
- The
Constellations and their Stars, by
Chris Dolan.
- Game
- Constellation
Station. A game for 1 to 4 players
(more if you play in teams), great for
rainy-night skywatch parties or to help
families become familiar with the names
and features of the 88 constellations.
Multi-skill levels enable knowledgable
and novice players, or parents and children
of different ages, to play together with
equal chances of winning. NOVA science
game manufactured by Aristoplay. (Not
available in the OU library system.)
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Calendars
and Time-keeping
- Library
- Bonnie
J. Blackburn, The
Oxford Companion to the Year (Oxford
University Press, 1999).
- Location:
Bizzell Library reference collection
(noncirculating), CE 73 .B553.
- Internet
- Today's
Calendar and Clock Page. Extensive
list of web links mainted by Will Linden,
including web utilities to convert between
various current and historical calendars
(Gregorian, Julian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu,
Chinese, French Revolutionary, etc.).
- USNO
Master Clock. Animated clocks convert
from Universal
Time and other time methods to local
time zone.
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