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            created: 03-01-2015.             revised: 03-22-2024.


Hi,
Welcome to my collection of homegrown PDF downloads for observing and presentations.
Something to browse thru on a cold Winter's day, when the observatory is snowed in,,,
Just scroll down and select the one you want.



Solar Features You Might See Today! PDF

Solar Eclipse Features You Might See Today! PDF

General Eclipse Notes for April 8th! PDF

Lunar Features You Might See Tonight! PDF

Astronomical Objects You Might See Tonight! PDF

Galilean Objects You Might See Tonight! PDF

Messier Objects You Might See Tonight! PDF

Herschel Objects You Might See Tonight! PDF

Herschel 2500 Observing LogBook! PDF

Webb Objects You Might See Tonight! PDF

Obscure Open Star Clusters You Might See Tonight! PDF

Barnard Dark Nebula You Might See Tonight! PDF

Hubble Objects You Might See Tonight! PDF

Arp Peculiar Galaxies You Might See Tonight! PDF

Galaxy Clusters You Might See Tonight! PDF

Planetary Nebula You Might See Tonight! PDF

Local Group Galaxies You Might See Tonight! PDF

Wide-Field Objects List! PDF

EAA Observing Form! PDF

Caroline's Catalog! PDF

Group Star Hopping Activity! PDF

Deep Sky Sketching Steps! PDF

Deep Sky Sketch Form! PDF

Solar Sketch Form! PDF      Solar Sketch Form (with crosshair)! PDF


List of Barnard Dark Nebula! PDF



Galileo - the First Optical Astronomer! PDF

The Ferret of Comets! PDF

The Herschels and their Catalog! PDF

The Father of Amateur Astronomy! PDF

Venus-Transit A Historical Retrospective! PDF

Obscure Open Star Clusters! PDF

E. E. Barnard and His Dark Nebula! PDF

Halton Arp and His Peculiar Galaxies! PDF           Halton Arp Chart Addendum! PDF

Planetary Nebula - From Messier to Abell! PDF           Planetary Nebula - Chart Addendum! PDF

The Local Group of Galaxies! PDF

Edwin Hubble - The Surveyor of the Universe! PDF

Galaxy Clusters: Abells, Hicksons, and Palomars! PDF           Galaxy Clusters - Chart Addendum! PDF



An Introduction to Video-Astronomy! PDF

An Introduction to Solar Observing! PDF

Observing the Moon for Beginners! PDF

How to Star Hop! PDF

How to Sketch Deep-Sky Objects! PDF

Stargazing, Myths & Ancient Folklore! PDF

The Sun and the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse! PDF

Comet Tales: The Mythology and Science of Comets (And How to Observe Them) PDF






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