Step 10
Prepare for the Unexpected
Stargazing may be the ultimate getaway, but if you're planning an excursion
to a dark-sky site far out in some open countryside, be sure to bring a cell
phone and either a car cord or an extra battery. You may need it in an emergency
or if you have car trouble.
Let somebody know in advance where you are headed, what roads you intend to
use, and when you expect to return. If you're close to being the last to leave
a site, ask the other person to make sure that your car (and theirs) starts.
Suggested Reading
For Naked-Eye Observing
STARLIGHT NIGHTS. THE ADVENTURES OF A STAR-GAZER. By Leslie C. Peltier. Sky
Publishing Corporation, 2000 (Third Printing).
STARGAZING: ASTRONOMY WITHOUT A TELESCOPE. By Patrick Moore. Cambridge University
Press, 2000
NIGHTWATCH. By Terence Dickinson. Firefly Books, 1998.
40 NIGHTS TO KNOWING THE SKY. By Fred Schaaf. Owl Books, 1998.
SECRETS OF THE NIGHT SKY: THE MOST AMAZING THINGS IN THE UNIVERSE YOU CAN SEE
WITH THE NAKED EYE. By Bob Berman. Harperperenial Library, 1996
SKYWATCHING. By David H. Levy. The Nature Company/Time-Life Books, 1995.
THE STARS. A NEW WAY TO SEE THEM. By Hans Augusto Rey. Houghton Mifflin Company,
1976.
For Binocular Observations
EXPLORING THE NIGHT SKY WITH BINOCULARS. By Patrick Moore. Cambridge University
Press, 2002.
STARGAZING WITH BINOCULARS & TELESCOPES. By John Mosley. McGraw-Hill, 1998.
EXPLORING THE NIGHT SKY WITH BINOCULARS. By David Chandler. David Chandler,
Co., 1994.
BINOCULAR ASTRONOMY. By Craig Crossen and Wil Tirion. Willmann-Bell, 1992.
HOW TO CHOOSE BINOCULARS. By Alan R. Hale. C & A Publishing, 1991.
TOURING THE UNIVERSE THROUGH BINOCULARS. By Phillip S. Harrington. John Wiley
& Sons, 1990.
For Telescopic Observations
STARWARE. By Phillip S. Harrington. John Wiley & Sons, 2002.
ASTRONOMY WITH SMALL TELESCOPES UP TO 5 INCH, 125 MM. By Stephen F. Tonkin.
Springer Verlag, 2001.
THE CAMBRIDGE GUIDE TO STARGAZING WITH YOUR TELESCOPE. By Robin Scagell. Cambridge
University Press, 2000.
TELESCOPES AND TECHNIQUES. By C.R. Kitchin. Springer Verlag, 1996.
HOW TO USE AN ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPE. By James Muirden. Simon & Schuster,
1988.
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