Product Description
CONGRATULATIONS to STAN SHADICK AND SKYWATCHERS 2010: A SKY GUIDE CALENDAR for winning the Silver Award for the World Calendar Awards
Winner of the Calendar Marketing Association's Bronze Award for Most Original Calendar
Black holes, stars, planets, meteor showers, comets and galaxies are just part of what the night skies have to offer. Stan Shadick explains all things celestial in this award-winning calendar that features star maps with horizon scenes for orienting novice stargazers to the heavens; inset maps illustrating planetary conjunctions and other events; and daily commentaries that describe constellation mythology, cosmic events and celestial discoveries. Find out what to watch for in the skies every night of the year. On a dark night, most of the stars described in this calendar can be viewed with the unaided eye or with binoculars. Skywatchers 2010 is the perfect way to explore the mysteries of the heavens.
About the Author
Stan Shadick teaches introductory and advanced astronomy courses at the University of Saskatchewan and supervises the university observatory. He is an active advocate for recreational stargazing and writes an astronomy column for various newspapers.
