THE STAR GUIDE: A Unique System for Identifying the Brightest Stars in the Night Sky Revised CELESTIAL SPORT 8.511 EDITION 3 Volume Two - Spring ... of Stars (Guide Stars to the Universe Series) Paperback – September 11, 2023

"I didn't give much thought to constellations until an evening course at the Hayden Planetarium given by Steven L. Beyer, author of The Star Guide: A Unique System for Identifying the Brightest Stars in the Sky. (That was our "text" and remains a well-worn treasure!) The giant dome was set for either Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall. It was a killer on the neck! But it was wonderful to be gazing up listening to this expert's lecture on that season's night sky, including all sort of legends and lore."- Paula, Reader's Comment, This Week's Amazing Sky, The Old Farmer's AlmanacSeasonal volumes of The Star Guide series tell many stories: celestial navigation by the Lewis and Clark expedition; Eltanin’s “wiggle” proved Earth orbits the Sun – 185 years after Copernicus claimed it does; a venerable system from 1943 uses “anchor point stars” to define supergiant, giant, and dwarf stars; how amateur telescope makers created generations of the world’s biggest telescopes; how a 30 mile wide section of central New Jersey saw the introduction of radio communications to America, invention of radio astronomy, the first direct human "contact" with a celestial body, and the discovery of the Big Bang – all within a single lifetime; how every day citizen scientists help professionals cope with burgeoning astronomical endeavors; and how the final work of an architect who built the world’s tallest building helped inspire The Star Guide. We scaled our 105 featured stars and listed their relative sizes and distances compared to baseballs, soccer balls, stadium sizes, and the Moon’s actual distance – Star Guide fun facts not seen anywhere else!"Good informative book. Giving insights and making understandable comparisons make for interesting reading for anyone interested in stars, deep sky objects and other celestial objects in the night sky. Lore, meanings, physical descriptions are all just some of the topics covered." - Frank Schwartz, reviewed in the United States“Delightfully Different - Beyer's work truly places its emphasis on the stars themselves and their seasonal position with many interesting bits of lore and science I've never encountered elsewhere.” – Cato, reviewed in the United States“What most impresses me about this work is the way it makes those remote, scintillating pinpoints of light come alive as astronomical bodies. A refreshingly different introductory sky guide, truly approachable, from which the layperson can learn some real astronomy” – Sky and Telescope“The Star Guide is a good investment for the library of a beginning stargazer and will certainly become one of the most dog-eared books in such a library.” – Robert A. Garfinkle, Astronomy Magazine“A fascinating approach for beginning and amateur astronomers, the book introduces over 100 of the brightest stars. After a few weeks of observations, the bright stars will serve as reference points to guide the reader. Well-illustrated.” – Science News“The Star Guide provides the backyard naturalist with a simple but effective method for learning the 105 brightest stars.” – Science Books and Films, American Association for the Advancement of Science“A brief introduction to the history of astronomy enhances this practical, exciting guidebook.” – Booklist, American Library Association“One learns to locate the stars again and again. A hand-sized course for beginners ranging from students to the general public” – The Research Libraries, New York Public Library“At last, a guide that tells you how to locate stars in a manner so simple that even a city dweller who rarely looks upward can understand it.” – Chicago Southtown Economist Read more