Resources (to view and/or download click on links below)

Some recommended readings and observing aids have links.  Others, like books, can be a) ordered new or used online,

b) found in your local library, or c) borrowed by members from SAC's library


  1. Guide to Fall Sky
  2. Monthly Skymap
  3. DIY Planisphere and Time Correction for setting planisphere
  4. Chandler, David, The Night Sky (Advanced Planisphere) 30-40 deg North
  5. Chandler, David, Sky Atlas for Small Telescopes and Binoculars, 3rd Ed, Publsiher: David   Chandler, 2007
  6. Stellarium App for Desktop, Tablet, Phone, or Web-based
  7. Link to Wood, Charles A., The Lunar 100
  8. Let's Learn about the Moon
  9. Moon Journaling
  10. Astronomical Sketching Resources
  11. Handy, Richard – Moody, David – Perez, Jeremy – Rix, Erika – Robbins, Sol; Astronomical Sketching: A Step-by-Step Introduction, Springer 2007
  12. Telescope Basics by Chuck Hawks
  13. Harrington, Philip S., Star Ware: The Amateur Astronomer’s Guide to Choosing, Buying, and Using Telescopes and Accessories, 4th Ed, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2007
  14. Consolmagno, Guy and Davis, Dan, Turn Left at Orion, 3rd Ed., Cambridge University Press, 2000
  15. Harrington, Philip S., Star Watch: The Amateur Astronomer’s Guide to Finding, Observing, and Learning about over 125 Celestial Objects, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003
  16. Variable Star of the Month

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