That means binoculars and telescopes (and several additional accessories). Once you get oriented in the night sky, you may wish to acquire some optics. There are also Stellarium apps for tablets and smartphones at a cost of a few dollars on your favorite app store. Stellarium is available for PC and Mac at this link (it’s free). It’s a great tool for learning the sky, for finding out where the planets are, and for planning and looking for sights to see when you get out to see the real sky. This computer-based software shows a realistic sky, very much like you see with your unaided eye, binoculars or a telescope. The second tool, which is far more powerful but still easy to use, is the planetarium software called Stellarium. Two More Useful Resources for Finding Your Way Around the Sky Or you can read them and stream the audio right from your computer or tablet. You can also download the files to your own computer. It will save you a lot of time and money:įeel free to share these e-books with your friends and family, and with members of your astronomy club. If you’re thinking of getting a scope, this is the place to start. It takes you through the basics of what you can see in the night sky, from stars and planets to the Moon and most distant galaxies.Īnd here’s a link to a third e-book, Choosing Binoculars and Telescopes for Stargazing. This second e-book, What to See in the Night Sky. There are two versions, one for the northern hemisphere and one for the south. It’s called Stargazing 101: The Night Sky for Beginners. A Free ‘Crash Course’ in Basic Stargazingįirst, here’s a series of helpful e-books (including audio) about astronomy and stargazing.
You can bookmark these pages and come back to them as you need, and share them with fellow stargazers. New to amateur astronomy? Or perhaps you’ve been a stargazer before and you need a refresher? Here are a few resources to help you get oriented.
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