Simply Stargazing ─ Your Guide to the Stars, Moon, and Night Sky

Your Night Sky Companion

Is that bright object a planet or a star? What does the constellation Perseus look like? When’s the next lunar eclipse? Find these answers and more in Simply Stargazing. The tabbed booklet covers most of the Northern Hemisphere and is organized by season and by such topics as “The Moon,” “The Planets,” and “Bright Deep Sky Objects.” Full-sky charts make locating constellations simple and quick at any time of year. Plus, you’ll learn about spotting satellites with the naked eye and deep sky objects with only a pair of binoculars. Timetables for eclipses and meteor showers further enhance your knowledge of stargazing. The booklet’s pocket-sized format is much easier to use than laminated foldouts, and the tear-resistant pages help to make the book durable in the field. So keep Simply Stargazing by Jonathan Poppele close at hand on your next nighttime outing.

Jonathan Poppele is a naturalist, author, and educator with wide-ranging interests. He earned a master's degree in Conservation Biology from the University of Minnesota, studying citizen science, environmental education, and how to cultivate a personal relationship with the natural world through animal tracking. He has taught ecology, environmental studies, biology, and technical writing at the University of Minnesota.
An avid outdoorsman and student of natural history, Jon is a member of the Minnesota Trackers Club and the International Society for Professional Trackers, and he is the founder of the Minnesota Wildlife Tracking Project. A Black Belt in the peaceful martial art of Ki-Aikido, Jon is also the founder and director of the Center for Mind-Body Oneness in Saint Paul, MN. You can reach Jon through his website at jonathanpoppele.com, follow him on Twitter @jonathanpoppele, and join him on Facebook.