Spotlight Interactive: Star Gazer by Robin Scagell

by Robin Scagell

Starlight, star bright, first star I see tonight… For thousands of years, the night sky has been a source of profound fascination for people. Now you can learn to recognize the major stars and constellations—from Orion to Ursa Major — and understand how the night skies change with Star Gazer. This unique guide to the night time skies features an innovative fold-out touch-screen with fiber optic lights that illuminate stars and constellations at the touch of a button. The touch-screen shows four maps of the night sky, as it appears during each season. Each map shows both northern and southern hemispheres, and features a button that illuminates the major stars or constellations visible at that time of year. The accompanying 64-page book is packed with stellar star maps, illustrations, photographs, and details about the constellations, spread by spread. You’ll learn how the planets and other objects such as nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies, work together to make up our universe. This out-of-this-world book is unlike any other on the market today — and will definitely appeal to millions of dedicated star-gazers around the world.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009