D o w n l o a d s
created: 03-01-2015. revised: 02-03-2025.
Hi,
Welcome to my collection of homegrown PDF downloads for observing and presentations.
Something to browse thru on a cold Winter's day, when the observatory is snowed in,,,
Just scroll down and select the one you want.
Misc Articles
An Introduction to Solar Observing! PDF
Observing the Moon for Beginners! PDF
Sharpcap Planetary Livestack Demo! PDF
SeeStar S30 Report! PDF
How to Star Hop! PDF
How to Sketch Deep-Sky Objects! PDF
Stargazing, Myths & Ancient Folklore! PDF
Solar Observing and the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse! PDF
The Sun and the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse! PDF
Comet Tales: The Mythology and Science of Comets (And How to Observe Them) PDF
An Introduction to Video-Astronomy! PDF
"Stellar Journeys - 400 Years of Astronomical Discoveries"
Galileo - the First Optical Astronomer! PDF
Charles Messier - The Ferret of Comets! PDF
William and Caroline Herschel and their Catalog! PDF
Rev. T. W. Webb - The Father of Amateur Astronomy! PDF
E. E. Barnard and His Dark Nebula! PDF
Edwin Hubble - The Surveyor of the Universe! PDF
Halton Arp and His Peculiar Galaxies! PDF
Halton Arp Chart Addendum! PDF
Galaxy Clusters: Abells, Hicksons, and Palomars! PDF
Galaxy Clusters - Chart Addendum! PDF
Planetary Nebula - From Messier to Abell! PDF
Planetary Nebula - Chart Addendum! PDF
The Local Group of Galaxies! PDF
Venus-Transit A Historical Retrospective! PDF
Obscure Open Star Clusters! PDF
"Presentation Handouts"
Solar Features You Might See Today! PDF
Solar Eclipse Features You Might See Today! PDF
General Eclipse Notes for April 8th! PDF
Lunar Features You Might See Tonight! PDF
Astronomical Objects You Might See Tonight! PDF
Galilean Objects You Might See Tonight! PDF
Messier Objects You Might See Tonight! PDF
Herschel Objects You Might See Tonight! PDF
Herschel 2500 Observing LogBook! PDF
Webb Objects You Might See Tonight! PDF
Obscure Open Star Clusters You Might See Tonight! PDF
Barnard Dark Nebula You Might See Tonight! PDF
Hubble Objects You Might See Tonight! PDF
Arp Peculiar Galaxies You Might See Tonight! PDF
Galaxy Clusters You Might See Tonight! PDF
Planetary Nebula You Might See Tonight! PDF
Local Group Galaxies You Might See Tonight! PDF
Wide-Field Objects List! PDF
EAA Observing Form! PDF
Caroline's Catalog! PDF
Group Star Hopping Activity! PDF
Deep Sky Sketching Steps! PDF
Deep Sky Sketch Form! PDF
Solar Sketch Form! PDF
Solar Sketch Form (with crosshair)! PDF
List of Barnard Dark Nebula! PDF
