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Tables of Contents for The Starlore Handbook
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
How To Use This Book
6
2
THE NIGHT SKY
8
28
The Ancient Skies
10
2
The Motion of the Stars
12
2
The Zodiac and Precession
14
2
Magnitude, Distance and Colour
16
2
The Sun, Moon and Planets
18
2
Meteors and Comets
20
1
Deep-Sky Objects
21
1
Working with the Stars
22
2
Northern Hemisphere: Full-sky Map! January
24
6
March
25
1
May
26
1
July
27
1
September
28
1
November
29
1
Southern Hemisphere: Full-sky Maps January
30
6
March
31
1
May
32
1
July
33
1
September
34
1
November
35
1
THE MAJOR CONSTELLATIONS
36
82
Andromeda / The Ethiopian Princess
38
2
Aquarius / The Water-Carrier
40
2
Aquila / The Eagle
42
2
Aries / The Ram
44
2
Auriga / The Charioteer
46
2
Bootes / The Herdsman
48
2
Cancer / The Crab
50
1
Canes Venatici / The Hunting Dogs
51
1
Canis Major / The Greater Dog
52
3
Canis Minor / The Lesser Dog
55
1
Capricornus / The Sea Goat
56
2
Carina / The Keel
58
3
Cassiopeia / The Ethiopian Queen
61
2
Signpost Map I: The Andromeda Group
63
49
Centaurus / The Centaur
64
2
Cepheus / The Ethiopian King
66
2
Cetus / The Sea Monster
68
2
Corona Australis / The Southern Crown
70
1
Corona Borealis / The Northern Crown
71
1
Crux / The Southern Cross
72
2
Cygnus / The Swan
74
2
Draco / The Dragon
76
2
Eridanus / The River
78
2
Gemini / The Twins
80
2
Hercules / The Hero
82
2
Hydra / The Watersnake
84
2
Leo / The Lion
86
2
Libra / The Scales
88
1
Lyra / The Lyre
89
1
Ophiucus / The Serpent Holder
90
2
Orion / The Hunter
92
2
Pegasus / The Winged Horse
94
2
Perseus / The Hero
96
2
Pisces / The Fishes
98
2
Piscis Austrinus / The Southern Fish
100
2
Sagittarius / The Archer
102
2
Scorpius / The Scorpion
104
2
Taurus / The Bull
106
2
The Pleiades
108
1
The Hyades
109
1
Ursa Major / The Great Bear
110
2
Signpost Map 2: The North Pole
112
4
Ursa Minor / The Lesser Bear
113
1
Virgo / The Virgin
114
2
The Milky Way
116
2
THE MINOR CONSTELLATION!
118
30
Antlia / The Air Pump
120
1
Apus / The Bird of Paradise
120
1
Ara / The Altar
121
1
Caelum / The Chisel
122
1
Camelopardalis / The Giraffe
122
1
Chamaeleon / The Chameleon
123
1
Circinus / The Compasses
123
1
Columba / The Dove
124
1
Coma Berenices / Berenice's Hair
124
1
Corvus / The Crow
125
1
Crater / The Cup
125
1
Delphinus / The Dolphin
126
1
Dorado / The Goldfish
126
1
Equuleus / The Little Horse
127
1
Fornax / The Chemical Furnace
127
1
Grus / The Crane
128
1
Horologium / The Pendulum Clock
128
1
Hydrus / The Lesser Watersnake
129
1
Indus / The Indian
129
Lacerta / The Lizard
120
10
Leo Minor / The Lesser Lion
130
1
Lepus / The Hare
131
1
Lupus / The Wolf
132
1
Lynx / The Lynx
132
1
Mensa / The Table Mountain
133
1
Microscopium / The Microscope
133
1
Monoceros / The Unicorn
134
1
Musca /The Fly I
134
1
Norma / The Level
135
1
Octans / The Octant
135
1
Pavo / The Peacock
136
1
Phoenix / The Phoenix
137
1
Pictor / The Painter's Easel
137
1
Puppis / The Stern
138
1
Pyxis / The Compass
139
1
Reticulum / The Net
139
1
Sagitta / The Arrow
140
1
Sculptor / The Sculptor
141
1
Scutum / The Shield
141
1
Serpens / The Serpent
142
1
Sextans /The Sextant
143
1
Telescopium / The Telescope
143
1
Triangulum / The Triangle
144
1
Triangulum Australe / The Southern Triangle
144
1
Signpost Map 3: The South Pole
145
3
Tucana / The Toucan
146
1
Vela / The Sails
146
1
Volans / The Flying Fish
147
1
Vulpecula / The Fox
147
1
THE WANDERING STARS
148
12
The Sun
150
2
The Moon
152
1
Mercury
153
1
Venus
154
1
Mars
155
1
Jupiter
156
1
Saturn
157
1
The Modern Planets
158
2
APPENDICES
Finding the Stars and Planets
160
4
Star Tables: Epoch 2000.0
164
6
Glossary
170
2
Index
172
4
Bibliography / Picture Credits
176